The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Tim Walz made school meals free for all children in his state, while Project 2025 is gunning for programs that feed students in high-poverty schools

Vance is no pauper — and there’s a bit of a shell game going on when it comes to his poverty credentials

REMOVING the two-child cap on benefits would "lift a lot of children out of poverty” and Labour could have scrapped it, a UK Government…

More than 700 people have been arrested and dozens of police officers were injured in the riots

Exclusive: Onward said cap has resulted in increased child poverty, adding to pressure on government to rethink its stance

A police chase in southeastern Iran ended in tragedy earlier this month when it caused an accident between two cars, killing four people. In the incident, on August 3, a police patrol attempted to stop a "soukhtbar", a local name for smugglers who transport cheap Iranian petrol to neighbouring Pakistan…

'Yunus, who I am lucky to call a friend, has been credited with lifting millions out of poverty and driving grassroots-led development,' writes Polman.

The Nobel laureate is expected to bring back peace, revive the economy and pave way for free and fair elections.

A Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer, Muhammad Yunus has been credited with lifting millions out of poverty in his native Bangladesh. He arrived back in Dhaka on Thursday, tasked with steering the South Asian country out of chaos after mass protests and spiralling unrest forced longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee.