Congo PM demands “withdrawal of Rwandan troops” after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs

Reuters Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after M23 rebels reached its outskirts, while Congo’s Prime Minister declined to comment on a threat by Uganda’s army chief that raised fears of a spiral into a wider regional war. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have been pushing south towards Bukavu, the […]
United Nations chief warns Trump against ethnic cleansing in Gaza

United Nations Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told President Donald Trump on Wednesday to avoid ethnic cleansing in Gaza after the US leader proposed that Palestinians resettle elsewhere and the United States take over the war-torn enclave. “In the search for solutions, we must not make the problem worse. It is vital to stay […]
UN chief demands evacuation of 2,500 Gaza children at “imminent risk” of death

United Nations Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday demanded that 2,500 children be immediately evacuated from Gaza for medical treatment after meeting with US doctors who said the children were at imminent risk of death in the coming weeks. The four doctors had all volunteered in Gaza during the 15-month-long war between Israel […]
UNRWA says Israel ban will be disastrous, US says exaggeration

United Nations Reuters Implementation of a ban on the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel – due to start on Thursday – will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the United States accused it of being “irresponsible and dangerous.” The law, adopted in October, bans UNRWA’s operation on […]
Congo’s M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Rebels seized the airport of east Congo’s largest city Goma on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after capturing the city in an offensive that left dead bodies lying in the streets. M23 fighters marched into Goma on […]
UN chief Guterres calls for more exemptions to US aid pause

United Nations Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the United States to consider additional exemptions to a 90-day pause on its foreign assistance to “ensure continued delivery of critical development and humanitarian activities”. Just hours after taking office a week ago, US President Donald Trump announced the pause so foreign aid […]
Trump withdraws from Paris climate agreement, again

Washington DC, US Reuters President Donald Trump once again withdrew the United States from the Paris climate deal on Monday, removing the world’s biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade. The move places the United States alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries […]
UN says priority must be easing Gaza suffering, warns security poses aid challenge

United Nations Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday the priority now “must be to ease the tremendous suffering” caused by the war in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas, after a ceasefire deal was agreed. During the 15-month war, Israel has laid to waste much of Gaza and the pre-war population […]
Last year was the hottest year on record, scientists say

Brussels, Belgium Reuters Global temperatures in 2024 exceeded 1.5 Celsius above the pre-industrial era for the first time, bringing the world closer to breaching the pledge governments made under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, scientists said on Friday. The World Meteorological Organization confirmed the 1.5 degrees breach, after reviewing data from US, UK, Japan and […]
Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen, killing six

Jerusalem Reuters Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sana’a International Airport, and Houthi media said at least six people were killed. The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was about to board a plane at the airport when it came under […]