At least 200,000 people have been displaced following a new offensive by the M23 in eastern DR Congo…
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French court sentences DR Congo ex-rebel chief Lumbala to 30 years over atrocities
Former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala was given a 30-year prison sentence for complicity in crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002-2003.
Lumbala,…
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Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebels claim withdrawal from key DR Congo city
The AFC/M23 began withdrawing on Wednesday from the eastern DR Congo city of Uvira, which fell to the Rwanda-backed militia in an early December offensive that angered Washington.
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Senior PM Aide Says Japan Needs Nukes
The unnamed official, who advises the prime minister on national security, argued that Japan’s long-standing reliance on the US nuclear deterrent may no longer be fully reliable, according to media reports. Under these conditions, a departure…
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US holds first G20 Sherpa meeting without South Africa
Washington DC [US], December 18 (ANI): Ahead of hosting the G20 Summit in Miami, Florida, next year, the United States convened its first G20 Sherpa meeting as the 2026 Presidency host in Washington, notably without participation from South…
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Iran steps up pressure on women prisoners after June war, source says
Catherine Perez-Shakdam, a French-born Jewish woman, offers a portrait of a political system she says is driven less by confidence than by a fear of collapse.
She says she gained rare access to Iran’s political and ideological circles after…
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Joint Iraq-Iran operation seizes 64 kg of drugs
BAGHDAD, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Iraq’s Interior Ministry said on Thursday that its anti-drug forces seized 64 kg of narcotics and nabbed a suspect in the Iranian city of Abadan, close to Iraqi borders, in coordination with Iranian authorities.
The…
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