Sudan conflict: Dozens of babies die in orphanage as Sudan war takes grim toll on Khartoum
In a special report, MAGGIE MICHAEL, of Reuters, speaks with those fighting to keep the infants living in Sudan’s largest orphanage alive in the midst of conflict…
After fleeing conflict, displaced women face rape in east Congo
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Four men with machetes were hard on their heels as a group of women raced through the dense forest surrounding east Congo’s city of Goma, desperate to reach a displacement camp they had left to collect firewood. One tripped on a stone and fell. She had no time to […]
Foreign states start evacuations from Sudan as battle rages
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Some foreign nationals began evacuating from a Red Sea port in Sudan on Saturday, even as air strikes again rocked the capital Khartoum after a week of fighting between rival commanders that has killed hundreds of civilians across the nation. The bloody onslaught of urban warfare has trapped large numbers in the […]
Medical charity MSF appeals to Russia for access to occupied Ukraine
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Médecins Sans Frontières held talks last month with Russian diplomats in Geneva on providing aid to areas of Ukraine under Russian military control but has yet to be granted access, the medical charity said on Thursday. International aid organisations have been unable to reach large swathes of Ukraine controlled by Russian forces […]
Storm Freddy kills more than 100 on return to Mozambique, Malawi
Blantyre, Malawi/Maputo, MozambiqueReuters Mozambique and Malawi on Monday were counting the cost of Tropical Storm Freddy, which killed more than 100 people, injured scores and left a trail of destruction as it ripped through southern Africa for the second time in a month over the weekend. Freddy is one of the strongest storms ever recorded […]
Medecins Sans Frontieres shuts Haiti hospital amid gang violence
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres has temporarily closed its hospital in Cite Soleil, in Haiti’s capital, after gang violence threatened the safety of patients and staff, a spokesperson for the group told Reuters Wednesday. This comes amid escalating violence from heavily armed gangs who last week expanded their territory to cover new […]
Italy approves clampdown on migrant rescue ships, fines charity
Rome, Italy Reuters Italy’s parliament on Thursday passed into law a government decree establishing a code of conduct for migrant charity ships, despite criticism from the United Nations and humanitarian groups that it will imperil lives. The new set of rules is part of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s efforts to crack down on the rescue […]
Medecins Sans Frontieres gains access to quake zone in Syria
Antakya/Kahramanmaras, Turkey Reuters Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said a convoy of 14 of its trucks had entered northwestern Syria on Sunday to assist in earthquake rescue operations, as concerns grow over lack of access to the war-ravaged area. The World Food Programme has been pressuring authorities in that region of Syria to stop blocking […]
More than 500 migrants arrive in Italy as rescue ships dock
Rome, ItalyReuters Italy, which has vowed a tough line on immigration, took in more than 500 migrants on Sunday as two charity rescue ships were allowed to dock at ports in the south of the country after several days at sea in bad weather. The Geo Barents ship, operated by the Doctors without Borders (MSF) […]
Newborn baby airlifted from charity ship in Mediterranean
Rome, ItalyReuters A baby was born on a charity rescue boat in the central Mediterranean and flown to Sicily while more than 500 other migrants remain at sea waiting to reach Europe, NGO groups said on Thursday. The growing number of migrants stranded at sea risks leading to a new confrontation with Italy’s right-wing government, […]