Thousands flee Mekelle amid advancing troops and disrupted services as tensions rise in Ethiopia's northern territories.

The UAE shares no border with Sudan and faces no refugee crisis from its war. It has only an interest in the country’s gold, ports, and in making sure a popular revolution doesn’t spread.

It promised to bring ‘everlasting peace’: Gaza was to be rebuilt; military operations halted; ‘full aid’ given; and an International Stabilisation Force set up. It has failed on every count.

Fighting has returned to northern Ethiopia, shattering a fragile peace in the region. DW spoke to civilians caught in the crossfire amid communication blackouts, as rebel and federal forces keep battl...

The pathogen, which reduces milk production, is the latest midge-transmitted virus affecting ruminants to reach the continent

2026 year’s World Rabies Day theme is: “Stronger Together”.

EU allocates majority of aid to sub-Saharan Africa to fund actions related to migration, conflict and food insecurity.

Police are investigating the killings in a country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world.

On August 26, 2026, a sudden collapse of ice and rock unleashed a catastrophic flash flood down the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river valleys, devastating northern Nepal and spilling across the border…

Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventabl...

Exploring the issues behind the escalation of tensions between the TPLF and the national army.

An apparent Ethiopian government airstrike on a residential compound in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on August 20, 2026, should be investigated as a possible war crime, Human Rights Watch said to...

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OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.

Eilat Maoz breaks down how organized crime took over Arab communities — and why it reveals the contradictions of Israeli state power.

The backlash against NAZA filmmakers shows how Israel responds when allegations of genocide made by Palestinians are echoed by members of its own society.

Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Between 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De...

Australia is exploring potential legal action after an artificial intelligence agent accessed nonpublic information on the country’s universal health care system.

Emerging infectious disease outbreak risks are ubiquitous worldwide, and highest in landscapes where people, livestock and fragmented natural ecosystems coexist, but detection and data ...

The bacteria responsible picked up some new genetic material, say experts.

How the Houthis seized the country’s western coastline and reached for Bab al-Mandab

People have to make repeat visits to get help at the Umlazi SASSA office

Despite dominating Europe's health and care sector, women hold just over half of its top-paying jobs, according to a new WHO report.

Abstract. One of the main challenges of whole transcriptome sequencing is the difficulty in detecting and quantifying low-to-moderate abundance transcripts