The Latest Breaking News from Doctors Without Borders

The United Nations is warning that violence in eastern Congo has escalated significantly

A vessel operated by the charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescued nearly 600 migrants sailing on an overcrowded boat which was in distress off the island of Sicily on Saturday, the group said on Twitter.

Reports out of Sudan of continuing violence suggest that the seven-day ceasefire organised during talks in Jeddah – the seventh attempt to end the violence in Sudan – is crumbling. A fighter plane was shot down over Khartoum on May 24 and residents report intense fighting breaking out once again…

Behind each door and gate in Sinuni, Iraq, there is a different story of trauma and resilience. The Yazidi community is still coping with the trauma and mental health burden following the ISIS genocide of 2014, where thousands of men, women and children were killed, tortured and kidnapped for sexual…

Every minute, a child somewhere on the planet loses their battle against malaria. Four African nations account for just over half of all deaths worldwide: Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Niger. Global health chiefs say extreme weather events are driving sharp increases in both infections and deaths, particularly…

In tonight's edition: In Nigeria, gunmen kidnap at least eight secondary school students. The pupils were from Awon Government Secondary School in Kaduna state. Over in DR Congo, Doctors Without Borders warn that many of the million people forced from North Kivu by M23 rebel attacks are living in appalling…

Top Ukrainian official criticises the ‘symbolic blow’ of Russia assuming the rotating presidency

It's called noma and is a disease of poverty, striking mainly children. Most patients die. Survivors are badly disfigured. Now there's a campaign to add it to the list of neglected tropical diseases

Alice Sheridan tragically lost her life after a blaze struck her flat in Cardonald. Her son Tommy thanked the public for their "warmth and kindness" and confirmed her funeral will be held next Tuesday.

Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member, and Climate Envoy Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir received in Riyadh on Thursday International President of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Christos Christou. The officials reviewed aspects of cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the MSF. They also discussed issues of common interest.

Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni puts her controversial stamp on the long-running war between the Italian government and charities saving refugees from shipwrecks in the Mediterranean.