The conflict is taking a heavy toll on civilians with millions forced from their homes and on the verge of famine. Sudan is facing a humanitarian crisis as its civil war drags on. The United Nations says 25 million people – half the population – need urgent assistance. About 30,000 people are dead and millions more … Read more
Gangs control the capital, aid is blocked, and a political transition has stalled. People in Haiti are bracing for more violence, weeks after powerful gangs launched an offensive to topple the government. Food is running out, essential goods are in short supply and nothing is coming in or out of the capital. The United Nations … Read more
Heavy fighting between Congolese army and M23 rebels is fuelling displacement and regional tensions. M23 rebels have closed in on the capital of North Kivu as fighting with government forces escalates in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hundreds of thousands of people are arriving in Goma in the hope of finding food, water and … Read more
War has forced millions from their homes and to the brink of starvation. The war in Sudan has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. More than nine months of fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has pushed almost five million people to the brink of starvation. The World Food Programme … Read more
11:57 a.m. ET, December 30, 2023 Israel reports fighting in north as it expands operations in southern and central Gaza From CNN’s Tim Lister Even as Israel pushes on in central and southern Gaza, where it has announced it is extending operations, fighting also continues in the north of the territory. On Saturday, the IDF … Read more
Israel’s military is advancing into southern Gaza in a push that ushers in a new phase of its war against Hamas — and an increasingly perilous situation for Palestinian civilians who have few safe places left to flee. Israel says Hamas leaders who planned the Oct. 7 attack are sheltering in the south. Satellite imagery … Read more
Leaders discussed efforts to increase the flow of urgently needed humanitarian assistance into Gaza. US President Joe Biden pressed on Friday for the immediate release of hostages seized by Hamas in Israel during talks with the leader of Qatar, which has relations with the Palestinian group that governs Gaza. Biden, in San Francisco for an … Read more