Headlines- After riots, looting, and arson during cost-of-living protests, over 1,800 people were arrested throughout France.
- Authorities have detained a number of people in connection with a deadly stampede in Kolkata, in eastern India.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
- Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
- On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.
Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
DRC: Displaced by Conflict
Even after civil war ended in 2003, the nation has continued to experience waves of fighting – especially in the eastern parts of the country
In Congo, Will President’s Chosen Successor...
Months before he was announced in August as Kabila’s chosen successor, Shadary told Radio France International he was not a presidential candidate and in fact was going to run for re-election as a national deputy from Maniema province in the east
Displaced People of Democratic Republic of...
Jacqueline managed to save her children from the violence that destroyed their home in eastern DRC. They sought refuge in North Kivu where thousands are struggling to start over. Jacqueline and other displaced joined an association to help each other
Meet Benedicte the Miracle Baby: Congo’s...
The UN’s children’s emergency fund says more than 30 percent of cases in this outbreak are children
Ebola Effected Children in DRC
UNICEF and its partners have so far identified more than 400 children who have been orphaned or left unaccompanied because of the virus
Ebola Survivors in E. DR Congo...
In the three months since the Ebola outbreak began in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the virulent hemorrhagic fever has sparked debate in communities, and even become a talking point for local politicians ahead of the December 23 election
Refugee Tailor With Disability
December 3rd marks the International Day of Persons with Disability. This year, UNHCR and other UN agencies have committed to strive to empower people with disabilities and ensure inclusiveness and equality
United Nations Security Council Considers situation...
Josephine Mbela (on screen) of the Congolese Association for Access to Justice, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda Readies to Stave Off Ebola...
Ebola has infected 319 people in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo since August, killing 198.