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UN condemns new attacks – Zelenskyj appeals for support

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.

UN condemns new attacks – Zelenskyj appeals for support

Hundreds dead as rebels advance

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.

Hundreds dead as rebels advance

UNRWA is banned in Israel today

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

UNRWA is banned in Israel today

President vows to counter rebel offensive

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 vows to counter rebel offensive

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

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.

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

Chaos in Congo - Embassies Attacked in Kinshasa

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.

Chaos in Congo - Embassies Attacked in Kinshasa

Pro-Palestinian journalist released from Switzerland

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

Pro-Palestinian journalist released from Switzerland

Healthcare staff in Goma hear battles in the city center

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. .

Healthcare staff in Goma hear battles in the city center

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

Two small children, two and three years old, died when a boat sank in the central Mediterranean Sea over the weekend. The children died after being picked up by a rescue ship.

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

Back in Auschwitz: "The world has become toxic"

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.

Back in Auschwitz: "The world has become toxic"

Thousands flee chaos in Congo – explosions in Goma

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.

Thousands flee chaos in Congo – explosions in Goma

UN meets on growing crisis in eastern Congo

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.

UN meets on growing crisis in eastern Congo

Congo accuses Rwanda of "declaration of war"

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.

Congo accuses Rwanda of "declaration of war"

UN: 13,000 Children Killed in Gaza

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. .

UN: 13,000 Children Killed in Gaza

Europe's Last Dictator Consolidates His Power

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.

Europe's Last Dictator Consolidates His Power

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

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.

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

Seven UN employees taken captive in Yemen

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

Seven UN employees taken captive in Yemen

Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to Congo-Kinshasa

The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against non-essential travel to the entire Democratic Republic of the Congo and all travel to certain parts due to the security situation. The fighting between the country's military and the rebel group M23 is intensifying, and the UN is warning that a regional war could break out.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to Congo-Kinshasa

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

UN: No Looting During Ceasefire

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

UN: No Looting During Ceasefire

Building Walls and Two Genders: These Are Trump's First Decisions

Within the span of a few hours, the USA's new president Donald Trump had torn up 78 of his predecessor's decisions and signed a number of new orders. Here are some of the most talked-about – as well as the installation day's most debated snack.

Building Walls and Two Genders: These Are Trump's First Decisions

Safaa in Gaza: The Sound of Birds Was Wonderful

For the first time in 15 months, no bombs are falling over Gaza. On the second day of the ceasefire, Gazans woke up to the sound of birdsong instead of the drones' hum.

Safaa in Gaza: The Sound of Birds Was Wonderful

UN: Over 630 trucks to Gaza

More than 630 trucks with humanitarian aid entered the besieged Gaza Strip on the first day of the ceasefire, according to the UN's disaster relief organization, Ocha. At least 300 of them have reached northern Gaza.

UN: Over 630 trucks to Gaza