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Nearly 8 Million People Are Starving in South Sudan as War Intensifies
Severe food insecurity and the spread of preventable mosquito-borne diseases in South Sudan continue to intensify.
Sudanese citizens dying and hungry as violent conflict rages on
Months of war have left Sudanese citizens wanting food and healthcare, according to the United Nations
Biggest military operation comes to an end
More than 150 British Armed Forces have taken part in Talisman Sabre. During the exercise, four Australian troops died in a tragic helicopter accident.
Development Minister highlights 'truly sobering' global refugee numbers
Britain's Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, has outlined steps that can be taken to tackle the 'sobering' numbers forcibly displaced around the world.
Midwives in Sudan are facing food shortages, attacks on hospitals and a lack of electricity
Around 219,000 pregnant women are living in Khartoum – the epicentre of the Sudan conflict. Attacks on hospitals and healthcare facilities have made for a lack of medical resources and staff shortages.
UK pledges £143 million to support more than a million people in East Africa
The UK pledges £143 million to support more than a million people in the Horn of Africa. The committed donor will provide humanitarian aid for people in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, who are witnessing the worst drought in 40 years.
Blinken and Cleverly signal foreign policy consensus between Britain and US
In a joint statement following their meeting in Washington, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken indicated consensus on the conflict in Ukraine and foreign policy approaches to China.
Crisis worsens in Sudan as thousands are evacuated in airport chaos
A volatile political situation spilt over into a power struggle between the main factions of the military regime who currently wield control of the Republic.
Broken ceasefire during Sudan crisis forces UK government to evacuate British nationals
According to the Sudanese Doctors Union, only 23 of the 78 hospitals in the capital remain operational. Meanwhile, the UK makes plans to evacuate British diplomats.
Woman set to be stoned to death for 'adultery'
Human rights groups are mobilising against the death sentence by stoning of a woman in Sudan.
Israel begins process to expel thousands of African asylum seekers
Initially, up to 20,000 refugees, mostly from Sudan and Eritrea, will receive notices.
World Cancer Day: Sudan's only breast cancer clinic raising £100,000 to replace vital equipment
The Khartoum Breast Cancer Care Centre has changed attitudes towards breast cancer in Sudan.
'I won't fly refugees to their deaths': Israeli pilots refuse to deport asylum seekers
El Al pilots refuse to deport Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to home countries where they face risk of death.
Suffering in Silence: The world's most under-reported humanitarian crises
While North Korea's nuclear ambitions made global headlines, its humanitarian situation received almost no coverage.
Anne Frank initiative: Israeli rabbis vow to hide African refugees who face government deportation
Up to 40,000 African refugees, mostly from Sudan and Eritrea, are at the risk of deportation or imprisonment in Israel.
African migrants accuse Italy of torture including 'testicle crushing'
38 migrants who landed in Italy have said they underwent degrading and unlawful treatment at the hands of Italian authorities after they refused to give their fingerprints.
'Bomb on board' Wi-Fi network name causes emergency landing on Turkish Airlines flight
A Turkish Airlines flight from Nairobi to Istanbul had to be diverted for an emergency landing after a Wi-Fi network called 'Bomb on board' alarmed passengers.
Sudan braced for 'massive floods' as Nile levels hit one hundred-year highs
Torrential rains in neighbouring Ethiopia have swollen the Nile, which flows into Sudan.
Fighting resumes in Sudan's Darfur region after months of calm
Violence continues in Darfur, in spite of 2010 peace deal to end war that killed some 300,000 people.
Watch this huge wall of dust tower above Sudan's Khartoum turning the sky blood red
Phenomenon known as a 'haboob' left buildings, cars and residents covered in thick blanket of sand.
How Sudanese government and rebels are letting women and girls die amid aid block
Warring parties have obstructed humanitarian aid to the rebel-held Nuba Mountains for years.
World's last male northern white rhino joins Tinder to go out with a bang
'I don't mean to be too forward, but the fate of my species literally depends on me,' Sudan's profile reads.
Canada's largest school board cancels students' US trip amid Trump's travel ban
24 already-scheduled trips will go ahead as planned.
Amnesty International urges probe into Darfur 'chemical attacks'
Sudan rejects allegations of chemical attacks carried out against civilians in conflict-ridden Darfur region.
UK urged not to move 'from stick to carrot' with Sudan following closer bilateral ties
Parliamentary Group releases report on relations between countries as President Bashir still wanted by ICC.
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir blames neighbour's Sharia law for 2011 independence
South Sudan became the world's newest nation following a referendum on independence after years of civil war.
Iraq parliament votes in favour of US ban in response to Trump travel restrictions
The vote in Iraqi parliament asks the government in Baghdad to retaliate against Trump's executive order.
Exxonmobil subsidiary did business with sanctioned Iran while Tillerson was executive
Company spokesperson tells IBTimes UK Trump pick will know about SEC letters regarding deals.
Senegal will lead military intervention to remove Gambia's Yahya Jammeh, says Ecowas
Gambia reaches political stalemate as Jammeh, who originally conceded defeat, wants election annulled.
Sudan's President Bashir warns protesters hiding behind 'keyboards and WhatsApp' will not topple him
Activists and opposition to hold two-day strike in protest at rising prices in already crippled economy.