Here are the top humanitarian headlines today on trust.org:
IRAQ: The United States is exploring options to evacuate thousands of Iraqi civilians trapped on a barren mountain in northern Iraq by Islamic militants, after four nights of humanitarian relief airdrops, U.S. officials say.
- Iraq accuses Islamic State of Yazidi atrocity, U.S. conducts new strikes
- Gaza teen's war tweets make her a social media sensation
- VIDEO: More aid reaches northern Iraq as political strife grows
- SPOTLIGHT: Iraq divided and in crisis
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: Israeli negotiators have arrived in Cairo for talks on ending a month-old Gaza war with Palestinian militants after a new 72-hour truce brokered by Egypt appeared to be holding.
EBOLA: Nigeria's Lagos has 10 confirmed cases of Ebola, up from seven at the last count, although only two so far have died, including the Liberian who brought the virus in, the health minister says.
- West Africans fill churches to pray for deliverance from 'devil' Ebola
- SPOTLIGHT: Ebola outbreak in West Africa
SOMALIA: War-ravaged Somalia is hurtling towards a second famine in three years that could be prevented if donors increased funding, Philippe Lazzarini, United Nations' humanitarian coordinator for Somalia says.
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Germany says does not deliver arms to conflict zones – Reuters
Ukraine's forces say close to taking rebel-held Donetsk – Reuters
Heavy shelling resumes in Libyan capital Tripoli – Reuters
Japan orders 1.6 mln to flee Typhoon Halong; one dead, travel chaos - Reuters
Pakistan's juniper forest sacrificed for fuel, fruit orchards – Aamir Saeed, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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