Juliette Gash

Matriarch of the Umoja Women's Village in Samburu Province, Rebecca Lolosoli, has helped women flee violence (file pic)

Women and girls suffer most during food crisis in Kenya

Villagers, mostly women and children, gather in Purapul village in Marsabit to attend a mobile clinic

Food insecurity - on the frontline of famine in Kenya

Prolonged malnutrition isn't just an urgent medical concern, it can also have life-long consequences for the children affected.

World • 07 Sep 22

A mother feeds her son with nutrition supplements in a village in north Kenya

'We have to act' - on the frontline of famine in Kenya

There are 22 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia in the Horn of Africa, with 4.6 million children acutely malnourished.

World • 06 Sep 22

Maria was among a group of Syrians stranded on a small island on the Greek-Turkey border

Greece vows to retrieve body of Syrian refugee child

Greek authorities say they will try to retrieve the remains of a five-year-old Syrian girl who died on a small island on the Greece-Turkey border, where she was among a group of migrants stranded there.

World • 17 Aug 22

Nancy Pelosi was welcomed by Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (Pic via Taiwanese Foreign Ministry/Getty)

China warns of 'actions' over Pelosi's Taiwan visit

China's military has vowed to launch "targeted military actions" in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, as tension flares between Washington and Beijing.

World • 02 Aug 22

Lisa Smith was found guilty of being a member of the unlawful terrorist group, the so-called Islamic State (File image, Rolling News)

From Dundalk to Syria - who is Lisa Smith?

Lisa Smith had an ordinary childhood in Dundalk, deciding at the age of 19 to join the Defence Forces. How did she end up being found guilty of being a member of the unlawful terrorist group, the so-called Islamic State?

Courts • 22 Jul 22

The second round of voting takes place on 24 April

French presidential election: What you need to know

Today's vote in France will determine whether the pro-European centrist President Emmanuel Macron or the far-right, anti-immigration Marine Le Pen runs the European Union's second-largest economy for the next five years, writes Juliette Gash.

Analysis and Comment • 24 Apr 22

Some electoral leaflets of the French presidential candidates

Déjà vu? Macron and Le Pen forecast to battle it out

French voters head to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a two-round presidential election, the second vote taking place two weeks later.

Analysis and Comment • 07 Apr 22

EU, Chinese leaders meeting for no ordinary summit

European and Chinese leaders are to meet at a virtual summit this morning against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.

World • 01 Apr 22

Palestinian flags stand in the Jordan Valley, West Bank (File image, Getty)

Israel accused of practicing apartheid in Palestine

Israel has again been accused of practicing apartheid in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), this time by the outgoing UN Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967.

Analysis and Comment • 30 Mar 22