All posts tagged "Humanitarian crises"
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5InternationalDemonstrators attack foreign embassies in Congo’s capital to protest rebels’ advance in the east
GOMA, Congo — Dozens of demonstrators attacked several foreign embassies, including those of Rwanda, France and Belgium, on Tuesday demanding that they...
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7InternationalFear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of Congo city
GOMA, Congo — Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, woke up on Monday morning afraid and uncertain about who was in...
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Rwanda-backed rebels enter outskirts of strategic city in what Congo calls ‘declaration of war’
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels entered the outskirts of eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, on Sunday, causing what the United Nations...
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15InternationalPope Francis warns of ‘scourge of antisemitism’ ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Pope Francis has warned of the “scourge of anti-semitism” in his prayer on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, noting...
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15InternationalCongo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
GOMA, Congo — Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key eastern...
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Devastating toll for Gaza’s children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The war in Gaza has been devastating for children: More than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000...
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11International9 UN peacekeepers injured as rebels close in on eastern Congo’s main city
GOMA, Congo — Nine United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Congo sustained injuries during fighting with the M23 armed group, the U.N. said,...
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9InternationalWhat to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma
DAKAR, Senegal — Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing...
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UN suspends trips into Houthi-controlled Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations on Friday suspended all travel into areas held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after...
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9InternationalUN suspends all trips into Houthi-held areas of Yemen over staffers being detained
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Nations on Friday suspended all travel into areas held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after more...
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Panic spreads in eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels close in around Goma
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo’s main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and...
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69InternationalA rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo’s largest city and over 100,000 people have fled
NZULO, Congo — The M23 rebel group’s advance toward eastern Congo’s largest city has displaced over 178,000 people in the past two...
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1031InternationalRights group accuses Congo’s army and a rebel group of possible war crimes
KINSHASA, Congo — Prominent human rights group Amnesty International accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in...
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76InternationalColombia’s president says ELN rebels will ‘get war’ as violence in the country’s northeast escalates
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian president Gustavo Petro warned on Monday that his nation’s military will take offensive actions against the National Liberation...
