As the 2016 Summer Olympics came to a close, refugee soccer players resettled in Baltimore reflected on their own dreams.

Nancy Dent describes the deteriorating situation on the Greek island of Lesvos where 450 people are currently being detained on a navy ship.

Khawadah,* a Syrian refugee, has seen a lifetime of suffering. Like many women, she was forced to leave school to marry. Later, the war sent her into exile in Jordan. Despite such hardships, the 28-year-old refused to let her spirit whither, turning her sorrow into something meaningful, even beautiful.

We take a look back at the moments in 2018 that filled us with hope.

Ask Esther and Simon their favourite time of day and they share the same answer: it's when they see each other.

The second major storm to hit southeast Africa in six weeks threatens to devastate an area already compromised by conflict, poverty and drought.

The second largest Ebola outbreak in history is raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country that has faced decades of violence and instability. Over nine months in, the outbreak has infected more than 2,000 people and taken more than 1,300 lives.

Forced by war to abandon their businesses and former lives, Syrian women are creating new opportunities for themselves and their families in the countries where they’ve found refuge. Meet five resilient and ambitious entrepreneurs in Jordan in our new multimedia series, Starting up again: Syrian entrepreneurs in exile.