UN emergency food aid in Somalia may halt by April amid severe hunger
Families in Somalia pushed to the brink amid severe hunger; urgent food aid needed to avert worsening conditions.
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Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen when final Israeli body is returned
Israel says it will reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing once the body of the last Israeli captive held in Gaza is recovered.
Published On 26 Jan 2026
‘Waiting to die’: Hunger, devastation in Tigray a year after US aid cuts
In Ethiopia, once largest recipient of USAID funds in sub-Saharan Africa, many left with ‘little humanitarian support’.
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Pro-Palestine activist on hunger strike says he will begin refusing water
Palestine Action-linked remand prisoner Umer Khalid calls on the UK to engage with his protest demands.
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Yemen faces worst food crisis since 2022, aid group warns
Aid cuts, conflict and economic collapse push millions of Yemenis towards severe hunger in 2026.
Sudan food aid at risk of running dry, UN warns
WFP says $700m needed to prevent the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis from worsening.
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Pal Action prisoner on protest: ‘I no longer feel hunger, I feel pain’
Palestine Action-linked prisoner, 31, says she is suffering with pain as her 72-day protest reaches a critical stage.
Hunger strike for 70 days: How the body breaks down without food
Medical estimates put survival without food at 45 to 61 days. Three UK activists are now pushing beyond that boundary.
Belfast rallies for Palestine hunger strikers as memories of 1981 return
For many in Belfast, the pro-Palestine hunger strikes are a reminder of what Irish republicans endured 44 years ago.
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Who are the Palestine Action hunger strikers?
Four activists from the proscribed Palestine Action group in the UK are still on hunger strikes in prison.
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Bodies of pro-Palestine hunger strikers in UK “reach breaking point”
Pro-Palestine activist, Audrey Corno talks about conditions of Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners on hunger strike.
Published On 31 Dec 2025
