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Sudan

UN warns of ‘unprecedented’ gaps in global food aid amid funding cuts

A Somali child is screened for malnutrition at a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.
A Somali child is screened for malnutrition at a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Iran war poses new threat to harvests in hunger-stricken Sudan

A tractor is used to plow the land at an agricultural project in South Omdurman, Sudan May, 21, 2026. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig
A tractor is used to plow the land at an agricultural project in South Omdurman, Sudan May, 21, 2026. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers draw for 2027 finals

MSF accuses all South Sudan forces of exploiting aid for military objectives

Singapore doctor sees patients in the world’s fiercest war zones, like Gaza and Sudan

ST20260511_202668400797/Sarah Lee/thdoctor

Portrait of Dr Lim Chin Siah, 46, a volunteer with Doctors Without Borders at Chijmes on May 11, 2026. ST PHOTO: SARAH LEE
ST20260511_202668400797/Sarah Lee/thdoctor

Portrait of Dr Lim Chin Siah, 46, a volunteer with Doctors Without Borders at Chijmes on May 11, 2026. ST PHOTO: SARAH LEE

UN warns drone attacks drive surge in civilian deaths in Sudan

FILE PHOTO: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

South Sudan's President Kiir sacks army chief, finance minister in latest reshuffle

FILE PHOTO: South Sudan President Salva Kiir prepares to welcome Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni at the Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Samir Bol/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: South Sudan President Salva Kiir prepares to welcome Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni at the Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Samir Bol/File Photo

UAE denies involvement in Sudan airport attack

Smoke rises, following a drone attack in Khartoum airport, in Khartoum, Sudan, in this screengrab taken from social media video released on May 4, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS TV via REUTERS
Smoke rises, following a drone attack in Khartoum airport, in Khartoum, Sudan, in this screengrab taken from social media video released on May 4, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS TV via REUTERS

Sudan army says UAE and Ethiopia linked to Khartoum drone attack

Smoke rises, following a drone attack in Khartoum airport, in Khartoum, Sudan, in this screengrab taken from social media video released on May 4, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS TV via REUTERS
Smoke rises, following a drone attack in Khartoum airport, in Khartoum, Sudan, in this screengrab taken from social media video released on May 4, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS TV via REUTERS

Iran crisis hampering aid to refugees as supply chain costs soar, UN warns

The UN routinely refers to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Sudan as the world’s largest.
The UN routinely refers to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Sudan as the world’s largest.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.