British aid to double as 19m people face acute hunger, but summit unlikely to end conflict amid Saudi-UAE tensions The British foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, will urge Sudan’s warring parties to “cease bloodshed” during a...
Read MoreUN says record numbers of people could face acute hunger if conflict continuesThe world has become well versed in the importance of the strait of Hormuz to the world’s energy flows, but attention is increasingly turning to its...
Read MoreUK reduced funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost livesKeir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after cutting funding to the World Food Programme by a third while pledging...
Read MoreAnalysts say US and Israeli attacks failed to weaken rebels and are only pushing the country to the brink of famineLate last month, a suspected US airstrike levelled four homes on the fringes of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a,...
Read MoreAid officials and residents report breakdown in law and order as food and supplies run out during Israeli blockadeGaza has been hit by a wave of looting and theft as increasingly desperate Palestinians struggle to get food while...
Read MoreExclusive: Charities say ending household support fund in England will increase hardship for struggling familiesMore than half a million children will go hungry during school holiday periods from the October half-term if the...
Read MoreArrival of Israeli troops in the southern border town has choked aid supplies, as hunger deepens in southern GazaFayiz Abu Ataya was born into war and knew nothing else. Over his first and only spring, in a town stalked by...
Read MoreNearly fifth of population struggled with basic needs and charities accuse government of failing poorestUK politics – latest updatesAbout 300,000 more children were plunged into absolute poverty in a single year at the height of...
Read MoreNearly fifth of population struggled with basic needs, it emerges, as charities accuse government of failing poorestYou’ve heard stories of poverty in Britain. Now here’s the irrefutable evidence of a society failing its...
Read MoreGovernment accused of failing to protect low-income households as 300,000 more children entered poverty in 2022-23UK politics – latest updatesThe UK’s poorest families have borne the brunt of the cost of living crisis, according...
Read MoreHigh commissioner for human rights describes crisis as human-made as hunger levels worsenMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza may amount to the war crime of deliberate...
Read MoreHeadteachers and food aid charities say they are struggling to cope with growing demand from families unable to afford foodChildren are so hungry that they are eating rubbers or hiding in the playground because they can’t...
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