Humanitarian Crises

The Take: Who controls Yemen now and why it matters

Humanitarian crisis worsens in Yemen as power struggles intensify and aid gaps grow.

One family’s daily struggle reflects alarming food shortages in Yemen

Nasr has no steady employment in Sanaa. He, his wife and five daughters often go to bed hungry.

Lives on hold for two years: Hope, fear stuck behind Gaza’s Rafah crossing

Among those seeking an exit: severely ill children, a mother trying to reunite with her husband and an aspirant student.

Hamas disarmament in Gaza comes with ‘some sort of amnesty’: US official

Official’s comment on amnesty for Hamas members seen as ‘significant step’, as focus moves to next stage of ceasefire.

Demonstrators hold a banner and flags in support of Palestinians during a protest in relation to the ceasefire in Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland. [Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters]

Protesters chant and bang on trash cans as they stand behind a makeshift barricade during a protest in response to the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer

Protesters chant and bang on rubbish bins as they stand behind a makeshift barricade during a protest in response to the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was shot by a US Border Patrol officer earlier in the day in Minneapolis. [Adam Gray/AP Photo]

The Senegalese soccer team rides through thousands of cheering fans celebrating their victory in the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament, in Dakar, Senegal

The Senegalese football team rides through thousands of cheering fans celebrating their victory in the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, in Dakar, Senegal. [Misper Apawu/AP Photo]

Mourners carry the body of Abd Shaat, one of the three Palestinian journalists who were killed in an Israeli strike on an Egyptian committee's vehicle

Mourners carry the body of Abd Shaat, one of the three Palestinian journalists killed in an Israeli attack on an Egyptian committee's vehicle, during his funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo]

A demonstrator holds a portrait depicting ousted President Nicolas Maduro, as supporters of Venezuela's government march during a rally to demand the release of Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, following their capture by U.S. forces during recent U.S. strikes on the country, in Caracas,

A demonstrator holds a portrait depicting abducted President Nicolas Maduro, as supporters of Venezuela's government march during a rally to demand the release of Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, following their capture by US forces during recent US raids on the country, in Caracas, Venezuela. [Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters]

People climb over the damaged al-Rashid Bridge, with some crossing on foot, after it was destroyed as Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces withdrew, a day after government forces took control of the area on the outskirts of Raqqa, northeastern Syria. [Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo]

President Donald Trump holds the charter during a signing ceremony on his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

US President Donald Trump holds the charter during a signing ceremony on his Board of Peace initiative at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. [Markus Schreiber/AP Photo]

Rescue workers and firefighters work with heavy machinery to search through the rubble of a burnt building of a multistory shopping plaza following a massive fire in Karachi, Pakistan

Rescue workers and firefighters work with heavy machinery to search through the rubble of a burned building of a multistorey shopping plaza following a massive fire in Karachi, Pakistan. [Ali Raza/AP Photo]