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A bomb explosion killed more than 30 people and wounded 20 others in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following a dispute between the Congolese army and a pro-government militia, despite a deal signed in Washington and touted as a major step toward peace in the country. Residents and civil...

Russia has launched one of its largest aerial assaults of the war on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled progress in talks with the United States on ending the war. Russia deployed 653 drones and 51 missiles in the overnight barrage that began on...

The United States military has conducted another deadly strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean, killing four, according to the Pentagon. The attack on Thursday comes as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has faced renewed scrutiny over the strikes after it was...

Israel’s military has launched air strikes on at least three towns in southern Lebanon, Mahrouna, Jbaa, and al-Majadel, despite the ceasefire in place since last November. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, the attack on Jbaa on Thursday destroyed a building in a densely populated...

The UN’s top human rights official issued a stark new warning Thursday about Sudan, saying he fears “a new wave of atrocities” amid a surge in fierce fighting in the Kordofan region. UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk urged “all states with influence over the parties to take immediate action to halt...

Israel’s military has killed seven Palestinians, including two children, in Gaza and announced that it will allow the Rafah crossing to open exclusively for the exit of people from the war-torn territory. The killings on Wednesday mark the latest Israeli violations of a United States-brokered...

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday demanded by a wide margin that Russia immediately and unconditionally return all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported since the start of the war. The draft resolution during the emergency special session was approved surpassing the...

African leaders pushed Sunday to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized, and addressed through reparations. At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for...

Families greeted relatives released from Myanmar’s Insein Prison on Thursday as part of a mass amnesty granted by the country’s military rulers ahead of next month’s election. At least eight buses carrying prisoners were welcomed by friends and family outside the gate of Yangon prison. The military...

A court in Peru has sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11 years, five months and 15 days in prison for seeking to dissolve Congress. The decision on Thursday came nearly three years after Castillo sought to disband the legislature on December 7, 2022, as he faced a third set of impeachment...