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Winter storms upended thousands in Gaza

“Tents were blown away or damaged, homes collapsed under storm conditions, and personal belongings were soaked,” according to its latest update. “In several locations, entire displacement sites were flooded due to inadequate drainage and…

7 January 2026 · 2 min read

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Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval

The backdropVenezuela has endured years of economic collapse, political instability, hyperinflation and economic sanctions from Washington, compounded by floods, landslides and other climate shocks.The recent seizure of President Nicolás Maduro…

7 January 2026 · 3 min read

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Gaza aid lifelines under strain as winter worsens

Since the fragile October ceasefire began as phase one of the US-led peace plan, thousands of tents and hundreds of thousands of tarpaulins have been distributed. Yet partners estimate that over…

3 January 2026 · 4 min read

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New year dawns amid rubble and resolve in Gaza

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians remain uprooted, many living in makeshift tents pitched on bare ground or squeezed into damaged buildings without reliable access to water, electricity, healthcare or sanitation.…

1 January 2026 · 2 min read