Tigrayan forces agree to observe ceasefire declared by Ethiopian government
Addis Ababa says cessation of hostilities is to allow aid into war-scarred northern region
Trapped civilians endure further misery as fighting in Syria continues
Russian warplanes strike rebel-held towns as Turkish military backs insurgent strikes
Syria: 235,000 people flee Idlib in two-week Russian-backed offensive – UN
Thousands remain in Ma’arat al-Nu’man due to fear of bombing after medical centres hit
Hundreds of Isis supporters flee camp amid Turkish offensive in northern Syria
Dundalk woman Lisa Smith may have been in Ain Eissa camp
Rain grounds Mozambique aid flights as cyclone death toll hits 38
Rescuers use break in rains to send one aid helicopter to island of Ibo, but further flights cancelled
Cyclone Kenneth leaves trail of destruction in Mozambique
At least one killed in African country still recovering from Cyclone Idai last month
Mozambique says death toll from cyclone and floods now 446
Minister estimates 531,000 people affected by the disaster and 110,000 are in camps
Reports of cholera outbreaks in Beira as flood rescue efforts continue
Aid agencies describe terrible conditions in Mozambican city battered by cyclone Idai
Aid workers scramble to rescue more African cyclone victims
Death toll in Mozambique and neighbours rises above 400 and is expected to go much higher
Bitter harvest for Palestinian olive farmers
Climate change, lack of water and problems with settlers combine to threaten age-old sector
Indonesian earthquake and tsunami death toll rises to over 1,200
Rescue agencies in race against time to find survivors of last week’s double disaster
Turkey castigates call to withdraw army and militias from Kurdish Afrin district
Jihadis in villages of non-Muslim Yazidi Kurds persecute them for their faith and ethnicity
Aid convoy reaches eastern Ghouta but Syria removes medical supplies
Macron calls Putin to urge acceptance of ceasefire called for by UN Security Council
Isis ‘using human shields’ as coalition advances on Mosul
Iraqi and Kurdish forces say they have taken 20 villages near Mosul as assault advances
UN worried for Syrians stranded by Islamic State advance
Some 8,000 Syrians trapped by fighting north of Aleppo, where Islamic State has advanced against rebels
Fiji declares curfew as cyclone Winston approaches
‘I have palm trees flying all around me at the moment’ says an official with a UN agency
Syria ‘most devastating crisis of the 21st century’, says UN
Humanitarian officials say priority must be given to the humanitarian situation in talks
Ethiopia heading for worst drought in decades
Over eight million people are already in need of food assistance as livelihoods devastated
UN launches appeal for €255 million in Yemen aid
Organisation calls for funds to help 7.5 million affected by Saudi air strikes and conflict
Government doubles level of aid over Philippines typhoon
Pledge over extra €1.6m brings country’s contribution to more than €3m
Israel evicts entire Palestinian village for army exercise
Residents of Wadi al-Maleh evicted after Israel army declares area a live training zone
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