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Palestinians still flock to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, even after hundreds are killed by Israeli forces.

Minister argues move will not impinge on people’s right to protest but critics call it ‘grave abuse of state power’

Dozens of Bhutanese refugees are facing deportation from Nepal, a country that once gave them shelter

Farmers across Europe are facing crop losses and rising costs after a fierce heatwave dried out fields and pushed irrigation to its limits.

Anger as long-awaited announcement of cuts against 1990 pollution levels allows for foreign carbon credits

The 12-day conflict has complicated the nuclear issue in the Middle East, with Iran distrustful of both the US and the UN atomic watchdog.

At a coastal port in Chittagong, Bangladesh, something remarkable is underway. With support from a US$850 million (£620 million) investment from the World Bank, engineers are building flood-resistant infrastructure that can survive rising seas and stronger storms. A new 3.7-mile-long barrier will protect people, homes, and trade in one of…

As cuts by rich donors decimate aid budgets for the world's most vulnerable, private financing has been touted as the sector's saviour -- but not everyone is convinced.

Video shared on social media shows drone attacks, which some say have helped pacify gangs inflicting violence on Port-au-Prince