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DR Congo Conflict Risks Broader Regional War, Burundi Warns

The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious diseases.

International Business Times

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Israel has released a total of 183 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in Gaza as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas

The Independent UK

German Ex-president Horst Koehler Dead At 81

Germany's former president Horst Koehler, who served as head of state from 2004 to 2010, died on Saturday aged 81 after a brief illness, officials announced.

International Business Times

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The Taliban have no legal right to multibillion dollar Afghan fund, says US watchdog

The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan says the Taliban have no legal right to billions of dollars in funds set aside to help Afghan people

The Independent UK

Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli hostages and freed Palestinians return home as Rafah crossing opens

Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has opened for the first time since May

The Guardian - AU

As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012

The Independent UK

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government

The Independent UK

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Young Rohingya men are being forced to fight as foot soldiers on both sides of Myanmar’s brutal civil war

SPECIAL DISPATCH: Four years after Myanmar’s military coup sparked gunfighting, torture, rape and arson in Rakhine state, young Rohingya men are now being forcibly conscripted to fight for both the junta and the rebels. Shweta Sharma reports from Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh

The Independent UK

British-Israeli hostage claims Hamas held her at UN facilities

Emily Damari, who was held hostage for 15 months, has spoken to prime minister Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

Hamas Hostage Reveals She Was Being Held in United Nations Facility, Denied Medical Treatment After Being Shot

A hostage recently released from Hamas captivity revealed that she was held in United Nations facilities and denied medical treatment despite severe injuries.

Latin Times

UN War Crimes Investigators Say Syria 'Rich In Evidence'

Despite concerns about the destruction of documents and other indications of serious crimes committed in Syria under Bashar al-Assad's rule, UN investigators said Friday that plenty of evidence remained unspoiled.

International Business Times

Freed Gaza hostage told Starmer that Hamas held her in Unrwa premises, her mother says

British-Israeli Emily Damari was taken on 7 October 2023 and says Hamas denied her medical treatment after shooting her twice

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s ban on Unrwa in Gaza and the West Bank is inhumane

Letters: Stephen McCloskey condemns the ban, while Bernie Evans condemns western leaders for not standing up to protect Palestinians

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes

The U.N. says Rwanda-backed rebels are expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing the region’s major city

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The Guardian - UK

Another major war is looming – and western support for Rwanda is fuelling it

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are seizing control of areas within the DRC. This will only escalate unless western governments act, says researcher and writer Dino Mahtani

The Independent UK

Donations to UNRWA USA have spiked since the start of the war in Gaza

Support from Americans has surged for the U.S. nonprofit that raises money for UNRWA, the U.N. agency that serves Palestinian refugees

The Guardian - UK

‘I curse this war’: hunger and fear in Goma after rebel takeover

M23 rebel group swept into Congolese city after a rapid advance in recent weeks

The Conversation

South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong

The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sparked fierce debate about the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers there. Some, including political parties, have questioned whether the soldiers were adequately trained, equipped…

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Al Jazeera

Gaza ‘ceasefire at risk’ if UNRWA forced to stop operations

UK, France and Germany reiterate ‘grave concern’ over Israeli law forbidding contact between its officials and UN agency

Fortune

How China stacks up against the United States in health

Here's how the two countries go head to head in illness rates and a range of lifestyle categories.

International Business Times

Rwanda-backed M23 Advances Towards Second DR Congo Regional Capital

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after pledging to take the capital Kinshasa and as international criticism mounted.

Radio France Internationale

M23 rebels advance towards second DR Congo regional capital

Al Jazeera

Which countries will Trump’s foreign aid suspension hurt most?

The decision comes as President Donald Trump pushes for all government departments to prioritise ‘America First’.

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: black box recovered after US plane crash; email stuff-up mocks doctors; and David Beckham’s underwear shoot

All 67 people onboard American Airlines plane and military helicopter died, including as many as 14 figure skaters and coaches

The Conversation

Trump says he wants to take Greenland. International law says otherwise

One of United States President Donald Trump’s more startling claims since taking office for his second term – and there have been many – is his insistence that the US will take control of Greenland.

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