Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports ‘a weapon of war’ with global repercussions

UN chief in talks on restoring Kyiv’s grain exports as tens of millions threatened

WHO among bodies reminding of Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Afghanistan and Tigray

Effects of Russian invasion are already being felt as far away as Sierra Leone and Ghana

Rebel Houthis have welcomed talks if the venue is neutral and have given priority to lifting Saudi blockade on Houthi-held ports and airports

Flour mills deliver supplies only to bread bakeries amid grain import concerns

Oireachtas time is given to a lottery while our rotten system of inequality is ignored

‘Catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis looming following Taliban’s return to power

Whether it is Denis O’Brien or Jeff Bezos, we must parse billionaires’ statements to assess their credibility

Many Afghans are selling possessions to buy food, with the Taliban unable to pay wages to civil servants

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US to prioritise removing troops from Afghanistan in days before evacuation deadline

EU-sponsored donors’ conference raises $6.4bn rather than the target of $10bn

Some 9.3m Syrians are now food insecure, an increase of 1.4m in past six months

UN warns of food threat as swarms cover 150km daily and eat same as 35,000 people