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World Congo severs ties with Rwanda, accusing it of backing M23 rebelsThe three-year M23 insurgency in eastern Congo has intensified in January with the rebels seizing control of more territory than ever before, prompting the United Nations to warn of the risk of a broader regional war. Rwanda denies accusationsContinue Reading

Emotional reunions as 4 Israeli hostages swapped for 200 Palestinian detainees Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners in the second swap of the week-old Gaza truce. Video released by the Israeli military showed the women embracing tightly with their parents, in smilesContinue Reading

While fighting in the air may have stopped in Gaza, danger remains for Palestinians returning to parts of the war-torn territory due to unexploded bombs on the ground. They blend in with the mounds of rubble and destruction.  Efforts are underway in Gaza to locate and remove these bombs, startingContinue Reading

World Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next U.S. defence secretary, a major victory for President Donald Trump after fierce opposition from Democrats and even some Republicans to his controversial nominee. Believed to be just 2nd such Cabinet confirmation requiring a tie-breaking vote by aContinue Reading

World The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, authorities said Friday, as M23 rebels closed in on the provincial capital.  Maj. Gen Peter Cirimwami visited troops on the front line the day of his deathThe Associated Press ·Continue Reading

U.S. President Donald Trump headed to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, after having showered disdain on California leaders for water policies that he falsely claimed worsened the recent blazes. Trump told Fox News earlier in the week he was considering overhauling the Federal Emergency ManagementContinue Reading

World·Photos Record high winds from Storm Éowyn​​​​​​​ battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving one man dead and almost one-third of Irish homes and businesses without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights. West coast location in Ireland hit with wind gusts of 183 km/hThomson Reuters ·Continue Reading

When Palestinian activist Bushra Al-Tahil was released from an Israeli prison in exchange for hostages held by Hamas earlier this week, many media reports referred to her as a prisoner — or worse, a terrorist. This was despite the fact that no Israeli court had convicted her of a crime, nor charged her, nor presented her withContinue Reading

World Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the distant outskirts and hundreds of wounded civilians were brought in to the main hospital from nearby towns andContinue Reading