Vladimir Putin grabbed much of Donbas, an eastern region of Ukraine, and pretended he had not. As a figleaf he used ...

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for a urgent cease-fire in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo - In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared ...

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Residents greeted the arrival of Rwanda-backed rebels with trepidation, some staying indoors and others coming out to cheer ...

Clashes between government-aligned militia and a rebel alliance, spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia, are taking place near Goma. Early on Monday, east Congo's largest city was entered by ...

Gunfire can be heard on the city’s outskirts, and the Congolese army is deploying troops from the town of Sake to Goma ...

The three-year insurgency by the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has intensified, and the U.N. warned the violence could spill ...

The grab on Goma also comes at a time when Trump's government is scrapping almost all of the US' foreign assistance, and pausing new aid. Crises in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere have ...

At least 30 dead, 60 injured in stampede as crowds surge at Maha Kumbh ...