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UN warns of catastrophic hunger crisis in South Sudan as famine risk looms

A joint statement from UN agencies released on Tuesday warns that conflict and displacement are intensifying a massive hunger crisis in South Sudan, with 7.8 million people—56% of the population—facing high levels of acute food insecurity between April and July 2026.

29 Apr 2026-10:24
38 migrants from Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia drown off eastern Libya

Thirty-eight irregular migrants have died after a boat sank off the coast of eastern Libya, the Libyan Attorney General’s Office said on Monday.

28 Apr 2026-15:41
Nepal minister resigns, second exit in month-old government

Nepal’s month-old government has suffered another setback after Home Affairs Minister Sudan Gurung resigned, marking the second ministerial exit in just a few weeks and raising fresh questions about political stability in the country.

22 Apr 2026-17:58
Pakistan halts $1.5B Sudan arms deal

Pakistan has paused a planned $1.5 billion defence deal to supply weapons and fighter jets to Sudan after objections from Saudi Arabia, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

20 Apr 2026-15:02
Sudan war enters third year as UN warns humanitarian crisis worsening for millions

The United Nations has marked the third anniversary of the Sudan conflict with a stark warning that the crisis has escalated into the world’s worst humanitarian emergency, with millions facing hunger, violence and displacement.

15 Apr 2026-02:56
Man jailed for 27 years after "psychotic" double stabbing in Sunderland

A man who tried to murder one neighbour by plunging a knife into his throat and almost killed another during a psychotic episode has been jailed for 27 years.

13 Apr 2026-17:17
UN condemns surge in attacks on Sudanese hospitals and civilians

UN humanitarians warn that ongoing drone attacks in Sudan are killing civilians and crippling critical infrastructure as the conflict nears its third year.

07 Apr 2026-15:46
Dozens dead in South Sudan gold mine attack

An attack on a gold mine in South Sudan, one of the world's poorest and most unstable countries, resulted in at least 73 deaths and 25 injuries, according to the country's vice president.

30 Mar 2026-21:57
Sudan hospital attack kills 89, injures 64 - VIDEO

A strike on a healthcare facility in Sudan has killed 64 people and wounded 89 more, the World Health Organization reported on Saturday. The deceased included 13 children, WHO Director-General ‌Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media.

22 Mar 2026-10:02
US labels Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization

On Monday, the U.S. Department of State declared the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and expressed its intention to label the group a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

09 Mar 2026-19:23