Humanitarian aid/Disaster relief

Russia vows to help Cuba withstand US 'blackmail and threats'

Buildings and street lights illuminate the night as Cubans this week began to reap the benefits of a recent 100,000 metric ton delivery of Russian oil, a temporary lifeline for the energy-starved nation and the first major shipment of oil to the island since the United States moved to cut off its fuel early this year, in Havana, Cuba, April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

S’pore Govt pledges almost $128k in support of Jordan-led humanitarian efforts for war-torn Lebanon

The remains of a home is destroyed by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district on April 22.

Iran war pushing more than 30 million back into poverty, UN development chief says

FILE PHOTO: A displaced man lights a fire outside his tent at a makeshift encampment, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut, Lebanon, April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Saleh Salem/File Photo

Iran war disrupting food aid for world’s hungriest, UN warns

The Iran war is keeping thousands of tonnes of food aid locked out of famine-hit Sudan and other countries in Africa.

With ciggies in short supply, Gaza smokers turn to dried jute

A vendor rolls molokhia leaves, also known as jute mallow, normally used in cooking, into a cigarette at the tobacco market in Gaza City.

Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared trying to migrate in 2025: UN

Rohingya refugees stand in queue to receive ration from the World Food Program(WFP), at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, April 18, 2026.

Israel hindering Gaza aid access despite court ruling, says NGO

Almost no international NGO targeted by the Israeli ban had managed to transport aid into Gaza in recent months.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 21, 2026

Iran's government has kept up uncertainty on its participation in the talks, accusing the US of violating the ceasefire by blocking Iranian ports and seizing a ship.

Over $90 billion needed over next decade to rebuild Gaza, study says

Palestinians sitting on a trailer in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 18, 2026. The Israeli military campaign has killed more than 72,000 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry.

US imposes sanctions aimed at Colombian fighters in Sudan

A general view of the U.S. Department Of The Treasury in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

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