In-depth reporting on Malaysia and the region.
The European Union has committed €2.1 million in humanitarian assistance to Colombia following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 181 people. The funding supports health, water, sanitation, shelter and food distribution.
A Houthi attack on a Yemeni-flagged cargo ship in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait killed six people and wounded ten others. The vessel was carrying food supplies through the strategically vital waterway when struck by ballistic missiles.
Tropical Depressions Luis and Maymay, combined with the southwest monsoon, have claimed 19 lives and displaced 2.2 million people across the Philippines, with the hardest-hit regions being the northern highland areas.
Gazans caught in negotiation deadlock over second-phase ceasefire implementation face mounting humanitarian pressures, with cancer patients dying daily and displaced families unable to return home or access treatment.
Eight thousand people remain displaced in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture a week after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck on July 28. Extreme heat, water outages, and ongoing aftershocks compound the humanitarian crisis as authorities accelerate reconstruction efforts.
Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv on August 1, killing at least nine people and injuring 23 others across five districts of the Ukrainian capital, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Israeli forces have injured multiple Palestinians, including women and elderly residents, during raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The operations included property seizures and livestock theft attempts, continuing a pattern of escalating violence.
An estimated 1.4 million people in Gaza are projected to experience severe acute food insecurity through December 2026, with the crisis deepening despite recent humanitarian gains, according to new UN food security analysis.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem narrowly escaped an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Thursday when his vehicle was targeted, though his bodyguard was killed. The incident marks renewed escalation despite a ceasefire nominally in place since October.
A Palestinian government weekly report indicates the Israeli military has destroyed more than 90 per cent of the Gaza Strip, with occupation forces controlling roughly 80 per cent of the war-affected territory, amid intensified operations and settler attacks.