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People in Gaza are struggling to secure enough water for drinking and sanitation, with experts warning that far less than the minimum needed to sustain life is reaching the territory

Friday marks the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan following two decades of insurgency. France, like many countries, evacuated thousands of its citizens, alongside Afghans threatened by the re-emergence of the hardline Islamist regime. Based on eyewitness accounts, this period has been captured in a new…

EuroVerify investigates a claim shared by a politician from the far-right Portuguese Chega party, stating that 85% of refugees are of the Muslim faith.

Despite three years of negotiations, delegates failed to agree on whether it should stop the growth of plastic production and regulate harmful chemicals internationally

Delegates were seeking to complete a legally binding international agreement during a 10-day conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

While the rest of the world pays little attention, the Taliban’s edicts eroding women’s basic rights have only grown in number. Former female inmates of the group’s prisons tell Arpan Rai they are being brutally enforced

Organisations like the World Food Programme are scaling back aid or completely halting operations.

People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases to surge.

Around 20 writers, including prominent Palestine advocate Randa Abdel-Fattah and Stella Prize winners Evelyn Araluen, Clare Wright and Jess Hill, have reportedly withdrawn from Bendigo Writers Festival, which opens today.