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US Imposes Sanctions On Rwanda Over Eastern Congo Conflict

By MONIKA PRONCZUK October 28, 2026 Rwandan president Paul Kagame speaks during an announcement that Formula 1 will return to Africa with a grand prix in the country starting early next decade, in Kigali, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on Rwanda ‘s defense ministry on Wednesday over the country’s involvement in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where fighting continues between the Congolese government and Rwandan-backed M23 rebe

The Associated Press

7 days ago

Special Report: Cyber Scam Operations in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian cyber scam operations have evolved into a transnational criminal ecosystem fusing human trafficking with industrial-scale fraud: at least Thousands of victims from dozens of countries have been trafficked, mostly through fake online job offers, into guarded compounds where they endure 16-19-hour workdays, torture, sexual exploitation, debt bondage and passport confiscation under conditions the UN describes as modern slavery of "industrial proportions".

Genocide Watch

Oct 27

US Accused Of Trapping Women And Children In Somalia’s Floods

Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliberate military strategy? Mark Townsend in Kismayo Oct 26, 2026 A colonel from US special operations in Somalia with a soldier from a branch of the Somali army trained by US special forces, in Mogadishu in 2023. Photograph: Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images The water was rising rapidl

The Guardian

Oct 27

US Seeks To End MINURSO Peacekeeping In Western Sahara

Throughout the year, Washington had repeatedly signaled that drawing down or streamlining MINURSO’s mandate, among other missions, was under consideration. By Adil Faouzi Oct, 26, 2026 US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz pictured alongside the Moroccan and US flags, with an aerial view of Western Sahara in the background. (Designed by MWN team) Marrakech – Washington is working to end the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, US Ambassador to the

Morocco World News

Oct 27

Human Rights Campaign targets Congress on LGBTQ+ rights

An LGBTQ+ rights supporter holds a flag in the hallway outside an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) By MATT BROWN Updated 1:55 AM HST, April 21, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, is vaulting into the midterms with a $15 million investment targeting Republicans in battleground districts after a series of

AP News

Apr 20

“You Have Killed Americans,” “Black People Aren’t Apes”

By Democracy Now Image Credit: Reuters (L) Democrats Protest Trump’s State of the Union President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered the longest State of the Union address in modern history, speaking for nearly two hours as he claimed the United States is entering a “golden age” under his leadership. Trump spent much of his speech touting his economic policies and his administration’s immigration crackdown. We play excerpts from Trump’s address as well as responses to it from

Democracy Now

Feb 25