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Rebels in Congo declare ceasefire

Rebels in Congo declare ceasefire

Mon 3 Feb 2025 20:54 CET

The rebel group M23, whose advance in eastern Congo-Kinshasa has caused hundreds of deaths recently, has declared a unilateral ceasefire.

Rebels in Congo declare ceasefire

Rebels in Congo declare ceasefire

Mon 3 Feb 2025 17:50 CET

The rebel group M23, which is behind hundreds of deaths in eastern Congo-Kinshasa in recent times, has announced a temporary ceasefire.

Kuylenstierna becomes new head of the Environmental Protection Agency

Kuylenstierna becomes new head of the Environmental Protection Agency

Mon 3 Feb 2025 11:31 CET

UN condemns new attacks – Zelenskyj appeals for support

UN condemns new attacks – Zelenskyj appeals for support

Sat 1 Feb 2025 07:29 CET

Volodymyr Zelenskyj appeals for increased support since eight people were killed in the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine. The UN condemns a robot attack on the historic port city of Odessa

Hundreds dead as rebels advance

Hundreds dead as rebels advance

Fri 31 Jan 2025 15:27 CET

The UN warns of executions and sexual violence as the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 advances in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the city of Goma alone, several hundred people have been killed in the past week

UNRWA is banned in Israel today

UNRWA is banned in Israel today

Thu 30 Jan 2025 09:51 CET

Israel's ban on Unrwa, the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees, comes into effect on Thursday.

President vows to counter rebel offensive

President vows to counter rebel offensive

Thu 30 Jan 2025 03:22 CET

The President of Congo-Kinshasa, Felix Tshisekedi, says that the country's military is responding "forcefully and coordinatedly" to the ongoing offensive by Rwanda-backed rebels in the eastern parts of the country.

President skips crisis meeting – Goma's fate hangs by a thread

President skips crisis meeting – Goma's fate hangs by a thread

Wed 29 Jan 2025 11:57 CET

The President of Congo-Kinshasa, Félix Tshisekedi, will soon address the nation. This comes after Tshisekedi declined a crisis meeting with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame – while the million-city Goma is on the brink of falling into the hands of Rwanda-backed rebels

Chaos in Congo - Embassies Attacked in Kinshasa

Chaos in Congo - Embassies Attacked in Kinshasa

Tue 28 Jan 2025 11:24 CET

Ambassadors in Congo's capital Kinshasa are attacked by large crowds of dissatisfied demonstrators, in protest against Rwanda-backed guerrilla capturing the million-city Goma. The UN warns of food shortages in the Goma area, where dead bodies are reported to be lying on the streets and the M23 rebels are said to have taken control of the airport

Pro-Palestinian journalist released from Switzerland

Pro-Palestinian journalist released from Switzerland

Tue 28 Jan 2025 01:39 CET

The American, pro-Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah, who has been detained in Switzerland, has been released, he writes himself on X.

Healthcare staff in Goma hear battles in the city center

Healthcare staff in Goma hear battles in the city center

Mon 27 Jan 2025 20:03 CET

The frontline in Goma in eastern Congo-Kinshasa is approaching the city center, according to Médecins Sans Frontières' personnel on site who hear shelling from the bomb shelters.

Two- and three-year-olds died in the Mediterranean

Two- and three-year-olds died in the Mediterranean

Mon 27 Jan 2025 15:16 CET

Back in Auschwitz: "The world has become toxic"

Back in Auschwitz: "The world has become toxic"

Mon 27 Jan 2025 12:58 CET

80 years after the liberation, about 50 survivors are back at the site of the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz. One of them brings a warning

Thousands flee chaos in Congo – explosions in Goma

Thousands flee chaos in Congo – explosions in Goma

Mon 27 Jan 2025 03:11 CET

The rebels in M23, who are supported by Rwanda, claim to have taken control of the million-city Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Potentially thousands of prisoners have escaped from a prison in the chaos that prevails

UN meets on growing crisis in eastern Congo

UN meets on growing crisis in eastern Congo

Sun 26 Jan 2025 16:25 CET

The Democratic Republic of the Congo breaks off its diplomatic relations with Rwanda as a direct consequence of a new offensive from the rebel force M23, which is said to have close ties with Rwanda. The UN Secretary-General urges Rwanda to completely withdraw from the neighboring country

Congo accuses Rwanda of "declaration of war"

Congo accuses Rwanda of "declaration of war"

Sun 26 Jan 2025 14:05 CET

The Democratic Republic of the Congo accuses neighboring country Rwanda of having declared war. The accusation comes at a meeting in the UN Security Council and after Kinshasa broke off diplomatic relations with Kigali

UN: 13,000 Children Killed in Gaza

UN: 13,000 Children Killed in Gaza

Sun 26 Jan 2025 07:51 CET

The war between Hamas and Israel has resulted in over 13,000 children dying in Gaza and almost twice as many being injured, according to the UN.

Europe's Last Dictator Consolidates His Power

Europe's Last Dictator Consolidates His Power

Sun 26 Jan 2025 07:00 CET

It has been predetermined, by both the opposition and the EU. Now Belarus is going to the polls, an event expected to give the authoritarian and Russia-allied Aleksandr Lukashenko another five years in power

The Democratic Republic of the Congo takes a seat on the Security Council

The Democratic Republic of the Congo takes a seat on the Security Council

Sun 26 Jan 2025 01:31 CET

The UN Security Council meets as early as Sunday about the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The meeting is being brought forward a day due to the acute situation in the country

Seven UN employees taken captive in Yemen

Seven UN employees taken captive in Yemen

Sat 25 Jan 2025 02:43 CET

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured seven more UN employees, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to Congo-Kinshasa

Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to Congo-Kinshasa

Fri 24 Jan 2025 19:41 CET

The UN warns of a large-scale war in the Congo region

The UN warns of a large-scale war in the Congo region

Fri 24 Jan 2025 18:03 CET

Conflicts between the military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rebel group M23, which is supported by the neighboring country Rwanda, are intensifying. The UN chief is warning that the conflict could lead to a regional war

Israel's outgoing army chief: 20,000 Hamas members killed

Israel's outgoing army chief: 20,000 Hamas members killed

Tue 21 Jan 2025 14:21 CET

Israel's army chief Herzi Halevi will resign on March 6. The reason is the Israeli military's failure on October 7, 2023, when terrorist-stamped Hamas attacked Israel, he writes in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz

UN: No Looting During Ceasefire

UN: No Looting During Ceasefire

Tue 21 Jan 2025 12:40 CET

Since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force on Sunday, no looting of relief aid has been reported, announces the UN.