Kinshasa estimates that more than 7,000 people have been killed in eastern DRC-Congo since M23 rebels began seizing territory in the centre of the country this year, while the Rwanda-backed rebels claim to be conscripting soldiers who surrendered to their onslaught.
M23 rebels claim thousands of surrendered Congolese soldiers enter into “ideological retraining”
Cyprus votes today in pivotal elections for House of Representatives seats
Iris East
Cyprus’s politically charged elections are underway today, with over 568,000 citizens voting at 1,217 polling stations to elect 56 MPs for the next five years.
Details emerge on potential peace deal between the U.S. and Iran
Loisa Lane
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have outlined broad principles for a potential agreement, addressing key contentious issues. However, President Trump has indicated that the White House