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Sudan's fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war
There is a place in Sudan where it is almost possible to forget that a devastating civil war is going on. Wrapped in bright colours and…
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Israel demands retraction of UN-backed monitor report on Gaza famine
Israel has demanded the immediate withdrawal of a report by a UN-backed monitor on famine in parts of the Gaza Strip, with Foreign…
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Watch: World's largest Muslim nation drops aid into Gaza
Indonesia has released footage of its military cargo planes dropping aid into Gaza in a bid to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians…
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UN-backed report confirms famine in Gaza - Israel slams as 'lie'
Famine has been confirmed for the first time in an area of the embattled Gaza Strip, according to the international authority responsible…
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World reacts as UN-backed body declares famine in Gaza
Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, and it will likely spread across the enclave, a United…
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UN-backed report confirms famine in parts of Gaza for first time
Famine has been confirmed for the first time in an area of the embattled Gaza Strip, according to the international authority responsible…
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Famine confirmed in Gaza City for first time, UN-backed report says
Gaza City and its surrounding area is now experiencing famine, a UN-backed body of food security experts has confirmed. The Integrated…
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Drone attack destroys 16 trucks carrying UN food to Sudan's famine-hit Darfur region
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A drone attack on a U.N. convoy set fire to all 16 trucks carrying desperately needed food to Sudan’s famine-hit…
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Israel bombards Gaza City as UK and allies demand action against 'unfolding famine'
Gaza City has come under intense air attack, the territory's Hamas-run civil defence agency has said, as Israeli forces prepare to launch…
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Germany says Israel must ensure supplies to Gaza amid famine
The German government observes a "initial slight progress in humanitarian aid for the population in the Gaza Strip," according to…
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UN agencies say a violence-hit part of South Sudan is on the brink of famine
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Three United Nations agencies warned on Thursday of looming famine in a conflict-stricken part of South Sudan.…
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'This is life and death': Trump's USAID shakeup threatens millions in Sudan
President Donald Trump's decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has triggered an immediate…
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Sudan slides deeper into famine, experts say
War-hit Sudan is sliding into a "widening famine crisis" that has been marked by worsening starvation and a surge in acute malnutrition,…
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Sudan keeps key aid crossing from Chad open for hard-hit Darfur region as famine grows
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Sudan’s military-controlled government on Wednesday said a key border crossing with Chad will stay open to keep…
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Experts warn ‘famine is imminent’ in Northern Gaza
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) issued a report Friday stating Northern Gaza’s citizens are threatened by an…
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Seven dead in Lebanon's Tyre as Israel denies famine in northern Gaza
Seven people have been killed and more than 40 injured in Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, the Lebanese Health…
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Famine hits Sudan as peace talks fall short yet again
Famine is ravaging Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) - which claims to be the government of Sudan - took a small step towards…
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Children at risk of dying in famine-hit Darfur as medical supplies are blocked, an aid group says
CAIRO (AP) — Malnourished children in a famine-hit camp for war-displaced people in Sudan’s western region of Darfur are at risk of dying,…
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Big Sudan camp pushed into famine - experts
The civil war in Sudan has pushed a camp housing about 500,000 displaced people near the besieged Darfur city of el-Fasher into famine, an…
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Darfur sees an increase in much needed food aid, but it’s still not enough to avert famine, UN says
CAIRO (AP) — Families in Sudan’s embattled western Darfur region have finally received an emergency increase in food aid that is much…