Vladimir Putin grabbed much of Donbas, an eastern region of Ukraine, and pretended he had not. As a figleaf he used supposedly local separatists, whom Russia armed, supplied and directed. These forces,
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The slide back towards war: Kagame and Trump
Last June, the president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, said that he was ready to go to war with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) if necessary. He still hasn’t formally declared war, but 3,000-4,000 Rwandan troops are already across the DRC border and many more are just behind them.
Six months ago, doctors were performing an operation at Ukraine's Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery when a missile struck the adjacent building inside the Kyiv compound of Ukraine's biggest children's hospital.
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for a urgent cease-fire in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo saying Washington was "deeply troubled" by a recent escalation in the fighting.
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.
Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Reports indicate casualties among international peacekeepers,
The Democratic Republic of Congo has rejected the offer of mediation made by Türkiye to visiting Rwandan President Paul Kagame.On Saturday, Congolese Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Gracia Yamba Kazadi,
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DYER: The slide back towards war: Kagame and Trump
We seem to be drifting back into the world of ‘Might Makes Right’. That would be a bad place to be. Last June the president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, said that he was ready to go to war with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRCongo) if necessary.
"The United States will defend its interests, and Europe will defend its own interests – that is part of international relations," António Costa, the president of the European Council, told Euronews in an exclusive wide-ranging interview.
Here is the emotional moment Israeli hostage Gadi Moses reunited with his children after living in captivity for 15 months. Gadi said 'I will do everything in my power to rebuild' as he looked forward to a brighter future with family again.