‘Fighting is all around’: Myanmar faces deepening humanitarian crisis | Conflict News

‘Fighting is all around’: Myanmar faces deepening humanitarian crisis | Conflict News

In late October, Sai Lam had an uneasy feeling. The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), an ethnic armed organisation operating in Myanmar’s northern Shan State, was massing forces near his village on the Chinese border and he sensed that fighting was imminent. So the 27-year-old, who had already secured…

Letter accuses US security agency of turning ‘blind eye’ to Gaza suffering | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Letter accuses US security agency of turning ‘blind eye’ to Gaza suffering | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Washington, DC – More than a hundred staff members from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have signed an open letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas denouncing the department’s handling of the war in Gaza. The letter, exclusively obtained by Al Jazeera, expresses frustration with the “palpable, glaring absence…

Lazzarini: Gaza’s agony – hungry, forsaken, dehumanised | Israel-Palestine conflict

Lazzarini: Gaza’s agony – hungry, forsaken, dehumanised | Israel-Palestine conflict

UNRWA chief depicts Gaza’s plight – inhumane conditions, hunger, and people feeling betrayed by the world. For 74 years, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA, has provided healthcare, education and social services to many. Yet, the war on Gaza has severely affected…

Dozens hurt, children’s hospital damaged, in Russian missile attack on Kyiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

Dozens hurt, children’s hospital damaged, in Russian missile attack on Kyiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

Officials warn number of injured could rise after second missile attack on Ukrainian capital this week. At least 45 people have been injured and a children’s hospital as well as homes damaged after Russia launched a missile attack on Kyiv in the early hours of Wednesday morning. People were woken…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 658 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 658 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 658th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Fighting Yevgeny Balitsky, the Moscow-installed head of the Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhia region, said Russian forces had “advanced significantly forward northeast of Novopokrovka”. The village lies some…

Tanker ‘attacked by cruise missile’ as it traverses Bab el-Mandeb Strait | Shipping News

Tanker ‘attacked by cruise missile’ as it traverses Bab el-Mandeb Strait | Shipping News

US says the Norwegian-registered Strinda caught fire after it was struck but no casualties were reported. A tanker ship travelling through the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait separating East Africa from the Arabian Peninsula off the coast of Yemen has been hit by a missile. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM)…

Batang Kali: A British massacre in colonial Malaya and a fight for justice | Human Rights News

Batang Kali: A British massacre in colonial Malaya and a fight for justice | Human Rights News

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – In the smart offices of a law firm located among the skyscrapers of the Malaysian capital, 85-year-old Lim Kok’s thoughts turn back to a crime perpetrated by British forces three-quarters of a century ago. The decades in between have not faded Lim’s memories of the period…

Zelenskyy to meet US President Joe Biden, House Speaker as aid stumbles | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy to meet US President Joe Biden, House Speaker as aid stumbles | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian president will travel to Washington, DC as right-wing Republicans baulk at providing more help to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington, DC on Monday for meetings at the White House and the United States Capitol as right-wing US Republicans resist…

WHO calls for immediate passage of humanitarian relief into Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

WHO calls for immediate passage of humanitarian relief into Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he hopes resolution will be starting point for further UN action on crisis. The World Health Organization has agreed on a resolution, the first by any United Nations agency, calling for immediate access to vital humanitarian aid and an end to the fighting in Gaza….