UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At least 155 million people faced acute hunger in 2020, including 133,000 who needed urgent food to prevent widespread death from starvation -- and the outlook for 2021 is equally grim or worse, a report by 16 organizations said Wednesday. The report, which...

The UN on Thursday sent 67 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Syria's northwestern Idlib province. The trucks crossed into Idlib through the Cilvegozu border gate in Turkey's southern Hatay province, according to the UN officials in the province. People in need residing in Idlib and its...

 Attacks on schools in North West Syria have been continuing despite a ceasefire that was agreed more than a year ago, Save the Children said today. Since the beginning of 2020, Save the Children and its partner Hurras Network have confirmed 37 attacks on educational facilities to...

The appeals process for the trial of Rifaat al-Assad goes ahead in Paris on Thursday. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s uncle was initially convicted of money laundering as part of an organised gang, embezzlement of public funds and aggravated tax evasion. FRANCE 24 looks back at the long...