The South African army was using helicopters to pluck people to safety as they took refuge on rooftops or in trees.

A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Friday, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remained ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The spread of famine has been averted in the Gaza Strip, but the situation remains critical with the entire Palestinian territory still facing starvation, the world’s leading ...

There is no longer famine in Gaza, a United Nations-backed hunger monitor announced on Friday, after an influx of humanitarian aid into the strip following a ceasefire agreed in October between Israel ...

DreamWorks Animation’s talking-animal movie classic, Madagascar, is coming back to theaters to celebrate its 20th anniversary next month. The company behind Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and more animated ...

The hauntingly preserved Irish Workhouse Centre in Portumna has been chosen as the setting for the National Famine Commemoration in May 2026. This decision marks the first time the solemn state event ...

For months, headlines warned of an impending famine in Gaza — images of starving children, shattered infrastructure and humanitarian collapse filled the news. On Aug. 22, 2025, the Integrated Food ...

CAIRO (AP) — Two regions of war-torn Sudan are enduring a famine that is at risk of spreading to other areas of the sprawling northeastern African country, where paramilitary fighters have been ...

Al-Fashir taken by paramilitary force late last month Food supplies had been cut off during long siege UN-backed monitor first confirmed famine in Darfur last year Nov 3 (Reuters) - A global hunger ...

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In the poorest neighborhoods of Antananarivo, Madagascar, boys find joy in breakdancing — but 8-year-old Olivier can only watch. Polio left his right leg paralyzed, a stark reminder of Madagascar’s ...

Astana has quietly replaced a famine memorial plaque, dropping the word “Holodomor” for the neutral “famine.” The change has reignited debate over whether Kazakhstan’s 1930s famine should be called ...