Philippines earthquake: 7.1-magnitude quake strikes Abra province, impact felt in Manila

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The quake struck in northern Luzon, the country's most populous island, at 8:43 a.m. local time…

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Afghanistan earthquake: ‘What do we do when another disaster hits?’ Afghans face crises on all fronts

The slow response, exacerbated by international sanctions and decades of mismanagement, concerns people working in the humanitarian space, like Obaidullah Baheer, lecturer in Transitional Justice at the American University of…

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