Missiles are flying above civilians' homes as fighters fire heavy artillery in Goma's city centre, an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) spokesperson tells the BBC. "It is a very densely populated area... there are lots of victims in terms of civilians, Myriam Favier says.
The former US administration has said the government of Rwandan President Paul Kagame rebuffed a proposed peace incentive for a deal between Congo and
Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and seek to gain political power.
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville says it is time for former President Joseph R. Biden to disappear into retirement, warning that if he tries to steer the party forward, it will have a &quo
1953: A car ferry sinks in the Irish Sea in one of the worst gales of the winter, claiming the lives of up to 130 passengers and crew. On the same day, Isthmian League side Walthamstow Avenue draw 1-1 with Manchester United at Old Trafford in the FA Cup.
WASHINGTON, January 31. /TASS/. The US national intelligence will provide US President Donald Trump with all information he needs in order to facilitate his efforts aimed at promoting negotiations on Ukraine, Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President Donald Trump will discuss the Indo-Pacific region and bilateral support between Japan and the United States on Feb. 7.
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in eastern Congo fighting have exposed an inability to project hard power in its own backyard.
After Trump's executive order to suspend the refugee program for 90 days, Idaho advocates are hoping that things will go back to normal but feel uncertain on the program's future.
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