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UN warns South Sudan at risk of ‘full-scale famine’ as fighting intensifies 

17 April 2026

The UN’s humanitarian chief has warned that South Sudan is at a dangerous crossroads as it faces the risk of famine. T...

Starmer rejects calls to quit as pressure mounts over Mandelson vetting 

17 April 2026

News|Politics Keir Starmer says he is “absolutely furious” that he was not informed that Peter Mandelson failed his ...

Lebanon president says country is no longer a pawn amid Israel ceasefire 

17 April 2026

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has said that the country would no longer be an “arena for anyone’s wars”, and that...

Scholar Rumeysa Ozturk returns to Turkiye following Trump deportation push 

17 April 2026

A doctoral student who was targeted for deportation under President Donald Trump has chosen to return to her native Turk...

World reacts to Strait of Hormuz reopening amid US-Iran conflict 

17 April 2026

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and United States President Donald Trump have said that the Strait of Hormuz is...

US Congress temporarily extends controversial surveillance power under FISA 

17 April 2026

News|Privacy The United States Congress has temporarily extended a controversial surveillance law which allows federal i...

Fifteen South American people deported from the US arrive in DR Congo 

17 April 2026

News|Migration Fifteen people who were deported from the United States have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

What has Trump said ahead of possible US-Iran talks and what could it mean? 

17 April 2026

Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has posted a series of rapid-fire messages on the US-Israeli war...

Record number of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year, UNHCR says 

17 April 2026

News|Refugees The United Nations refugee agency has revealed that nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported dead or mis...

Can Pakistan secure Iran-US nuclear compromise, as Trump says deal ‘close’? 

17 April 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – Standing on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding his helicopter for Las Vegas on T...