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This photograph shared by Indian navy on the X platform shows people on board the hijacked ship ex-MV Ruen, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Indian navy says that it has intercepted the ship and has demanded that the pirates surrender and release all civilians held hostage on the ship.

India’s navy takes control of ship hijacked by Somali pirates

The development came after men on the bulk carrier fired at an Indian warship in international waters on Friday.

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Palestinians line up for free food distribution during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, last month.

Experts say Gaza is close to famine. What does that mean?

As Palestinians struggle to find food, humanitarians and UN officials are warning that famine is imminent in the enclave. What is it exactly?

  • Gaya Gupta
People walk on a destroyed section of the road following heavy rains which stopped vehicles from crossing along Mwingi-Garissa highway, Northern Kenya.

Severe drought turns to severe floods killing hundreds in East Africa

Thousands of homes have been washed away or are marooned, farms are submerged, livestock drowned, aid agencies said. El Nino is being blamed.

  • Humphrey Malalo
Basil James Ryan was believed to have enlisted under an alias, Basil DeCourcy presumably because he didn’t have his mother’s permission to enlist and could have been too young.

The peacekeepers and soldiers missing from history

Putting names to faces in photos of Australian soldiers who served as peacekeepers or went to war is crucial if their service is to be honoured, say veterans and historians.

  • Julie Power
The drought in Somalia has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

Drought in Somalia killed as many as 43,000 people last year – half of them children

At least 18,000 more people are forecast to die in the first six months of this year, says a report backed by the UN and WHO.

A Somali soldier walks through the scene of a double car-bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia.

At least 100 people killed as twin car bombs strike Somalia

The terror attack has targeted the same location as a 2017 bombing that killed more than 500.

  • Omar Faruk
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climate change famine

Stop pretending famine has nothing to do with you

It’s a striking moral challenge for Australians given how wealthy we are by global standards.

  • Matt Wade
A camp for internally displaced people at Khaatumo in Somaliland.

The hungriest place on earth

As the world grapples with the repercussions of the war in Ukraine and the threat of global recession, a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding that threatens up to 20 million people.

  • Matt Wade
A member of security forces cordons off wreckage at the scene.

At least 21 killed in Somalia hotel siege, many hostages freed

Elite armed forces battled al Qaeda-linked militants for 30 hours after the jihadists blasted and shot their way into the Hayat Hotel.

  • Abdi Sheikh
Escape From Mogadishu.

Korean blockbuster has the finest action finale I’ve seen for a long time

Escape From Mogadishu, a lavish movie about diplomats caught in a terrifying civil war, is full of surprises and ought to have a seat belt warning.

  • Paul Byrnes

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