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Video: Red Cross buries 18 bodies in mass grave amid Bukavu clashes

NewsFeed After weeks of clashes in Bukavu between armed groups including the M23 Rebels, the remains of some of the victims have been buried. Red Cross groups collected the remains…

US official demands Zelenskyy return to talks over critical minerals deal

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz also criticises Kyiv over ‘insults’ to US president. US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has demanded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy return…

Can the relationship between the US and Ukraine be saved?

Donald Trump launches tirade against Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The new US administration has revealed a stunning reversal of US policy on the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump accused his…

Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage slips to 8-week low

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the fifth week in a row to its lowest level since late December, a welcome boost for prospective…

Russia’s Lavrov joins top European diplomats at a G20 meeting in South Africa. Rubio is skipping it

JOHANNESBURG — JOHANNESBURG (AP) — U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russia’s top diplomat…

Indigenous resistance stalls Colombia’s potential renewable energy boom in La Guajira

CABO DE LA VELA, Colombia — Giant wind turbines tower over a cemetery sacred to Zoyla Velasquez and her Indigenous Wayuu community, native to the La Guajira region in northern…

Trump says he could give 20% of DOGE savings back to Americans

US president’s proposal comes amid scepticism of claimed savings from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting drive. United States President Donald Trump has proposed using some of the savings from tech billionaire Elon…

Canadian government pledges billions for high-speed rail network linking Quebec City and Toronto

MONTREAL — The Canadian government said Wednesday it is moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar plan to build a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto. The planned rail network…

US declares drug cartels, criminal gangs global terrorist organisations

The United States has designated eight Latin American criminal and drug-trafficking groups as “global terrorist organisations” amid escalating rhetoric from President Donald Trump. In a Federal Register notice filed on…

Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-1 to reach Champions League last 16

Kylian Mbappe scores a hat-trick as dominant Madrid secure a 6-3 aggregate win over City at the Bernabeu. Kylian Mbappe struck a brilliant hat-trick for Champions League holders Real Madrid…