DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels enter second major city Bukavu – BBC.com

DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels enter second major city Bukavu  BBC.com Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter Bukavu in eastern DRC  The Guardian Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace  The Associated Press Humanitarian catastrophe looms in east Congo as rebels push south, official says  Reuters DR Congo’s M23 fighters seize Bukavu airport before…

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Curses band News: Metalcore group loses second member in months as ‘personal conflict’ sparks drummer’s departure and ‘indefinite hiatus’

Curses band News: Metalcore group loses second member in months as ‘personal conflict’ sparks drummer’s departure and ‘indefinite hiatus’

Fans of Curses have been forced to face the music, and for once it’s not a song they actually want to hear. The American metalcore band has issued a statement confirming not only their drummer‘s departure from the West Virginia-based group, but also the fact they’re going on an “indefinite hiatus” altogether “due to an…

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DR Congo conflict: Mobile phones, coltan and the fighting – BBC.com

DR Congo conflict: Mobile phones, coltan and the fighting  BBC.com 5 things to know about the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo  NPR Congo’s army and Burundian allies slow M23 rebel’s southern march  Reuters Trump facing 1st test in Africa amid bloody battles ‘over electric vehicle battery minerals’  Fox News As families recover from M23 rebels’ takeover of…

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The war is over: Israel declares victory in region-shaping conflict – The Jerusalem Post

The war is over: Israel declares victory in region-shaping conflict  The Jerusalem Post After Gaza Cease-fire, the Labor Movement Isn’t Done Fighting for Palestinian Freedom  In These Times Gaza ceasefire may hold but Israel created a bitter enemy for generations  openDemocracy What might cement—or upend—the peace in Gaza  The Economist No Military Solutions in the Middle East? There Just…

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