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French aid worker killed in DR Congo air strike

French aid worker killed in DR Congo air strike

A French aid worker for the UN children's agency has been killed in an air strike in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a city controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia. Since taking up arms again in 2021, the M23 has seized swathes of the mineral-

U.S. strikes over 5,500 targets in Iran as conflict enters day 12

(The Center Square) – As the conflict with Iran enters day 12, 50,000 service members remain deployed around the Middle East, while the U.S. has struck over 5,500 targets inside the Islamic Republic. During a press briefing at the Pentagon Tuesday morning, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said

Lebanon village wants army protection from Israel, Hezbollah

Lebanon village wants army protection from Israel, Hezbollah

After narrowly escaping death in her border village, Myriam Nohra is among the people in south Lebanon imploring the army for protection from the war between Israel and Hezbollah. In Christian-majority Qlayaa, which overlooks a vast green plain separating Lebanon and Israel, hundreds of people buried their parish priest

UN urges 'exemptions' to get aid through Strait of Hormuz

UN urges 'exemptions' to get aid through Strait of Hormuz

The United Nations aid chief warned Wednesday that the Middle East war was impacting aid routes and called for "exemptions" so humanitarian supplies could get through. The war in the Middle East has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, while fuel supply disruptions are sending freight rates soaring.

Death toll from Ukrainian attack on Russia's Bryansk rises to 7: governor

Death toll from Ukrainian attack on Russia's Bryansk rises to 7: governor

The death toll from a Ukrainian missile strike on the western Russian city of Bryansk rose to seven people on Wednesday, the region's governor said. Ukraine fired at least seven, British-designed Storm Shadow missiles at Bryansk late Tuesday, according to Russian authorities. The Ukrainian army said it

Four killed in Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone strikes

Four killed in Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone strikes

Russian and Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least four people Wednesday, officials said, as the war between the neighbours dragged on for more than four years with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight. The latest attacks came with a third round of three-party talks derailed by the war in the

Seoul says can deter threats from North if US weapons shifted to Mideast

Seoul says can deter threats from North if US weapons shifted to Mideast

South Korea said Wednesday it could deter threats from the North even if the United States relocated some of its military assets to the Middle East amid the war in Iran. Washington, Seoul's key security ally, stations about 28,500 troops and a range of air and missile