With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power
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With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since an armed rebel group backed by Rwandan troops launched a major offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo, professional cyclists have raced on lush Rwandan hills, John Legend performed a sold-out concert in the capital, Kigali, and entrepreneurs have gathered at a…

How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks
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How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other checkpoints. Millions of unscreened animals shipped across borders. The Trump administration’s pause on foreign aid has hobbled programs that prevent and snuff out…

Unknown Illness Kills Dozens in Congo as Experts Clash on Cause
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Unknown Illness Kills Dozens in Congo as Experts Clash on Cause

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The mystery behind an unknown illness that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo just 48 hours after they first showed symptoms deepened after the World Health Organization on Friday offered a new theory that seemingly contradicts African medical experts. At…

Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Eastern Congo
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Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Eastern Congo

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An unidentified illness has killed scores of people and infected hundreds in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has reported, with preliminary investigations tracing the outbreak to three children who in January ate a bat and died. Fifty-three people in…

Opinion | Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?
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Opinion | Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The world is witnessing a new era of conflict. In Gaza, images of devastation have dominated headlines for more than a year. In Ukraine, nations have rallied to defend sovereignty against aggression, deploying diplomatic interventions, sending military aid and enacting sweeping sanctions with…

Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says
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Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sexual violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has soared in recent weeks, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Thursday, as ethnic tensions and disputes over land and mineral resources fuel fighting in the country. The organization, known as…

How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
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How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In famine-stricken Sudan, soup kitchens that feed hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in a war zone have shut down. In Thailand, war refugees with life-threatening diseases have been turned away by hospitals and carted off on makeshift stretchers. In Ukraine, residents on…

Protesters Attack Embassies in Congo Amid Fury Over Rebel Violence
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Protesters Attack Embassies in Congo Amid Fury Over Rebel Violence

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hundreds of protesters attacked several foreign embassies and a United Nations building in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, on Tuesday as a rebel offensive backed by neighboring Rwanda in the country’s east threatened to spiral into a regional crisis. Anger at…