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"Gazans flee hospital as forces approach"

Crowds flee one of Gaza Strip's few still functioning hospitals. The UN is forced to discontinue humanitarian efforts as Israel calls for the evacuation of the city of Dayr al-Balah.

"Gazans flee hospital as forces approach"

Mpox: Despite Emergency - No Vaccines in Place

10 million vaccine doses are needed to stop the outbreak of mpox in Africa. But despite the WHO declaring a state of emergency, the vaccine has still not reached Congo's children.

Mpox: Despite Emergency - No Vaccines in Place

Sudan: A third of the injured are women and children

One third of the injured in the war in Sudan are women and children. This is stated by the aid organization Doctors Without Borders, which operates the country's few hospitals.

Sudan: A third of the injured are women and children

Hospitals in Gaza: Children on the Floor – Drip Bags Hung on Nails

The Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza is on the brink of collapse. The influx of patients means that injured children are forced to lie on the floor.

Hospitals in Gaza: Children on the Floor – Drip Bags Hung on Nails

Chickenpox and Scabies in Gaza's Refugee Camps

Scabies, chickenpox, and other contagious skin diseases are spreading rapidly in the refugee camps in Gaza. More than 150,000 people have been infected since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out last October.

Chickenpox and Scabies in Gaza's Refugee Camps

UN: Aid to be discontinued unless security improves

The UN may discontinue its aid efforts in Gaza if Israel does not better protect aid workers in the area. This is stated by two UN officials to the news agency AP.

UN: Aid to be discontinued unless security improves

More bodies found dead after shipwreck off Italy

More dead bodies have been found in the sea after a sailboat filled with migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Italy last week, reports Italy's coastguard. The confirmed death toll is thus written at 34, but many people are still missing and it is feared that more than 60 have perished in total.

More bodies found dead after shipwreck off Italy

Multiple Bodies Found After Shipwreck

Italy's coastguard has found twelve people dead, including women and children, after a boat carrying migrants sank earlier in the week off the country's southern coast. The number of confirmed fatalities from the accident is now 20 people.

Multiple Bodies Found After Shipwreck

Sudan: One of the World's Worst Humanitarian Crises

The ongoing war in Sudan has caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world in decades, according to the organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Warnings are also coming from the UN's refugee agency UNHCR, which states that the risk of famine has risen in the country.

Sudan: One of the World's Worst Humanitarian Crises

Four hostages rescued during bloody operation in Gaza

Israel has rescued four hostages in connection with intense attacks in the Gaza Strip. It is the largest successful rescue operation since the start of the war.

Four hostages rescued during bloody operation in Gaza

Eleven bodies found in the sea off Libya's coast

The bodies of Elva people have been found off the coast of Libya, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on X. The deceased are believed to be migrants, but it is unclear how they ended up in the water.

Eleven bodies found in the sea off Libya's coast

Born and died in war: Alarm about increased starvation in Gaza

Fayiz Abu Ataya was born in the midst of a raging war. By the time he was seven months old, he had never experienced anything else.

Born and died in war: Alarm about increased starvation in Gaza