Afghanistan’s looming famine: will the West help the Taliban?
Millions of Afghans unable to afford food as country faces ‘unprecedented’ economic collapse
At least four killed in Taliban crackdown on protests, says UN
Human rights official says group conducting house-to-house searches and threatening journalists
Afghanistan teeters on brink of universal poverty, UN report warns
Development agency says Taliban takeover has put 20 years of economic gains at risk
Trees: A crucial lifeline for the climate emergency
One Change: Planting more trees in our cities and countryside is an integral part of ensuring a greener, more sustainable future
Three people lived in this village. Until two were murdered
The Moldovan village of Dobrusa once had a population of 200, but most have since left for larger towns, emigrated, or died. Now only one person remains in this ghost village
Houthi withdrawal from ports going to plan
Saudis claim some rebels remain behind in coast guard uniforms
Syria: ‘We received money for documentation but not restoration’
Foreign archaeologists no longer come and there are no funds for reconstruction
Homs locals aim to open new chapter in battered city’s history
Couple’s English-language bookshop part of efforts to preserve Syria’s built heritage
Rebuilding Homs: Finding hope in shops, the souk and a school
Syria’s rehabilitation is under way, but the pace varies greatly between city, town and village
‘One million children’ at risk of cholera death in Yemen
Infection rate continues to rise as deliveries of medical supplies restricted
Souqs filled with shoppers in house of relative peace
In Damascus, Homs, Hama, and coastal cities, Syrians live as normally as they can
Antonio Guterres extends front-runner status in UN race
Former Portuguese prime minister cements position after third Security Council vote
Developing countries should have place at tax table
Addis shows pressure from wealthy countries on multilateralism
Refugees and Jordanians forced to compete for scarce resources
Jordanians fear Syrian refugees will want to settle permanently
Syria’s war: remaining population lives in devastation, illness and poverty
Conflict takes heavy toll as fear and crime grind down a dispersed people
Gaza: war is over, for now
After last summer’s war, residents of the suburb of Shejaia returned to a barely recognisable expanse of rubble. Six months on, it hasn’t changed much, and people fear another conflict
Shadow of bubonic plague grows on Madagascar
Experts warn former French colony faces Black Death epidemic unless it slows spread of rodent-borne disease
Chemical weapons teams arrive to destroy Syria stockpiles
Syrian says seven of the 19 weapons sites listed by the government are in combat zones
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