Conflict

Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher, cut off by 19 miles of earthen berms built by rebel forces now attacking the town. Katharine Houreld and her Washington Post colleagues have been speaking with some of those behind the dirt walls. She tells The World’s Marco Werman what she learned.

Poland, Latvia and Lithuania all share a border with Belarus — and tensions are running high in all three countries, as Russia and Belarus ramp up accustomed military drills. DW’s Lisa Louis reports from the Lithuanian border.

Yousef Sweid tried to avoid talking about war. Now, in a sold-out one-man show, he confronts politics, identity and fatherhood — with humor and unease.

Most wars today happen in urban settings. This impacts the daily lives of civilians, including aspects critical to human well-being, such as sleep. People living through war in Gaza and Ukraine share their experiences with sleeplessness and how they’re trying to cope.

After four months of near-total siege by Israel, people in Gaza are starving. The United Nations says at least 1 in 3 people are going multiple days without eating, and death from hunger is on the rise.