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Syria’s victims of the mathematics of global aid
What is wrong with us? While people and governments give generously to appeals for the victims of earthquakes and disease, they balk when it comes to those fleeing conflict.
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The impact from a devastating tropical storm will be “the very, very, very worst” in isolated outer islands but damage was still being assessed, Vanuatu’s president says.
Aid agencies say that a tropical cyclone could have wiped out entire villages in Vanuatu, in what could be one of the worst disasters in Pacific history.
A storm has forced Pope Francis to cut short his visit to the Phillippine city of Tacloban, which was hit by devastating Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.
What is wrong with us? While people and governments give generously to appeals for the victims of earthquakes and disease, they balk when it comes to those fleeing conflict.
If Andrew Lansley were to submit a CV for the top humanitarian role at the UN – which David Cameron is nominating him for – what would he write under “relevant experience”?
Why has Russia radically increased military flights on Nato’s borders – and how worried should we be?
The Disasters Emergency Committee is launching a major television appeal over the Ebola crisis, the first time it is calling for donations in response to a disease outbreak.
A Latvian Antonov cargo plane has been escorted in to land at Stansted airport by RAF Typhoon jets. It follows multiple reports of a massive explosion over Kent.
The spiralling costs of severe weather events more than justify the Met Office’s massive expenditure on a new supercomputer.
Whilst the satellite images from space may be a thing of beauty, we could well be staring down at the most powerful storm on our planet so far this year.
French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi is undergoing surgery following a severe head injury in the Japanese Grand Prix.
An airline passenger is arrested at Manchester Airport after the pilot received information that a “device” may be on board – but why did the RAF scramble fighter jets to escort the plane?
During the past week, there has been a marked rise in the number of tropical storms around the world, as the cumulative heat of summer provides energy for them to thrive.
As the news channels focused on violence in Gaza and the tragedy of MH17, what else happened? Channel 4 News finds out.
The balance of power has shifted considerably as the foreign secretary and chancellor attempt to make key gains in the United Kingdom’s economic partnership with India.