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Famine conditions spread to more towns in Sudan’s Darfur, experts warn 

05 February 2026

News|Sudan war Acute malnutrition has reached famine levels in two more areas of western Sudan’s Darfur region, United...

Russia-Ukraine talks end with agreement on prisoner swap 

05 February 2026

Ukraine and Russia have concluded a second day of US-brokered negotiations in the United Arab Emirates, reaching an agre...

One man killed, girl missing as Storm Leonardo hits Portugal and Spain 

05 February 2026

News|Climate A man has lost his life in Portugal after floodwaters engulfed his car, and in Spain, a girl has been repor...

Israeli air attacks on Lebanon reach highest level since ceasefire: Report 

05 February 2026

Israel is carrying out a “clear and dangerous” surge in air attacks on Lebanon, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) ...

Russia says will act responsibly despite New START nuclear treaty expiry 

05 February 2026

The Kremlin says Russia will continue to be a responsible nuclear power, despite the expiry of the last nuclear arms con...

Christian group says all abductees taken in Nigeria’s Kurmin Wali released 

05 February 2026

News|Armed Groups All 166 people who were kidnapped during an attack on a village and churches in Kurmin Wali in norther...

Pakistan army says it killed 216 fighters in weeklong Balochistan campaign 

05 February 2026

News|Military Pakistan’s military has concluded a weeklong security operation in the restive southwestern Balochistan ...

Epstein’s help sought in bid to meet Chuck Schumer, files reveal 

05 February 2026

An associate of the United States Virgin Islands’ sole representative in the US Congress asked Jeffrey Epstein for hel...

Gaza patients head to Rafah crossing as people return amid Israeli attacks 

05 February 2026

Twenty-five more Palestinians have returned to Gaza through the Rafah crossing following its long-awaited partial reopen...

Man charged with ‘terrorism’ for bomb at Indigenous protest in Australia 

05 February 2026

Australian authorities have declared an attempted bombing at an Indigenous rights rally in Perth last month “an act of...