New fears over Gaza's worsening humanita...

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Sean Diddy Combs denied bail, despite being found not guilty on the most serious charges. 

The fallout from horrific sexual abuse allegations involving a Melbourne child care worker continues, with the Victorian government launching a wide-ranging review of child care safety. 

On 11/28/24, despite warnings by the international community against such a step, Israel’s Knesset voted overwhelmingly to adopt two laws that effectively ban the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA), the UN agency that has served the needs of Palestinian refugees since 194 ... Show More

António Guterres, the secretary-general of the UN, said that humanitarian efforts in Gaza were being “strangled” 

As Israel says its troops have entered Gaza City, the humanitarian crisis is stark. Bakeries in North Gaza are closed, according to the UN, and hospitals are nearly out of fuel, says the Palestinian Red Crescent. The UN Secretary-General today called for an unconditional release ... Show More

Israel’s parliament voted to ban UNRWA, the UN’s aid agency for Palestinians, from operating inside the country, alleging that Hamas militants have infiltrated its staff. 

Senior U.S. officials have urged Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza as Israel steps up offensives in the northern parts of the enclave. The UN Special Envoy to Yemen says attacks on international shipping continue in the Red Sea. And participants of the Sino-Ger ... Show More

In Gaza, children are dying while waiting for medical evacuation, UNICEF revealsSudan’s humanitarian crisis continues to spiral as aid is blockedAttacks continue against UN peacekeepers on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel 

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan “Six-hundred days on, the humanitarian situation in Gaza is at its darkest point yet,” reads the latest statement by the UN’s Humanitarian Country Team of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 

As peace talks drag on, the crisis in Gaza gets worse and worse. It's now two weeks since Israel shut off electricity, food, fuel and medical supplies, in a bid to pressure Hamas to accept an extension of the preliminary ceasefire. Gavin Kelleher is the humanitarian access manage ... Show More

The Israeli military says it's to investigate the reported killing on Tuesday of twenty-seven Palestinians near a US-backed aid distribution centre in Gaza. Also: Musk calls Trump’s tax bill a “disgusting abomination”. 

The United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has told the BBC that 14,000 babies in Gaza could die within the next two days unless aid can reach them. He said baby food brought into the territory by five trucks on Monday was "a drop in the ocean". Israel has blocked all aid ... Show More