Zelenskiy: Russia committing ‘most terrible war crimes’ since second World War
Troops killed families, tried to burn bodies, people were shot in the street, president claims
War in Ukraine: Talks with Ukraine ‘hostile’ but must continue, Kremlin says
Some escape Mariupol as Red Cross renews evacuation efforts
Ukraine says Mariupol still under attack despite Russian ceasefire pledge
Deputy prime minister says Russian forces have not fully opened a route for evacuation of civilians to Ukraine-held territory
Ukraine's humanitarian crisis deepens as talks with Russia go nowhere
Kyiv shares US and UK fears Russia may plan chemical attack during invasion
Daily and nightly they come: hungry children crowd Afghanistan’s hospital wards
Acute malnutrition among a cascade of maladies threatening to topple fragile health system
Somalia conflict escalates: ‘We know al-Shabaab will take advantage’
Guriel residents terrified as al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters just 70km from city
South Sudan’s ‘wasted’ decade: ‘We have been at war for far too long’
Ten years after independence, the country is racked by political infighting and risk of famine
Hundreds of thousands flee eastern DR Congo following volcano eruption
Population fear further eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo, Africa’s most active volcano
UN and Ethiopia reach aid agreement for war-hit Tigray
Aid workers to access region where fighting has hit food supplies and displaced tens of thousands
‘We are not here for ceremony’: The indignity of a coronavirus burial
Uganda Letter: In a country that dealt with Ebola 20 years ago, many healthcare workers risk going too far implementing controls during burials
Search for Africa’s 44,000 ‘disappeared’ complicated by pandemic
Red Cross warns that once-common strategies to reunite families no longer possible
Tens of thousands evacuated as India, Bangladesh brace for super cyclone
Super cyclone Amphan, with winds up to 160km/h, expected to hit India’s coast on Wednesday
Ceasefire extended in Yemen in effort to contain coronavirus
Move coincides with Ramadan as Saudis seek to renew UN-mediated peace talks
Coronavirus poses terrible new threat to Syria, Iraq and Yemen
War-hit countries in Middle East get scant aid from outside as Covid-19 contagion looms
The Irish Times view on Irish soldiers in Mali: a war fought in the dark
This is the first time a UN peacekeeping operation has been tasked with helping a state take control over territory held by terrorists
Irish nurse receives Florence Nightingale Medal for humanitarian work in Iraq
Vivien Lusted: ‘There is no hospital . . . no medicine – where do you start?’
Bodies wash up on Libyan shore a month after shipwreck
Detainee says guards threaten to shoot if they try to bury corpses
Missing haunt Ukraine as president seeks peace with Russia
About 1,500 disappeared and 1,000 dead remain unidentified after five-year war in east
Smith faces complex dynamic in bid to leave Syria for Ireland
Former Defence Forces member’s ambiguity on Isis adds to logistic challenge of extraction
US move to stifle UN agency puts Palestinian refugees in peril
Trump envoy says Unrwa a ‘bandaid’ and seeks shift to humanitarian bodies and hosts
Red Cross may help get Dundalk woman Lisa Smith out of Syria
Alleged Isis supporter is being held under armed guard in part of Al-Hawl camp
Red Cross may help get Dundalk's Lisa Smith out of Syria
Alleged Isis supporter is being held under armed guard in part of Al-Hawl camp
Irish charity wins prestigious UN prize
Front Line Defenders dedicates award to human rights workers worldwide
At least 92 dead following bombings in Afghanistan
Kabul suicide blast kills 48 people at educational centre as wave of violence continues
Investigation launched into Yemen air strike that killed 40 children
Attack on Thursday draws international condemnation and calls to end conflict
29 children among dozens killed in Yemen air strike
US-backed, Saudi-led coalition hits bus in rebel-held north of war-torn country
Arab states target port city in biggest assault of Yemen war
Red Sea port of Hodeidah, held by Houthi rebels, is aid lifeline for millions of Yemenis
UN seeks €122m to aid 260,000 Syrians driven from homes
Artillery and aerial bombardment kill 1,600 in eastern Ghouta over the past five weeks
Syrian government forces ‘poised to slice eastern Ghouta in two’
Rebels say government using ‘scorched earth’ tactics as latest aid convoy postponed
Mosul victims treated for chemical agents as civilians flee
Iraqi forces report capture of another district as fight against Isis pushes towards city centre
Radicalisation not the only factor in recent terrorism
World in 2016 review: three distinct types of terror attack hit the West this year
UN Security Council urges monitoring of Aleppo evacuation
Council overcomes long-held divisions to adopt resolution to oversee safety of civilians
Villages, Aleppo evacuations postponed until further notice
UN Council to vote on UN monitoring of evacuations on Monday
Thousands trapped in Aleppo as transport fails to arrive
People trapped in city face another night under siege despite government assurances that vehicles were on their way
Water shortages deepen misery on Ukraine’s front line
Red Cross warns of humanitarian disaster as temperatures drop and winter bites
Minister hails passing of UN resolution on nuclear weapons
Irish push to eliminate last permitted WMD opposed by US, UK, Russia and others
Kurdish forces open front and tighten grip on Isis capital Mosul
Fighters capture strategic river crossing in Iraq backed by US-led coalition air strikes
Ukraine’s disappeared cast a long shadow over a divided nation
Search for the missing and dead could last years and hamper any reconciliation efforts
Iraqi forces shell Isis targets in Falluja for second day
UN concern for civilians as residents say they are trapped and snipers are ‘everywhere’
Air strikes on Syrian hospital kills three doctors, 27 patients
UN warns Syrian ceasefire ‘hangs by thread’ after heavy casualties in Aleppo attack
People in besieged Syrian town of Madaya again facing starvation
Limited supplies delivered last month already running out
Spirits high in Madaya as convoy of food arrives
Starving residents rejoice after vital aid delivery reaches Syrian town on Monday
Scenes of desperation as aid convoys enter Syrian towns
Delivery of food packages follows international outcry over deaths from malnutrition
Damascus suburb welcomes back displaced residents
Project seen as shining example for Syria’s ‘reconciliation’ programme
Rise in violence in Syria displaces tens of thousands
Russia’s intervention in conflict has exacerbated suffering in some areas, residents say
Red Cross warns of impending disaster in Yemen
Scarcity of medical facilities in additionto to food shortages reaching dangerous levels
Two planeloads of medical aid arrive in Yemeni capital
Conflict in country has displaced 100,000 and resulted in deaths of at least 600 people
Syria’s war, four years on: ‘People have accepted the war is going to last’
In part one of a series, Damascus is bursting with life, but there is neither peace nor safety
Aid groups warn of deepening crisis as Nato states consider arming Ukraine
Nato states mull arms supplies to help Ukraine subdue Russian-backed rebels
Ukraine vows to block Russian convoy unless terms are met
Red Cross wants more details from Russia as top pro-Moscow rebel Strelkov quits
‘No safe place for civilians’ in densely populated Gaza, says UN
Nearly 500 homes have been destroyed by Israeli air strikes and 100,000 people have sought shelter in UN schools
Access for aid agencies becomes matter of life and death in Syria
Aid agencies are being hampered by lack of access, trust and funds
Shadow of bubonic plague grows on Madagascar
Experts warn former French colony faces Black Death epidemic unless it slows spread of rodent-borne disease
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