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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a 'declaration of war'

Jan. 27, 2025 05:26 AM EST

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war." The M23 rebels...

Yemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

Jan. 25, 2025 21:05 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. ...