A Médecins Sans Frontières staff member working on the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo has contracted the Ebola Bundibugyo virus and is being evacuated to the Netherlands for treatment during the country's largest-ever outbreak.
Medication prices are surging in Iran and some treatments have become difficult to find as a US blockade and intensified sanctions squeeze the country's pharmaceutical industry. Iranians are stocking up on food and medicines amid fears of dire shortages, with families struggling to afford essential medications.
Malaysia started repatriating approximately 1,500 Myanmar nationals under a voluntary program, defying objections from the United Nations refugee agency and rights groups who warn conditions in Myanmar remain unsafe.
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband acknowledged that Labour's previous approach to Gaza had been insufficient, telling critics they were right about Palestinian suffering. He announced a policy reset including sanctions on Israeli settlers and condemned what he called 'ethnic cleansing' in the West Bank, calling the situation 'a stain on the conscience of the world.'
Heavy rainfall has triggered deadly floods and landslides killing at least 56 people in India and 14 in Nepal, with 11 more missing. Authorities warn that more flash floods are possible as rivers rise above danger levels across both countries.
Around 2,000 civilians, including 50 children, face starvation in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky as Russian forces block road access and shoot down aid deliveries. Ukraine has used drones to airlift 4 tonnes of food supplies and brought the humanitarian crisis before the United Nations.
Over 55,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed into eastern Chad this year, with the UN refugee agency reporting approximately 400 people per day now fleeing—about 20 times the previous daily rate. The UN is calling for increased funding to address the humanitarian crisis.
The Ebola outbreak in Congo's North Kivu province has overwhelmed health facilities, with all 29 beds full at the Kitatumba treatment center. Mistrust is fueling the deadly hotspot even as the virus shows signs of easing elsewhere.
The State Department announced an additional $267 million toward fighting the Ebola outbreak in central Africa as health authorities battle to control the deadly virus. WHO reports Congo is running short of health workers as the outbreak remains uncontrolled.
An inquest into the deaths of three British aid workers killed in an Israeli drone strike on a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza in April 2024 could be expanded to include testimony from Israeli Defense Forces commanders and UK military officials. The mother of one victim has called for an end to UK arms sales to Israel.
Sudan's medical infrastructure is deteriorating amid spreading disease and epidemics, doctors warn, as Egypt, Sudan and US officials meet to discuss ending the ongoing conflict that has devastated the country's healthcare system.
The United States has lifted sanctions targeting Eritrea's ruling party and military that were imposed during the Biden administration, ending a five-year national emergency over the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. The State Department cited advancing US regional interests in the Red Sea as a reason for the decision.
Iranians are experiencing severe shortages of essential medications including insulin as the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran disrupts medical supply chains. The crisis is forcing ordinary citizens to bear the humanitarian cost of the conflict.
The United States has lifted sanctions on Eritrea's Defense Forces, ruling party, and other entities by allowing its five-year national emergency over the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia to lapse. The Treasury Department formally removed the designations on September 18, 2026.
Renewed fighting along Yemen's west coast has displaced at least 112,000 people internally within two weeks, while nearly 3,000 have fled by sea to Djibouti, according to the UN migration agency. The escalation represents a new crisis layered atop Yemen's long-running humanitarian emergency.
Spanish authorities began relocating hundreds of migrants from beaches in Ceuta to a new tented facility in the port area, with police firing rubber bullets and shots in the air to control crowds. About 10,000 migrants remain in the Spanish enclave following an unprecedented mass border crossing from Morocco in late July that saw 75,000-85,000 people enter the territory.
The International Organization for Migration reports that migrant arrivals to Europe by sea have dropped by over a third in 2026, but more than 2,200 people have died or disappeared on increasingly dangerous journeys. The decline comes amid tougher migration policies, though images from Spain's Ceuta enclave continue to fuel far-right support across the EU.
A war-damaged residential building housing about 100 displaced Palestinian families collapsed in Gaza City on September 16, killing at least 21 people including 11-12 children. Rescue teams ended search operations on September 17 after saving 45 people from the rubble.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo launched an Ebola vaccination campaign for 50,000 frontline health workers in Bunia, the epicenter of the country's largest-ever outbreak with over 7,000 cases across seven provinces. Aid groups warn the outbreak is not slowing but rather shifting into less-prepared areas despite some encouraging signs.
At least one person has died and 25 remain missing after a boat carrying migrants partially sank off the southern Greek island of Gavdos near Crete. Greek coast guard rescued 51 people, with survivors reporting approximately 77 people were aboard the vessel.
The UN Security Council unanimously voted to extend the current arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur region for one month while negotiations continue on a contentious US proposal to expand the embargo nationwide. Sudan's UN ambassador argued that a total arms embargo would violate the UN Charter's guarantee of countries' right to self-defense.
The UN's International Organization for Migration reports that at least 46,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since fighting between Houthi forces and pro-government troops escalated last week, with the number rising by the hour. The renewed conflict is forcing civilians to flee their homes, adding to Yemen's long-running humanitarian crisis.
Gaza's largest functioning hospitals are experiencing cascading power cuts as shortages of engine oil and spare parts cause generators to fail, putting patients' lives at risk. The crisis coincides with continued Israeli airstrikes, including one that killed a family of four in northern Gaza.
Three dozen health facilities serving more than 400,000 people in Sudan are closing this year due to global aid funding cuts, according to aid groups and medical charity MSF. The closures are pushing Sudan's already fragile healthcare system toward collapse amid more than three years of ongoing war.
Nepal observed a national day of mourning on September 7-8, 2026, with flags at half-mast to honor more than 1,300 people killed in catastrophic floods that struck on August 26. Rescue efforts continue to focus on 12 hydropower projects where approximately 900 workers remain missing and 500 are believed trapped in tunnels.
Nepal is seeking $20 million in climate justice compensation following devastating floods that killed and displaced thousands, while receiving aid pledges from the United States, Guernsey, and other international partners.
The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is outpacing containment efforts, even as some metrics like case growth and transmission rates show improvement. Burial teams in Ituri, the epicenter of what's described as history's deadliest Ebola outbreak, face community anger and fatigue while major gaps persist in contact tracing, testing, and safe burial coverage.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak is overwhelming response efforts despite international funding, vaccines, and treatment centers. Health workers are going unpaid, leading to lapses in safety protocols, while community resistance and the outbreak's rapid spread threaten to turn it into a global pandemic.
At least 10 people have died and more than 40 have been infected with cholera in Sudan's West Kordofan state, with cases recorded in El Idai locality over Sunday and Monday. The World Health Organization has identified the region as the latest cholera outbreak hotspot, reporting more than 2,600 cholera cases nationwide.
Israel has released five Lebanese citizens held during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict that began in 2024, with the International Committee of the Red Cross mediating their handover to Lebanon. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun praised the release and thanked US President Donald Trump for his efforts, though the release came hours after Israeli forces reportedly abducted three more people from a Lebanese border village.
Following deadly flash floods in Nepal that killed over 1,200 people and left 4,200 missing, the tech industry has launched multiple relief efforts. Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal initiated a cryptocurrency donation campaign for Nepal's official disaster fund, NVIDIA CEO donated $10 million, and international aid including Australian drone specialists has been deployed as the country faces an estimated $5 billion in rebuilding costs.
The UN reports a deeply alarming humanitarian situation across the occupied Palestinian territories, as the World Food Programme halves West Bank food assistance due to funding shortages while Israeli settler and military violence escalates, killing two Palestinian teenagers and targeting mosques.
Rescue crews are racing to find hundreds of workers trapped in hydropower tunnels after devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border killed over 1,000 people. More than 600 workers remain missing in mud-filled tunnels, with survivors describing harrowing escapes as water and debris rushed through the darkness.
Devastating floods near Nepal's border with China have killed at least 903 people with 4,247 missing, according to disaster authorities. Rescue operations continue into their fifth day as authorities warn of possible fresh flooding, with crews focusing on evacuating workers trapped in tunnels near hydropower projects.
Border czar Tom Homan defended the Trump administration's deportation of hundreds to Haiti, even as the State Department warns Americans not to travel there for any reason. The UN reports nearly 200,000 forced deportees have been received by Haiti amid surging gang violence, prompting an emergency Security Council meeting.
Flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse on the Nepal-China border have killed at least 353 people with more than 1,300 missing. Rescue teams and military helicopters are searching for survivors along the mountainous border region.
Flash floods in the Himalayan border region between Nepal and China have killed at least 540 people with more than 2,000 still missing, including dozens of Americans. Rescue efforts continue as authorities warn of further flooding risks from water pooling in mountain lakes.
A catastrophic flash flood triggered by a massive collapse of mud and rock into a Himalayan river on the Nepal-Tibet border has killed more than 390 people and left nearly 1,500 missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists from over 30 countries. The disaster, which occurred on August 26, 2026, obliterated entire villages and prompted international concern, with King Charles expressing he was 'heartbroken' by the tragedy.
A catastrophic flash flood triggered by a massive collapse of mud and rock into a Himalayan river on the Nepal-Tibet border has killed more than 390 people and left nearly 1,500 missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists from over 30 countries. The disaster, which occurred on August 26, 2026, obliterated entire villages and prompted international concern, with King Charles expressing he was 'heartbroken' by the tragedy.
Massive flash floods triggered by an avalanche of ice and rock swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet, killing at least 22 people and leaving 384 tourists and locals missing, including Americans, Indians, and other foreign nationals.
An Israeli strike on a residential building in Deir al-Balah destroyed an adjacent humanitarian warehouse belonging to the Palestinian Land of Man Association, killing at least seven Palestinians. The warehouse contained nutritional supplements and infant food supplies that are now unusable, worsening the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, aligned with the Rapid Support Forces, killed 27 people including four children in attacks in South Kordofan, according to the Sudan Doctors Network. The violence comes as Trump's Africa envoy calls for a country-wide UN arms embargo amid escalating drone attacks.
Iranian military officials have appealed to the Red Cross and urged Qatar to move three Iranian pilots allegedly detained in Qatari waters to a hospital, claiming their health is deteriorating. Qatar has denied holding the pilots, creating a disputed case involving rival accounts between the two nations.
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 2,300 deaths and nearly 5,000 cases, making it the deadliest in the country's history. Mobile gold miners, including children, are complicating containment efforts as they move between mining sites, spreading the virus to new areas before health workers can track and treat infections.
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration can terminate Temporary Protected Status for over 5,000 Ethiopian immigrants who had been living and working in the United States under humanitarian relief protections. The decision clears the way for potential deportations despite concerns about conditions in Ethiopia.
The death toll from Saturday's magnitude 7.7 earthquake in eastern Indonesia has risen to at least 68, with more than 12,000 people displaced and awaiting aid. Rescue teams continue searching collapsed buildings as aftershocks persist.
Canada's Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai visited Beirut to announce new humanitarian aid for Lebanon while condemning what he called Israel's 'unlawful invasion,' amid escalating Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon despite a June ceasefire.
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Flores island on Saturday, killing at least 54 people and displacing more than 12,000 residents. Rescuers are working to reach devastated communities while thousands await urgent aid at emergency shelters amid ongoing aftershocks.
Israeli settlers have surrounded and attacked Palestinian family homes in the West Bank village of Qusra, cutting off water and electricity, prompting condemnation from Amnesty International, the US and UK. The siege has sparked international calls for Israeli government action and debate over transferring law enforcement from the IDF to police.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province, with health authorities reporting over 2,100 deaths out of approximately 4,566 cases. The outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, with transmission accelerated by rebel conflict, poor infrastructure, and healthcare system challenges.
Thousands of patients in Gaza remain unable to access medical evacuation despite the ceasefire, according to WHO officials. Gaza doctors report cancer patients are dying at two to three times the pre-war rate after Israel destroyed the territory's only cancer treatment facility and continues blocking many from traveling for specialized care.
Israeli forces demolished the home of Farouk Ramadan in the West Bank town of Tal on August 11, less than three weeks after he was killed during a July 24 clash that erupted when Israeli settlers approached the town, leaving one settler and one Palestinian dead. The demolition comes amid continued Israeli raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank, with the UN warning the territory is at a 'breaking point.'
Israeli forces demolished the home of Farouk Ramadan in the West Bank town of Tal on August 11, less than three weeks after he was killed during a July 24 clash that erupted when Israeli settlers approached the town, leaving one settler and one Palestinian dead. The demolition comes amid continued Israeli raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank, with the UN warning the territory is at a 'breaking point.'
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has reached 2,011 confirmed deaths among 4,381 cases across five provinces, with the second 1,000 deaths occurring in just three weeks. Health officials warn the outbreak spread undetected for months and continues to outpace response efforts, with workers struggling to reach remote areas and many going unpaid.
Médecins Sans Frontières reports that funding to address acute malnutrition in Somalia has fallen by more than 80% in 2026, even as one in four children screened in southwestern displacement camps is severely malnourished. The crisis is driven by years of drought, conflict, and economic pressures forcing families into camps.
Médecins Sans Frontières reports that one in two children screened in displacement sites in Baidoa, southwest Somalia, are acutely malnourished, with one in four severely malnourished. The crisis has been exacerbated by an 80% drop in funding for malnutrition response programs this year, alongside ongoing drought and conflict.
Nearly 6,000 people were displaced in one day from West Darfur amid clashes between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces, while a mass grave containing at least 25 bodies, including women and children, was discovered in Kurmuk after the army retook the town.
Gaza's health ministry recorded over 3,950 miscarriages between January and June 2026, triple the rate of the previous six months, with approximately one miscarriage for every five live births. Pregnant Palestinian women face severe healthcare access challenges and dangerous living conditions in displacement camps during the ongoing conflict.
The flood crisis in India's northeastern Assam state has claimed 100 lives, with two more deaths reported overnight on Monday. Several rivers remain above danger levels as thousands of residents have lost their homes in the ongoing disaster.
UN experts condemned a sharp escalation in violence against Palestinian civilians in July 2026, with settler attacks in the West Bank surging 63% in the first half of the year to 660 incidents. The UN warned the West Bank is at a 'breaking point' as Israeli forces continued raids and arrests while strikes in Gaza killed multiple Palestinians.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 4,000 confirmed cases of the Bundibugyo strain since mid-May, with 1,850 deaths reported. Health officials warn the virus may be mutating, as the WHO urges vaccine trials for what is being described as the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic on record.
Democratic Republic of Congo authorities released 15 prisoners and handed them over to AFC/M23 rebels on August 6-7, marking the first known prisoner transfer under a peace agreement signed last year. The International Committee of the Red Cross facilitated the handover as part of the Doha peace process for eastern DRC.
Physicians for Human Rights Israel released a report warning that the Palestinian public healthcare system in the occupied West Bank is on the brink of collapse, citing Israel's withholding of tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority as pushing hospitals and clinics to crisis point.
Malaysian government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil announced that Malaysia will not proceed with plans to repatriate 5,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar if screening determines they face persecution or threats to their lives upon return. The statement comes amid criticism from human rights groups over the planned forced return.
The UN World Food Programme warns that acute child malnutrition has reached critical levels in one-third of Afghanistan's provinces, with 3.7 million children projected to suffer from malnutrition this year as funding shortfalls force cuts to food distributions and clinic services.
Maternal mortality rates have doubled in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as pregnant women avoid healthcare facilities due to fear and misinformation about the country's worst-ever Ebola outbreak, which has recorded over 3,600 cases as of late July 2026.
A series of Russian ballistic missile attacks in early August 2026 destroyed multiple humanitarian aid warehouses across Ukraine, including World Health Organization and Red Cross facilities. The strikes killed at least 17 people and destroyed millions of dollars worth of medical supplies, HIV prevention materials, and aid intended for hundreds of thousands of civilians.
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 1,700 people with 3,802 confirmed cases, making it the fastest-growing outbreak on record. The WHO is accelerating vaccine trials as the crisis overwhelms response efforts.
Torrential monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding and landslides across Kerala state in southern India, killing at least 15 people with 7 still missing. Nearly 7,700 people have been evacuated to approximately 275 relief camps as authorities issued weather warnings for continued heavy rainfall.
Tens of thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta over Thursday and Friday in a massive border breach, resulting in at least 67 deaths from drownings and stampedes. Spain responded by deploying military forces and installing a 500-meter containment barrier along the sea border.
Deadly monsoon flooding across Assam and Gujarat killed at least 50 people and displaced roughly 700,000, with the Brahmaputra River submerging nearly 900 villages. Rescue operations continued as infrastructure damage prompted school closures in affected districts.
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with confirmed cases approaching 3,000. Health workers are striking over payment issues while medics struggle to contain the outbreak amid militant violence, attacks on clinics, and lack of approved vaccines or treatments.
Malaysia has directed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to temporarily halt refugee registrations while the government restructures implementation of its domestic Refugee Registration Document (DPP) programme. UNHCR said about 215,600 refugees and asylum-seekers were registered with it in Malaysia at the end of February 2026.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 999 people in what officials describe as the fastest-growing outbreak on record, with dozens of attacks on health workers hampering response efforts and threatening to increase the death toll.
The Trump administration has weighed severing relations with UNHCR in recent weeks, prompting urgent diplomatic efforts by UN officials and international diplomats to persuade the United States to maintain its support for the refugee agency.
The UN refugee agency reported that 144 people were dead or missing following maritime incidents off Mauritania's coast last week. In the deadliest incident, UNHCR said 143 people were reported dead or missing from a boat that left The Gambia and was rescued after nearly 25 days at sea, while 38 survivors were brought ashore in Nouadhibou.
Israeli forces demolished five inhabited Palestinian homes in the Bethlehem governorate on July 22, 2026—four in Nahhalin and one in Za’atara—according to WAFA and local reports. IMEMC separately reported that Israeli authorities demolished a home, a carwash facility, and two livestock farms in Rafat, northwest of Jerusalem. Anadolu Agency documented that the four Nahhalin homes were demolished on the grounds that they lacked building permits.
Seven American aid workers who were fighting the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are now quarantining at an isolation facility in Kenya after US government travel restrictions prevented their return home. According to Samaritan's Purse CEO Franklin Graham, none of the workers are showing symptoms.
An angry crowd, including relatives of a patient who died after being denied a blood transfusion, attacked Nyakunde Hospital in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, forcing Ebola patients and health workers to flee. The attackers threw stones and damaged the facility's perimeter fence in the latest incident hampering efforts to contain the deadly outbreak.
A fire broke out at a foster care facility near Algeria's capital on Thursday morning, killing 11 people including children and injuring 19 others. Rescuers and police responded to the scene as authorities investigate the cause of the blaze.
Three weeks after two powerful earthquakes struck central Venezuela, the confirmed death toll has risen to approximately 4,829-5,000 people, with the UN estimating 50,000 remain missing and thousands displaced as rescue efforts transition to rebuilding.
Two vessels carrying more than 500 people, believed to be Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, are feared to have capsized off the country's coast in recent days. UN agencies IOM and UNHCR expressed deep concern over the maritime tragedy.
Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri province have gone on strike over unpaid wages as the country battles an escalating Ebola outbreak that has now exceeded 2,000 confirmed cases and resulted in 754 deaths.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has expanded to two more northeastern provinces, Haut-Uele and Tshopo, according to the country's public health institute. The outbreak is being described as the fastest-growing in history, with at least one infected patient being treated in Germany.
The Trump administration announced it is preventing American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling directly to the U.S. on commercial flights, requiring them to spend 21 days elsewhere first. The decision follows an Ebola outbreak that has caused at least 1,830 confirmed cases and 648 deaths in Congo, including one confirmed case involving a U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization.
A cholera outbreak in war-torn Sudan has killed over 100 people, with the World Health Organization warning conditions could deteriorate further due to ongoing conflict, mass displacement, rainy season, and restricted aid access to besieged areas like El-Obeid.
Devastating twin earthquakes struck northern Venezuela, killing approximately 4,500 people and leaving thousands homeless. Public anger is mounting over what many perceive as a botched government response to the disaster.
Twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela's capital Caracas and coastal La Guaira on June 24, killing over 4,300 people and injuring more than 16,000. The UN has launched a $300 million appeal as survivors face disease outbreaks and tens of thousands remain missing.
Twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month have killed 3,889 people, prompting a UN appeal for $300 million in humanitarian assistance as survivors face disease outbreak risks and seek medical help beyond immediate injuries.
Two weeks after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24, the death toll has climbed above 3,800 with tens of thousands still missing. The disaster has overwhelmed the country's healthcare system and presents a major crisis for Venezuela's acting president.
Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have gone on strike to protest delayed payments, threatening containment efforts as the Ebola outbreak reaches 1,708 cases with nearly 600 deaths. The World Health Organization says the outbreak is outpacing containment measures.
After devastating earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on June 24-25, 2026, stablecoins emerged as a critical mechanism for rapidly distributing emergency aid to survivors, addressing challenges in traditional money transfer systems.
UNICEF reports at least 330 children were killed or injured in Sudan during the first six months of 2026, as the Rapid Support Forces besieged el-Obeid, razed villages in Darfur, and displaced thousands. The escalating conflict includes lethal drone attacks and increasingly difficult humanitarian conditions.
