The Latest Breaking News from ICRC

The United Nations says 7,500 metric tons of unexploded ordnance litter the Gaza Strip. The U.N. says it could take 14 years to dispose of these dangers.

Leftist President Gustavo Petro has sought to end six decades of conflict between the country's security forces, guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries and drug gangs as part of his "total peace" plan.

Israel stepped up its arrest campaign in the occupied West Bank, and mistreatment of prisoners in its overstuffed jails.

In unverified video, woman also held captive and speaking under duress says two men have been killed

Hamas says it will not enter negotations over releasing captives until Israel ends its war on Gaza.

On Day 70 of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli army said it has taken over the headquarters of Hamas' Shuja'iyya Battalion, the same Hamas formation that gave Israeli troops a fierce fight Tuesday, when nine soldiers were killed in a multi-round ambush, including the IDF's…

East African bloc IGAD has been involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan for months, and says it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and to hold a political dialogue aimed at resolving the conflict. On the ground the UN is now…

The ICRC says it is shocked and appalled by the attack, which it described as deliberate.

Bodies also piling up in morgues across continent as countries accused of failing to meet human rights obligations