Hamas frees eight hostages in Gaza, Israel puts prisoner release on hold
A crowd greets Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters as they arrive for the hand-over of Ihostages to the Red Cross in the south ...
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Hamas and Red Cross sign agreement ahead of release of hostages
Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross were seen signing a document to facilitate a hostage release as Hamas militants prepare to hand over hostages who had been held in Gaza since ...
Uniting Cultures: How the Spring Festival Sparks Global Festivities
Festival (or Chūn Jié in Mandarin) has stood as the most significant holiday in the Chinese calendar. Children line up in ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital of ...
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South Africa, Rwanda Presidents push for ceasefire agreement in DR Congo
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have discussed the possibility of a ...
SA counts more losses in DRC war
M23 rebels launched a mortar bomb in the direction of Goma Airport which landed in the SANDF base, killing three members.
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
As it happened: Missiles fly over homes and bodies in streets in DR Congo city
One woman who was carrying her child and a few belongings told the BBC's Great Lakes service: “Bombs from clashes kept ...
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom ...
Rwanda-backed rebels capture more cities as some Congolese forces lay down their weapons
Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent ...
Rebels edging closer to taking key DR Congo city
Rebels appear to be edging closer to taking control of the key city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Anger, despair and a sliver of hope for Gaza — the road to ceasefire is scarred with suffering
As Israel and Hamas inched precariously towards the first stage of their ceasefire deal, memories of the years I spent travelling to, working in and reporting from Gaza were resurfacing.