With no let-up for war-affected Ukrainians, UN launches humanitarian and refugee plans to respond in 2024
Author UNHCR and OCHA | 15 Jan 2024
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Four migrants die trying to cross the English Channel in a boat in 'heartbreaking' tragedy
Four people died early today after a boat carrying migrants got into trouble after attempting to launch from a beach south of Calais, according to reports emerging in France.
Homeless man speaks out after Greater Manchester borough declares crisis and turns ex-school into emergency shelter
A man in Salford has shared his experience of being homeless after the city declared the problem a "crisis" - with growing numbers of people struggling to find somewhere to stay.
Gary Lineker should stick to TV rather than politics, says UK defence secretary
UK defence secretary Grant Shapps has said Gary Lineker should stick to TV and questioned whether the Match of the Day host should continue expressing political views.
Stories of horror: Investigating a massacre in Sudan's Darfur region
Since the start of the war in Sudan on April 15, the capital Khartoum has been the scene of a deadly power struggle between warring generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo. But in the west of the country, in Darfur, a different horror is unfolding. Hemedti's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary and local Arab militia groups are systematically targeting the African Masalit ethnic group. Numerous videos have emerged of torture, massacres and arbitrary arrests. Refugees speak of sexual violence.
What next for Armenians? Regional rivalries on display after Nagorno-Karabakh takeover
Ethnic Armenians are also wary of Ilham Aliyev's choice of company and location for that offer of reassurance: Azerbaijan's own enclave inside Armenia, Nakhchivan. Baku has a backer: Turkey and its leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The pair were in Nakhchivan for talks on Monday. With traditional mediator Russia showing the cold shoulder these days to Yerevan, what are the prospects for EU-sponsored talks and, more broadly, for a peace that can last?
Syria's Assad 'creates a problem but presents himself as a solution,' analyst says
Leaders in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan have decided they need to work with the Syrian regime, to solve problems ranging from the return of refugees to the drug smuggling crisis there.
Manon Loizeau documents exile, hardship & childhood in new film on Afghan teenager
Manon talks about working with her musician sister Emily on the soundtrack for the film, looks back at a career spent shining a light on injustice and resistance, and we discuss the glimmers of hope amid repression across the globe.