Trump’s ‘historic’ peace deal for DR Congo shattered
BBC : The US ambassador to the UN has accused Rwanda of leading Africa’s Great Lakes region toward war, just over a week after a...
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Germany to send soldiers to fortify Poland border
Agencies : Germany has said it will send a group of soldiers to Poland to help with a project to fortify the country’s eastern border...
Thai PM dissolves parliament
Agencies : Thailand’s prime minister dissolved parliament on Friday, paving the way for general elections early next year as deadly border clashes continue with neighbor...
Series of Israeli strikes hit Lebanon
Agencies : A series of Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel’s army said it was targeting Hezbollah...
Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules
BBC : US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at blocking states from enforcing their own artificial intelligence (AI) regulations.“We want to...
Tsunami warning lifted after latest earthquake hits Japan
Al Jazeera : The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has lifted a tsunami advisory for northern Japan’s Pacific coast that had been issued after an earthquake...
US slaps sanctions on Maduro relatives
AFP : The US Treasury imposed new sanctions Thursday against three of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s relatives as well as six companies shipping the South...
UK sanctions RSF commanders over links to mass killings in Sudan
Agencies : Britain sanctioned senior commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Friday, over what it said were their links to mass killings, systematic...
Iraqi ex-president Salih on track to lead UN refugee
Agencies : Former Iraqi President Barham Salih is on track to become the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, according to a letter from...
Winter storm chills Gaza, floods tent camps
AP : Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as winter storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory,...
EU set to lock up Russia’s frozen assets
AP : The European Union is expected on Friday to lock up Russia’s assets held in Europe until it gives up its war in Ukraine...
Dozens killed as Myanmar military govt launches air strike on hospital
Al Jazeera : At least 30 people, including patients, have been killed, and about 70 wounded after an air strike by the country’s military government...