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Families in Gaza’s Damaged Buildings and Tents Find Life Missarable Due to Heavy Rain and Cold.
During his week-long visit to Sudan, UN Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher visited to Tawila and Korma in North Darfur. Thousands of people have fled the most recent violence in El Fasher to Tawila.
Thousands of returnees are setting out to rebuild their lives as peace returns to the Central African Republic. In 2025, about 42,000 refugees returned to West and Central Africa, many of them starting small enterprises like market gardening and soap production.
World Food Program food parcels were sent to one million individuals in Gaza, however the Programme stated that more crossings needed to continue scale-up.
For years, women on Jeju Island in South Korea have survived by diving into the ocean with just one breath to gather seaweed and shellfish. These haenyeo, or free-diving fishermen, represent a generations-old tradition of resilience, strength, and expertise.
For the first time since the ceasefire, the World Health Organization (WHO) oversaw the medical evacuation of 145 companions and 41 very ill patients from Gaza. Around 15,000 patients are waiting for approval to access healthcare outside of Gaza.
Through Kerem Shalom, the WHO transported 238 pallets of medical supplies into Gaza. Among the supplies were insulin, cholera kits, assistance equipment, and other necessary medications and supplies.
Before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, Sediqa Khalili served as a captain in the Afghan military. After her evacuation to the United States, she expressed her gratitude for the possibilities but heartbroken by the worsening conditions for women in Afghanistan.
U.S. tariffs with its closest neighbors and biggest trading partners have been an roller coaster this week. President Donald Trump sparked fears of a potential trade war when he put 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico at midnight on Monday. The United States issued temporary delays and exemptions a day later, leaving Mexico in a state of uncertainty.
Many Syrians want to see the Kurdish forces in the east, who are backed by the US, surrender or join what they hope will eventually become a national army. Kurdish leaders however, say that they are still engaged in two fronts of war and want to negotiate a “partnership” with Syria’s new government.