Fri 24 April 2026: Drought, failed rains, and conflict drive 6.5 million Somalis into hunger; children face acute malnutrition risks. On the outskirts of Somalia’s southern port city, the land has become an open graveyard for cattle. Some are left where they fell, while others are buried in shallow graves after consecutive failed rainy seasons. […]
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Fri 24 April 2026: Britain and France have agreed to a nearly $900-million deal aimed at reducing small-boat migrant crossings across the English Channel, with the two countries expected to sign the deal on Thursday. Riot-trained police will be sent to beaches in France as part of a new £662-million ($893-million) deal with the UK […]
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Fri 24 April 2026: Iran’s navy has allegedly placed fresh underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz this week while the United States dispatched a third aircraft carrier to the region, according to an Axios report on Thursday. The report, citing a US official and a separate source familiar with the matter, said American forces […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: More than four in every 10 deaths and disappearances occurred on sea routes to Europe, the UN agency says. Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes last year, with sea routes to Europe the most deadly, according to the United Nations. The UN’s International Organization for Migration said that […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: Children in Britain who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill raises the legal age for buying tobacco by one year, every year, starting with people born […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: Rights advocates have accused the Trump administration of using third-country deportations to intimidate asylum seekers and migrants. Fifteen South American migrants and asylum seekers recently deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) say they are facing pressure to return to their countries of origin, despite concerns for […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: The former president will face trial after the court confirmed charges of crimes against humanity over his ‘war on drugs’. Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have confirmed all three counts of murder as crimes against humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and committed him to trial. The judges […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa faces tough choice: The clock is ticking for President Cyril Ramaphosa as he weighs the fate of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. With Masemola now embroiled in a criminal case tied to a scandal tearing through the South African Police Service (SAPS), […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is causing concern in Europe, which relies heavily on imported jet fuel. The European Union is mulling jet fuel imports from the United States and new minimum reserve quotas as it eyes options amid a supply crunch due to the Iran conflict. Despite mounting […]
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Two-week-old Ahmed lies in the neonatal unit at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Born with hydrocephalus – a buildup of excess fluid on the brain – doctors link his condition to the malnutrition and contaminated water his mother was exposed to during the war [Screen grab/Al Jazeera] Wed 22 April 2026: As the impacts of […]
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