displacement
ISIS Expands in Mozambique Following US Aid Withdrawal: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
Nov 24, 2025 03:31 pm CST
Following the termination of USAID programs in Mozambique under President Trump's executive order, ISIS violence has surged in the impoverished Cabo Delgado province. Local communities face increased attacks, mass displacement, and collapsed humanitarian networks while critical development programs for at-risk youth have disappeared, creating ideal recruitment conditions for extremists despite potential economic opportunities from offshore gas developments.
UN Reports 40 Killed in Funeral Attack as Sudan Conflict Escalates Across New Territories
Nov 05, 2025 07:43 pm CST
The UN has reported 40 deaths following an attack on a funeral in El-Obeid, Sudan, as the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and the military continues to expand into new territories. With paramilitaries now controlling Darfur after capturing El-Fasher, and widespread reports of atrocities including sexual violence against civilians, international organizations are urgently calling for a ceasefire while diplomatic efforts struggle to gain traction amid the deteriorating humanitarian situation.
Record-Breaking Monsoon in Jharkhand Claims 458 Lives as Climate Change Intensifies Rainfall Patterns
Oct 09, 2025 02:40 pm CST
Jharkhand experienced its most severe monsoon in a decade, recording 1,199.5mm of rainfall that claimed 458 lives through lightning strikes, drowning, and other disasters. The unprecedented deluge destroyed hundreds of homes, damaged thousands more, and devastated over 2,390 hectares of farmland, with meteorologists attributing the extreme weather to climate change and unusual Bay of Bengal activity.
Gaza Mother Battles to Save Cancer-Stricken Daughter After Losing Three Children in Conflict
Oct 02, 2025 05:24 pm CST
A 22-year-old Palestinian mother, Nancy Abu Matroud, fights to save her two-year-old daughter Etra who has cancer, after losing three other children during Gaza's war. With the children's hospital closed due to Israeli military operations, the family faces critical healthcare shortages in a region where only 14 of 35 hospitals remain partially functional, amid widespread displacement and malnutrition affecting Gaza's 2.2 million residents.
As Trump Talks Peace In New York, Israeli Tanks Push Deeper Into Gaza City
Sep 24, 2025 06:52 pm CST
Israeli forces pushed towards the heart of Gaza City on Wednesday, risking the lives of Palestinians who had stayed put in hopes that growing pressure on Israel for a ceasefire would mean they would not lose their homes.
'Shocked, Devastated': Gaza City Assault Leaves Palestinians Traumatised
Sep 20, 2025 08:44 pm CST
Gaza City has been the focus of Israel's blistering assault in recent weeks, according to the territory's civil defence agency, a rescue force operating under Hamas authority.
Gaza Civil Defence Says 450,000 Palestinians Have Fled Amid Israeli Attacks
Sep 20, 2025 09:22 am CST
Gaza's civil defence agency said Friday that 450,000 Palestinians have fled Gaza City since Israel began its offensive to seize the territory's largest urban centre.
Thousands Of Palestinians Flee As Israeli Troops Press Forward Into Gaza City
Sep 17, 2025 09:34 pm CST
Israeli troops and tanks were pushing deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, the second day of a ground offensive that was widely condemned internationally, as Palestinians fled the devastated area en masse.
Israel Committing 'Genocide' In Gaza, Say UN investigators
Sep 16, 2025 03:38 pm CST
United Nations investigators on Tuesday accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza in a bid to "destroy the Palestinians" there, and blamed Israel's prime minister and other top officials for incitement.