DAKAR (Reuters) - The Eastern Congo rebel alliance that includes the M23 has declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons starting on Feb. 4, the group known as the Congo River Alliance said in a statement.
The alliance added that it had no intention of capturing Bukavu, South Kivu's provincial capital, after it seized Congo's largest eastern city of Goma last week.
(Reporting by Bate Felix)
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's new government is struggling to deal with a host of issues, including a stumbling economy and human rights violations, left behind by the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina six months ago.
The Syrian military defector who documented atrocities committed by the Bashar Assad regime by smuggling tens of thousands of photos of Syrian detainees killed by torture has revealed his identity.
Democratic Rep. Val Hoyle condemned Donald Trump's billionaire buddy with an explosive metaphor.
The Trump White House press secretary's gaffe prompted two words to trend online.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday seized a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.
Thursday’s bipartisan National Prayer Breakfast, where President Donald Trump affirmed he now “much more strongly” believes in God, went off the rails once lawmakers closed their Bibles and opened their social media accounts. Republicans are hammering Rep. Jared Huffman, a Democrat from California’s North Coast, over his accusation that Speaker Mike Johnson eroded the separation of church and state by moving the mostly Christian gathering to the Capitol. “Speaker Johnson’s National Prayer Breakf
Adan Manzano leaves behind a young daughter: "We will deeply miss Adan, his passion for sports and the contributions he made," his station said
50 protests in all 50 states on one day.
Netflix's new true crime drama has viewers hooked, with fans admitting they 'can't sleep' until they finish the series.
"'I’m so angry,' my second sister said, visibly shaking. 'I’m not kidding, I’m mad.' Our parents had been cruelest to her."
She told police her son didn’t do his chores, authorities said.
Leaders at the Department of Education told staff Wednesday that the Trump administration could cancel its controversial, government-wide deferred resignation offer after workers sign it, possibly leaving them without months of guaranteed pay. According to a report in NBC News, citing three department sources, two top department officials said during a virtual all-staff meeting on Wednesday that the education secretary could rescind the administration’s offer, which allows workers to voluntarily
President Donald Trump has doubled down on his wish to have the U.S. take over Gaza in a 6 a.m. post on Truth Social. In Trump’s post, he described how Palestinians would be relocated in “new and modern homes” elsewhere in the region. Trump also described Jewish Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer as a Palestinian, an attack line he previously used in a Fox News interview in May, and said that he would also be resettled.
The "Late Show" host said the son of President Donald Trump may have crossed the line in Italy.
“Happiness is an inside job,” Bündchen shared on Instagram last week. “Remember, you are the only one who has the power to create the life you want to live.”
Seattle Kraken leading scorer Jared McCann has nine points in his last eight games and nine points in his last ten games versus the Toronto Maple Leafs
Alexander Ortiz, a 21-year-old charged with murder, was attacked by his alleged victim's uncle and another man in an Albuquerque, New Mexico courtroom.
The 'Dancing with the Stars' alum and former 'Boy Mets World' star split in 2022 after three years of marriage
Pete Hegesth’s Venmo is publicly viewable and showing his full list of friends and contacts, according to a report. While Hegseth’s transactions are private, his list of friends on the mobile payment service isn’t—and it’s a who’s who of Washington bigwigs, defense contractors, and healthcare executives, The American Prospect reported. A name appearing on Hegseth’s friends list could mean he has transacted with the person, but Venmo also has an option to automatically add phone contacts as frien
