The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire starting on Tuesday.
The Alliance Fleuve Congo, a coalition of militias including M23, declared the ceasefire “in response to humanitarian crisis”, said a communique posted on platform X.
The alliance added that it had no intention of capturing Bukavu, South Kivu's provincial capital, after it seized Congo's largest eastern city of Goma last week.
The M23, which is made up of ethnic Tutsis, say they are fighting for the rights of their minority group, while DR Congo's government says the Rwanda-backed rebels are seeking to exploit the eastern region's vast mineral wealth.
On Monday the UN said at least 700 people died in last week’s fighting between the rebels and Congolese forces. The World Health Organization warns that healthcare facilities are struggling to cope with a surge in casualties, alongside patients suffering from multiple endemic diseases, including mpox, cholera, malaria and measles, which increase the risk of infectious diseases’ transmission. The World Food Programme reported that the violence had severely damaged essential infrastructure, including water, electricity, and communication networks.
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Houthi attacks target Riyadh amid concerns over Saudi oil supplies, as Iran says it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are met and U.S. commitments are implemented, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday.
Saudi civil defence sent an all-clear on Saturday after issuing alerts for a second time for potential danger in Riyadh and the city of Al-Kharj east of the capital, amid an uptick in attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on the Gulf country.
The U.S. State Department approved a $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defence development upgrades, along with related equipment and services, the department said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported at least 10 people had died in Russian attacks over the last 24 hours.
The death toll from an overnight Russian attack on the Kyiv region rose to four, including three children, Kyiv regional authorities said on Sunday. A mother and her two 3-year-old children were killed when a Russian drone strike hit a private home, the emergency service said.
Russian authorities have reported attacks on voting systems and communication lines as the country’s parliamentary election entered its second day on Saturday (19 September).
Overnight Russian strikes on the city of Sumy, northeast Ukraine, have killed one woman and injured a man, the country's State Emergency Service has said.
Russian parliamentary elections are set to deliver a comfortable win to the ruling United Russia party, which is closely aligned to President Vladimir Putin. With more than 70 per cent of ballots counted, United Russia had taken 57.5 per cent of the vote.
Baku is preparing to host its 10th Formula 1 race, with the city’s streets once again set to transform into one of the most demanding circuits on the F1 calendar.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took first place in state elections in northeastern Germany on Sunday, voting projections showed, delivering the worst result for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's mainstream conservative party since 1949.
The Left Party won Sunday's Berlin state election with 25.5 per cent of the vote in the preliminary result, ahead of the Christian Democrats (CDU) on 19.1 per cent. This marks a major shift in the city's political landscape and a setback for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ruling coalition.
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