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Deadly Israeli Air Raid on Southern Beirut

Israeli fighter jets attack southern Beirut in raids targeting Islamist Hezbollah's strongholds. A border crossing between Lebanon and Syria was also attacked.

Deadly Israeli Air Raid on Southern Beirut

UNHCR: 100,000 have fled from Lebanon

Around 100,000 people have fled from Lebanon to Syria since the escalation of the conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon began, according to an estimate from the UN's refugee agency UNHCR. 60 percent of the refugees are estimated to be Syrians and 40 percent Lebanese, according to the organization, which is present at four official border crossings between Lebanon and Syria.

UNHCR: 100,000 have fled from Lebanon

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