Water shortages

China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north

Abhinav Thawait

BEIJING (AP) — China is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding forcing the evacuation of ...

Extreme drought in southern Africa leaves millions hungry

Abhinav Thawait

MANGWE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share of precious golden cooking oil ...

South Africa water crisis: Taps dry in Johannesburg

Abhinav Thawait

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as ...

Mexico City residents protest ‘unprecedented’ water shortages

Daisy Hips

By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Frustrated Mexico City residents have been protesting weeks of water shortages, with officials warning ...

Neighbouring states become enemies as water scarcity drives conflict

Abhinav Thawait

Burning heat, sandstorms and drought plague those whose homes are in the areas along the border of Afghanistan and Iran. ...

Israel-Hamas war: Israeli troops battle militants across north Gaza

Abhinav Thawait

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battled Palestinian militants in an urban refugee camp and outside a nearby ...

Thousands flee Gaza’s main hospital but hundreds, including babies, still trapped by fighting

Abhinav Thawait

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of people appear to have fled from Gaza’s largest hospital as Israeli forces ...