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New Rebel Offensive Launched in Congo

The rebel group M23 is reported to have launched a new offensive in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fighting is ongoing in the Ihusi area in South Kivu, according to local sources.
New Rebel Offensive Launched in Congo

IS executed the men and enslaved the women

Men were massacred, boys were forced to become child soldiers and girls and women were sold as sex slaves. Testimonies from IS atrocities against the Yazidis paint a picture of almost unimaginable brutality.
IS executed the men and enslaved the women

Deadline for Climate Plan – But Almost Everyone Misses It

Monday was the last day for the world's countries to submit their climate plans, which in detail describe how emissions are to be capped by 2035. But almost no countries have sent in the documents.
Deadline for Climate Plan – But Almost Everyone Misses It

UN stops aid efforts in northern Yemen

The UN has decided to discontinue humanitarian efforts in the part of Yemen controlled by the Islamist Huthi movement due to the security situation. .
UN stops aid efforts in northern Yemen

UN: Famine Threat Averted - For Now

The influx of relief aid, which is permitted under the ongoing ceasefire in the Gaza War, has made it possible to avoid starvation in most areas of the region, according to the UN. .
UN: Famine Threat Averted - For Now

UN condemns Rwanda's support to M23 militia

The UN Human Rights Council condemns Rwanda's support to rebel militias in eastern Congo-Kinshasa and will establish an expert group to investigate human rights violations. .
UN condemns Rwanda's support to M23 militia

UN: At Least 2,900 Killed in Congo-Kinshasa

At least 2,900 people were killed in battles in the city of Goma last week, according to the UN. The rebel group M23 has launched a new offensive in the eastern parts of the country, according to humanitarian and security sources.
UN: At Least 2,900 Killed in Congo-Kinshasa

Rebels in Congo declare ceasefire

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

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

Kuylenstierna becomes new head of the Environmental Protection Agency

Johan Kuylenstierna becomes the new director-general of the Environmental Protection Agency. This was announced by Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (L) at a press conference.
Kuylenstierna becomes new head of the Environmental Protection Agency

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
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