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Ongoing violence and instability, including fighting by M23 rebels, has forced millions to flee their homes in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises.

Ongoing violence and instability have forced millions to flee their homes, with at least 7,000 people killed in recent months and many more injured.

The violence this year has largely been driven by armed groups, particularly M23…

Negotiators from the United States and Russia have started talks in Saudi Arabia as they aim to make progress towards a broad ceasefire in Ukraine, with the resumption of the Black Sea grain deal and a continued pause in attacks against energy and civilian infrastructure high on the agenda.

The peace talks are being held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, a day after negotiations between the US and Ukrainian delegations as part of President Donald Trump’s push to end the more than three years…

Plane carrying 199 deportees lands as Caracas agrees to work around US crackdown on foreign nationals.

A plane carrying 199 people deported from the United States has landed in Venezuela, as President Donald Trump continues his crackdown on foreign nationals.

Arriving via Honduras, the plane touched down on Monday at Maiquetia international airport outside Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. It was the latest in a string of repatriations accepted by Venezuela since January.

“Today we are…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The youth’s death is the second in weeks at the notorious Megiddo prison where cases of abuse and torture have been reported.

A 17-year-old Palestinian teenager from the occupied West Bank town of Silwad has died in Israel’s Megiddo prison, raising the death toll of Palestinian detainees to 63 since October 2023, prisoner affairs groups have confirmed.

In a joint statement, the…

Beirut, Lebanon – Recent clashes along the Lebanon-Syria border have drawn in their respective armies and threaten to disrupt both governments’ efforts to establish their authority.

The clashes appear to have calmed for the moment, as a ceasefire agreement between the two parties was reached late on Monday, March 17.

Experts and analysts say the clashes are tied to the new reality on the ground, where Bashar al-Assad is no longer in power and Hezbollah’s influence may be waning.

As Israel intensifies its assault on Gaza, the Tel el-Sultan neighborhood faces genocide, with thousands trapped, the death toll rising to 31, and medical facilities targeted, leaving civilians without access to critical care.

The Rafah Municipality in the southern Gaza Strip has issued an urgent statement regarding the catastrophic situation in the Tel al-Sultan…

The wife of detained Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil has spoken out against allegations that he supports Hamas, calling the accusations by the US government “ridiculous” and “disgusting”.

Bodh Gaya, India — As he stood in a queue outside a makeshift tent kitchen for breakfast, 30-year-old Abhishek Bauddh could not help but reflect on the throngs of people around him in Bodh Gaya, Buddhism’s holiest site.

Bauddh has been visiting the town in eastern India’s Bihar state, where the Buddha gained enlightenment, since he was 15. “But I have never seen such an atmosphere. Buddhists from all over the country are gathering here,” he said.

For once, they are not in Bodh Gaya…