Humanitarian news

Dozens killed, hundreds of thousands displaced by Bangladesh flood
Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading in Southeast Asia
U.N. says war in Yemen is 'eminently resolvable'
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Stateless: The world's most invisible people
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Life for the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee camp
South Sudanese rebel group says it killed eight soldiers Reuters
Greta Thunberg to French MPs: you cannot ignore scientists Reuters
Dutch court convicts Islamic State militant of war crimes Reuters
India's top court to rule on eviction of millions from forests Rina Chandran
Indonesians hope 'milestone' ruling will dampen haze-fire risks Michael Taylor
Mexican Federal Police accused of harassment at migrant shelter Reuters
EU countries agree to new migrant influx mechanism -Macron Reuters
Congo minister's resignation over Ebola snub could unblock vaccine Reuters
Istanbul gives Syrians one month to return to provinces Reuters
Pope's envoy tells Syrian leader of concern for Idlib civilians Reuters
Thai farmers asked to delay rice planting as drought bites Reuters
At least 17 killed in bomb attack in Somalia capital Reuters
Afghan forces kill seven civilians in attack on militants Reuters
UK to send 250 troops to Mali for peacekeeping operations Reuters
Death toll from India, Nepal, Bangladesh floods jumps to over 300 Reuters
Tasmania's Aboriginal groups divided over new place naming policy Adeshola Ore
Ageing Singapore uses gardening to fight loneliness Beh Lih Yi
Air strikes kill 18 in Syria's Idlib -Observatory Reuters
Female suicide bomber kills eight in northwest Pakistan Reuters
Far from Cape Town tourist sites, a gangland battle rages Reuters
At least 17 people killed in Ethiopia during unrest - officials Reuters
Bosnia buries 86 victims of 1992-95 war recovered from ravine Reuters
Africa's largest wind power project opens in northern Kenya Nita Bhalla
Peru evacuates hundreds in south after volcano rumbles Reuters
French forests scarred as heatwaves bring bark beetle infestation Reuters
Six missing after suspected Islamists attack aid convoy in Nigeria Reuters
Unrest over autonomy bid kills four in Ethiopia's Hawassa city Reuters
Dutch state accepts partial liability for Srebrenica deaths Reuters
WHO says investigators conclude Ebola victim did not enter Rwanda Reuters
For some Chinese Muslims, fleeing doesn't end trouble Reuters
Bangladesh rivers break their banks, forcing 400,000 to flee homes Reuters
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Two killings symbolise reach of Kashmir conflict Reuters
U.N. calls out Saudi Arabia, UAE for not paying Yemen aid pledges Reuters
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