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Smoke And Screams: The Horror Of Kenya's School Dorm Inferno

Eleven-year-old Devlin Nyawira fled the deadly blaze that tore through a school dormitory in central Kenya by breaking through a window, screaming and banging metal boxes to wake up the boys around him.

International Business Times

‘Without family, there is no life’: a mother reunites with her sons, having fled Sudan

Every year, millions of people across the world flee disaster, persecution and conflict and in so doing, risk losing their closest relationships. Here, one woman explains how the British Red Cross family reunion team helped put her life back together again in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Mass casualty plane crash response: exercise prepares frontline workers

The training day at Newcastle was inspired by a real-life wheels up landing.

Newcastle Herald

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Louisiana teen honored by Red Cross after saving man’s life with CPR

Hudson Mobley, 17, receives certificate signed by Biden for using defibrillator to resuscitate man dying on golf course

The Guardian - US

Scorching Heat Magnifies Housing Crunch For Hong Kong's Elderly

Even with two electric fans whirring, retired janitor Chun Loi was sweating profusely in her windowless, one-room flat that swelters during Hong Kong's humid summer.

International Business Times

Landmarks to glow for major Red Cross anniversary

Landmarks across the country are being lit red to celebrate the 110th anniversary of Australian Red Cross.

AAP

A new report lays out NZ’s humanitarian duties under the laws of war – now it needs an action plan

The laws of war might seem of limited relevance in relatively peaceful New Zealand. But our soldiers participate in coalitions fighting wars abroad, and the often flagrant violation of humanitarian law in ongoing conflicts reminds us not to be complacent.

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10 things you didn’t know about the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been supporting people through conflicts, disasters and emergencies for more than 150 years. Read on to discover 10 inspiring facts about one of the world’s leading humanitarian organisations

The Guardian - UK

Good riddance, Bibby Stockholm. Now let’s ditch all of the UK’s other cruel asylum gimmicks

Awful testimony is emerging from another accommodation centre in Essex, reflecting a culture of cruelty and carelessness, says the writer Diane Taylor

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian refugees at risk of homelessness and exploitation in UK, report finds

British Red Cross says thousands have been at risk and calls for improved safeguarding and resettlement schemes

The Guardian - UK

As explosions rattle our Gaza field hospital, we brace for the wounded

A Red Cross surgeon takes us inside a hospital’s operations as staff work to save patients following an attack.

Al Jazeera

Red Cross envoy: Congo conflict has worsened with sharp increases in sexual violence and wounded

The decades-old conflict in Congo’s mineral-rich east has “drastically deteriorated” since early 2022 and gotten even worse since last October, with sharp increases in sexual violence, the number of wounded and child recruitment, the top Red Cross official in the country says

The Independent UK

Red Cross Chief In Rafah Recounts Shelling Horror

A senior Red Cross official in Gaza on Saturday told reporters of the horrific scenes after an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip.

International Business Times

Israel pounds north Gaza after attack on southern al-Mawasi ‘safe zone’

Red Cross says ‘heavy-calibre projectiles’ landed metres from its office in the designated safe zone in the south.

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The Independent UK

Israeli strikes kill 45 Palestinians and damage Red Cross office in Gaza

Tanks climbed hilltop and shelled tents housing displaced Gazans near Red Cross compound in Rafah, eyewitnesses say

The Guardian - UK

‘At least 42 killed’ in Israeli strikes in Gaza – Middle East crisis as it happened

The strikes were on houses in Al-Shati and Al-Tuffah, according to the Hamas-run government media office. The IDF said fighter jets struck two Hamas military infrastructure sites

The Guardian - AU

At least 22 Palestinians killed in shelling near Gaza office of Red Cross, agency says

Territory’s health ministry says Israeli attack targeted tents of displaced people; Israeli military says report ‘under review’

International Business Times

Red Cross Says 22 Killed In Shelling Near Gaza Office

The International Committee of the Red Cross said 22 people were killed in shelling that damaged its Gaza office Friday, as the Israeli army intensified strikes in the besieged Palestinian territory.

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The Independent UK

Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say

Gaza’s Heath Ministry says Israeli strikes on a tent camp near Rafah have killed at least 25 people and wounded another 50

The Guardian - UK

Visitors to Greece appear ill informed about heatwave risk, warn rescuers

Call for better trail signage and backing for walking clubs as concerns grow over tourists encountering searing heat

The Independent UK

Global aid group asks warring forces to respect its neutrality with 24 of its aid workers killed

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has asked state forces and combatants to respect its neutrality and work of delivering urgent humanitarian help to the most destitute in war zones, saying 24 of its aid workers have been killed this year mostly in the Gaza Strip

International Business Times

Massive Landslide Hits Papua New Guinea, Many Feared Dead

A massive landslide struck six villages in Papua New Guinea's highlands Friday, local officials said, with many homes believed to be buried and scores of villagers feared dead.

The Guardian - AU

Australian medics staffing new Red Cross hospital in Rafah as Israeli offensive intensifies

Field hospital will be able to provide medical care for about 200 people a day amid spiralling health crisis in Gaza

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Israeli Military Issues Evacuation Order In Eastern Rafah

Israeli military evacuation order in eastern Rafah causes fear and displacement among residents. Red Cross involved in evacuation process. Concerns raised ...

The Guardian - UK

Red Cross decides against suspending Russian branch despite links to Kremlin war machine

RRC appears to defy neutrality principle, as Ukrainian officials criticise ‘weak response’ and accuse Red Cross of being advocate for Russian aggression

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