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Our latest Essential poll shows PM’s approval rating is down but his party is up; UN says 15 Palestinians were executed and then buried in a mass grave

Palestinians held funerals for 15 medics and emergency responders killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza

WHO warns there is urgent need for care capacity, while US agency says number of dead could eventually exceed 10,000

Guinea's ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, jailed for 20 years over a 2009 massacre, has been pardoned for "health reasons" by the West African country's junta head Mamadi Doumbouya. The decision has prompted angry reactions from victims, their families and human rights groups.

US president accused of blowing up country’s ability to respond to disasters by removing funding

Myanmar, where an ongoing civil war began in 2021, was already one of the most challenging places in the world for aid organisations to operate in.

Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office

Rwanda’s foreign affairs ministry suspended all diplomatic relations with Belgium in March 2025. Soon afterwards, Belgium expelled Rwandan diplomats. This came weeks after Belgium had suspended foreign aid to Rwanda. At the root of this diplomatic fallout is the resurgence of the rebel group, March 23 Movement (M23), which has…

Over a dozen aid workers were recovered from what the UN has described as a "mass grave" following attacks by Israeli forces in Southern Gaza

The Israeli military has indicated it could soon launch another major offensive in Rafah and ordered most of the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip evacuated

The remains were discovered alongside their emergency vehicles, which included a marked ambulance, a fire truck, and a UN car. The searches, which lasted a week, concluded on Sunday.