United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for mediation in the eastern Congo crisis on Thursday (February 6) ahead of two meetings to address the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group’s offensive across the region.
"Silence the guns. Stop the escalation," said Guterres. "Respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo."
Fighting over the rich-in-minerals region between M23 and the Congolese government escalated in January.
Current estimates indicate that at least 2,800 people died due to recent fighting in the city of Goma, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
"Let us all act together for peace," said Guterres.
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Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have detained two more United Nations workers in the capital, Sanaa, U.N. officials said on Saturday, intensifying a campaign against international staff.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Wednesday that the global trading system is under severe strain from escalating tariffs, with developing nations bearing the brunt of the impact.
Iran has cancelled a cooperation agreement it signed with the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in September, the secretary of its Supreme National Security Council said on Monday, according to state media.
The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme said on Friday it has brought about 560 tonnes of food per day on average into Gaza since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire took effect, but that still fell short of the scale of need in the region.
Nokia announced on Tuesday that chipmaker Nvidia will acquire a $1 billion stake in the company.
The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history killed at least 132 people, officials said on Wednesday, after Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses collected overnight, a week ahead of global climate events in the city.
Centrist liberal party D66, led by 38-year-old Rob Jetten, has made sweeping gains in the Dutch election, emerging neck and neck with Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party (PVV) in early results — a stunning reversal just two years after D66 ranked sixth.
Reliable sources have confirmed to AnewZ that the United States has asked Azerbaijan to join a Stabilisation Force in Gaza, as part of a proposed international mission to secure the territory.
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, Trump said.
Ukraine has introduced nationwide restrictions on electricity use, enforcing eight-hour daily limits following severe damage to power infrastructure.
Russia launched a wave of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, prompting nationwide electricity restrictions and killing one person in the city of Zaporizhzhia, officials said on Thursday.
Israeli forces crossed into southern Lebanon overnight, killing a municipal employee in a border town raid that prompted Lebanon’s president to order the army to confront any future incursions, state media said on Thursday.
APEC countries are close to agreeing a joint trade declaration at their annual summit in South Korea, the host’s foreign minister has said, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s early exit.
Police in Dar es Salaam fired gunshots and tear gas on Thursday to break up renewed protests following a disputed general election, a Reuters witness said.
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