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Red Cross delivers essential medical supplies to Yemen's besieged Taiz city

FILE PHOTO: People walk at the entrance of al-Thawra hospital in Taiz, Yemen October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Ebrahim al-Suhaibi/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: People walk at the entrance of al-Thawra hospital in Taiz, Yemen October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Ebrahim al-Suhaibi/File Photo

Yemen's hospitals buckle as fighting escalates

A relative helps Amal al-Sabri, a 25-year-old pregnant mother of two, at a hospital where she is being treated after a bullet pierced her pregnant belly and shattered her spine in the besieged mountains of Taiz, Yemen, October 26, 2026. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub
A relative helps Amal al-Sabri, a 25-year-old pregnant mother of two, at a hospital where she is being treated after a bullet pierced her pregnant belly and shattered her spine in the besieged mountains of Taiz, Yemen, October 26, 2026. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub

Donate blood from Nov 2 to Dec 6 to score a dessert voucher from Messina, Mixue or Yo-Chi

Donors will receive a voucher from dessert brands Messina, Mixue or Yo-Chi depending on when they donate blood.
Donors will receive a voucher from dessert brands Messina, Mixue or Yo-Chi depending on when they donate blood.

Hundreds of Ethiopians flee into Kenya after border town fighting

Yemen fighting overwhelms hospitals, cuts aid to 800,000 people: Relief agencies

Some facilities have admitted more than 700 casualties in a single week.
Some facilities have admitted more than 700 casualties in a single week.

Ethiopian pro-government forces claim capture of strategic Tigray town

A convoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ethiopia evacuates people out of conflict-affected Mekelle in Tigray to Semera in the Afar region, acting as a neutral and independent intermediary, based on the request and approval of all authorities concerned, in Mekelle, Ethiopia, September 28, 2026. International Committee of the Red Cross/Handout via REUTERS
A convoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ethiopia evacuates people out of conflict-affected Mekelle in Tigray to Semera in the Afar region, acting as a neutral and independent intermediary, based on the request and approval of all authorities concerned, in Mekelle, Ethiopia, September 28, 2026. International Committee of the Red Cross/Handout via REUTERS

Singapore Red Cross commits another $2m for Nepal flood aid; public campaign has raised over $6.2m

The floods that swept through parts of Tibet and Nepal on the morning of Aug 26 have taken more than 1,450 lives.
The floods that swept through parts of Tibet and Nepal on the morning of Aug 26 have taken more than 1,450 lives.

Red Cross says no access to Ukrainian POWs in two years

Singapore Red Cross gives air purifiers to vulnerable seniors amid heat and haze

Staff from the Singapore Red Cross showing Anna Mary Raja Letchumi, 80, how to use the air purifier at her home in Woodlands on Sept 9.
Staff from the Singapore Red Cross showing Anna Mary Raja Letchumi, 80, how to use the air purifier at her home in Woodlands on Sept 9.

Singapore Red Cross to distribute air purifiers, care packs to vulnerable groups amid haze and heat

Some seniors will also receive three months of electricity bill support to help them with the use of the air purifiers.
Some seniors will also receive three months of electricity bill support to help them with the use of the air purifiers.

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