Category: World
Lammy tells Rwanda it is putting $1bn in aid ‘under threat’ in DRC invasion
UK foreign secretary issues direct warning during phone call with Rwandan president after escalation of conflictRwanda has put $1bn of global aid unde [...]
Fighting between DRC army and M23 rebels rages in eastern city of Goma
At least 100 people killed and 1,000 wounded in three days of heavy fighting in North Kivu Who are the M23 rebels and why is there fighting in DRC?Dea [...]
British-Egyptian dissident mulls giving up citizenship over failure to be released
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family reveal letters showing his despair after initial hopes David Lammy could get him freed from Cairo jailAlaa Abd el-Fattah, [...]
M23 rebels push south from Goma as DRC leader calls for military recruits
Rebels ‘here in Goma to stay’ and Rwandan official says advance will continue amid fears of regional warThe Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has pushed s [...]
Mexico asks Google Maps not to rename Gulf of Mexico
US President Donald Trump has ordered that the body of water be renamed the Gulf of America. [...]
DR Congo’s failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries
Several hundred well-paid foreign soldiers fighting on the side of the Congolese government surrender. [...]
Tears of joy as five Thai hostages held in Gaza are freed
The five were working on farms in Israel when they were abducted during attacks on 7 October 2023. [...]
Man who burned Quran ‘shot dead in Sweden’
Salwan Momika, 38, is reported to have been killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm. [...]
Black boxes found as officials examine staffing shortage in DC plane crash
The collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter is suspected to have killed all 67 onboard. [...]
What we know so far about Washington DC plane crash
The aircraft collided with a military helicopter that was on a training flight as it approached the runway. [...]