An attempt by inmates to break out of a high-security prison in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, has led to the deaths of 129 people, the authorities say. Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani said that 24 prisoners had died of bullet wounds after warning shots were fired in the early hours of…
After the recovery of six hostages that the Israeli military said had been killed by Hamas, demonstrators filled the streets of Tel Aviv demanding that the government do more to bring the remaining hostages home. Source link
Israel says its forces have recovered the bodies of six hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the bodies were located on Saturday in an underground tunnel in the Rafah area of southern Gaza. The IDF named the hostages as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh…
Russia is withdrawing 100 of its paramilitary officers from Burkina Faso to help in the war in Ukraine. They are part of about 300 soldiers from the Bear Brigade – a Russian private military company – who arrived in the West African nation in May to support the country’s military junta. On its Telegram channel,…
“It’s a huge challenge,” said Pierre-Olivier Ngadjole, a doctor with the Swiss humanitarian organization Medair, which runs the Munigi treatment center. At the hospital in South Kivu, Nathalie’s mother, Ms. Binja, said she was aware that she could be infected with mpox because of the close contact with her daughter. But she said, “I don’t…