How an aid initiative maimed thousands of children in war-torn Africa

A well-meaning humanitarian intervention intended to help some of the world’s poorest people backfired with devastating consequences

How an aid initiative maimed thousands of children in war-torn Africa

A well-meaning humanitarian intervention intended to help some of the world’s poorest people backfired with devastating consequences

Europe’s record-breaking summer heat estimated to have killed 50,000 people

Continent suffers highest ever heat-related death toll with Italy hardest hit

One billion children at risk from heatwaves, WHO warns

Countries are urged to monitor how extreme temperatures affect pregnant women, newborns and children

Europe records highest ever number of West Nile Virus cases

Climate change is responsible for pushing the disease further northwards, researchers says

Ed Miliband calls for ‘new deal on debt’ as developing countries face spiralling borrowing costs

Foreign secretary promises to push for urgent reform as he warns the global financial system is failing emerging markets

Trump backs down in Zambia mineral and data-sharing row

Agreement follows months of negotiations over a $2.49 billion health aid package

El Nino, hunger and fuel threaten ‘perfect storm’, says UN

Policy brief says the three ‘compounding crises’ are hitting developing economies especially hard

Extreme heat is increasing risks for pregnant women and babies, experts warn

High temperatures heighten the threat of stillbirth, premature births, and low birth weight, according to Wellcome Trust report

Fraudster jailed for 41 years over Pakistani nurse scam in Saudi

More than 90 women were sent to Saudi Arabia on fake documents in an elaborate fraud to provide workers for short-staffed Gulf hospitals

West Nile virus hits Europe as temperatures climb

Mosquito-borne disease becomes entrenched across the continent following a record hot summer

Indonesia wildfires trigger 50,000 respiratory infections

Just one month into its fire season, intense blazes have proven hard to control. Now, experts fear that El Niño is about to make it worse

Global hunger is a threat to Britain’s national security, report says

Researchers warn that food shortages are a driver of mass migration, extreme violence and war – events that threaten serious repercussions

Zika virus mosquitoes breed in Britain for first time

Aedes aegypti colony with larvae found in London in sign warming climate is bringing disease-carriers

China clamped down on exotic wildlife farms – now they’ve moved to Southeast Asia

There’s been an ‘explosion’ of breeding facilities in Thailand and Laos, raising biosecurity concerns

Syria needs a climate-proof reconstruction plan – one that will make its deserts bloom

Like post-war Germany and Japan, Syria has a blank slate on which to build. It must harness green technology if it is to prosper long term

This summer’s wildfire epidemic is one of the worst in decades – so why are deaths so low?

As the risk of ‘fire weather’ increases, humans are learning to adapt to an ominous new normal

Wildfire watch: Inside London’s fire control centre on the hottest day of the year

A summer of record-breaking heatwaves has turned the capital into a tinderbox

What I saw in a week on the front line of Afghanistan’s hunger crisis

More than a third of the country’s population requires urgent food assistance. Malnourished mothers and children bear the brunt

World’s first seahorse hospital fights to protect them from extinction

As millions of creatures are poached for the Asian traditional medicine market, rescuers scramble to preserve a vulnerable marine population

Burnham’s plan to restore UK aid spending

A roadmap for returning the UK to spending 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income on international aid is to form part of a major shake-up

The squad of motorbike-riding women fighting wildfires in the jungle

An all-female surveillance team patrol the forest to protect their homes and the environment

‘I feel like I’m in front of a fireball’: 45C heat becomes India’s new normal

When bats fell from the sky, Ahmedabad became a pioneer in fighting extreme heat. Its strategy is both a blueprint – and a warning

How Morocco is leading Africa’s solar energy revolution

The last great undeveloped continent has always relied on others for its energy. But now it could become a solar and renewables super-power

How Morocco is leading Africa’s solar energy revolution

The last great undeveloped continent has always relied on others for its energy. But now it could become a solar and renewables super-power

All crises bring opportunities. This could be the silver lining to ‘aid austerity’

Amid the chaos of a historic contraction in international development spending, one positive trend may be emerging

The ‘crazy pill’ pushing thousands into addiction

Once used legally by long haul truck drivers in Thailand, yaba is now wreaking havoc with lives in Bangladesh

India’s unstoppable electric tuk-tuk revolution

The three-wheelers are the backbone of Asia’s transport system. Now, battery-powered versions are transforming economies and the environment

India’s unstoppable electric tuk-tuk revolution

The three-wheelers are the backbone of Asia’s transport system. Now, battery-powered versions are transforming economies and the environment

DiCaprio’s Amazonian warrior queen

Juma Xipaia, subject of Oscar-tipped film Yanuni, led protests against the destruction of her rainforest home. It put a price on her head

DiCaprio’s Amazonian warrior queen

Juma Xipaia, subject of Oscar-tipped film Yanuni, led protests against the destruction of her rainforest home. It put a price on her head

Somalia suffers worst-ever drought – with no aid to help

Catastrophic drought risks becoming one of the first major humanitarian crises of the ‘post-aid era,’ aid groups warn

Terrorist turf war over Lake Chad plunges thousands into hunger

Boko Haram and ISIS are fighting over the islands of Lake Chad, tipping the surrounding region into humanitarian catastrophe

Terrorist turf war over Lake Chad plunges thousands into hunger

Boko Haram and ISIS are fighting over the islands of Lake Chad, tipping the surrounding region into a humanitarian catastrophe

They seek riches from the jungle – but this eco-system is our future

Indigenous communities in the Congo Basin turn to climate conservation to protect the jungle from resource extraction

They seek riches from the jungle – but this eco-system is our future

Indigenous communities in the Congo Basin turn to climate conservation to protect the jungle from resource extraction

Ghana is latest African country to reject Trump aid deal over data concerns

West African nation reportedly joins Zimbabwe and Zambia in turning down a new ‘America First’ agreement to receive US health funding

‘No money and no plan’ behind UK aid strategy, MPs warn

A scathing cross-party report said Britain’s new strategy has ‘significant gaps’, including a ‘lack of clarity’ about how to achieve aims

Britain’s £8bn bet on the developing world

Initiative led by British International Investment aims to make returns for the UK taxpayer while also driving global development

Crowds turn out for Pope Leo as contest for Africa’s souls intensifies

Hundreds of thousands of people attended mass with the head of the Catholic church in the Cameroonian city of Douala

Wout van Aert wins Paris-Roubaix, stopping Tadej Pogacar from making history

Wout van Aert wins Paris-Roubaix, stopping Tadej Pogacar from making history

From lockdown to Los Angeles: the rise and rise of South Sudan’s blind footballers

In six years, the Bright Stars have gone from training in a dusty field to preparing for the Paralympics

Droughts driving spread of drug-resistant infections, research shows

The more arid the soil, the greater the concentration of antibiotic resistant bacteria it contained, study reveals

Could underwater living help save the world’s oceans?

Hotel-style accommodation will enable research divers to live comfortably beneath the water’s surface for a week at a time