World Aug 20 How Sudan’s civil war has ravaged millions of people’s lives in cities on the front lines For nearly a year and a half, Sudan’s army has been locked in a brutal civil war with a militia known as the Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has devastated the country and triggered the world’s largest displacement of people.
World Aug 16 Amid brutal civil war, Sudan’s VP defends refusal to participate in U.S.-led peace talks Sudan has been caught in a bloody war between the country’s army and a militia for 16 months with tens of millions of civilians caught in between. This week, the United States attempted peace talks in Geneva, but the Sudanese…
World May 03 Prisons holding ISIS members in Syria a breeding ground for radicalization, officials say It’s been five years since the Islamic State was defeated by a U.S.-led military campaign in Syria. But today some 10,000 ISIS fighters remain jailed inside Syrian detention centers. Human rights groups call conditions in the prisons abusive and local…
World Mar 14 Amid ordeal of the Israel-Hamas war, expectant mothers share the struggles of pregnancy Of the many horrors endured by Palestinians and Israelis since the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, perhaps none is more acute than those of expectant mothers. For the last several months, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen has been charting the progress…
World Feb 06 Survivors face slow recovery in northwestern Syria a year after devastating earthquake One year ago, a devastating earthquake laid waste to large parts of southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. Tens of thousands were killed and recovery has been slow and agonizing, especially in Syria, where more than a decade of war had…
World Jan 04 Palestinians describe harassment from Israeli forces over social media posts during war As Israel cracks down on support for Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in the wake of the Oct. 7th attacks, hundreds of Palestinians and Arab Citizens of Israel have been arrested for social media posts in Israel and the…
World Dec 07 Israeli activists say world has ignored Oct. 7 sexual violence against women A United Nations commission is investigating potential war crimes on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war. But the UN agency dedicated to gender equality has been sharply criticized for waiting until this month to express alarm over sexual violence perpetrated…
World Nov 17 Israeli airstrike leaves at least 40 dead in southern city once a refuge for Gazans United Nations officials said starvation is a possibility in Gaza as they were forced to stop food and aid deliveries due to a lack of fuel. Israel said it will allow two tankers a day to enter for UN operations,…
World Nov 16 Israel drops evacuation leaflets in southern Gaza, signaling expansion of invasion Communications with Gaza are mostly cut off because of a lack of fuel to power the system there. Israel is pressing its invasion in the north, and the IDF discovered the body of one of the 240 hostages held by…
World Nov 14 Civilians shoulder burden of war as fighting rages around Gaza hospitals It's a race against time in northern Gaza as just one hospital remains operational. Vulnerable and critical patients are still under treatment at several hospitals that the U.S. says Hamas is using for military purposes. U.S. officials said civilians must…