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Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Declaration of Principles Signing Ceremony [document]
I'm honored to be here with my counterparts, the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the – to witness the Declaration of Principles for peace in the eastern DRC. It's ...
The New Times on MSN6h
Details of Rwanda-DR Congo declaration of principles signed in Washington D.C
The ministers of foreign affairs of Rwanda and DR Congo on Friday, April 25, signed the Declaration of Principles for Peace, in a ceremony witnessed by United Nations Secretary of State Marco Rubio in ...
The Hindu14d
Thousands of children in DRC subjected to rape, sexual violence in two months: UN
"In short, based on initial data, ... during the most intense phase of this year's conflict in eastern DRC, a child was raped every half an hour." The conflict has killed thousands, driven vast ...
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Virginia leaders rappel down Reston building to raise money for veterans, students
(7News) — The Fairfax County Police Chief and several Virginia politicians rappelled down a building in Reston, Virginia, late last week for a good cause. They took the risk to rappel down a 17 ...
CBS News14d
GOP files ethics complaint against Minn. Senate President Bobby Joe Champion amid conflict-of-interest concerns
Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion said he would temporarily step down as chair of the chamber's ethics committee in the wake of concerns that he did not disclose a conflict of interest ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer14d
Escudero tells Sen. Marcos: Don’t use Senate as partisan politics platform
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Chiz Escudero criticized Sen. Imee Marcos on Friday, boldly telling the presidential sister to refrain from using the Senate as a platform for her ...
Hindustan Times14d
Kabila’s return deepens DRC divide: Tshisekedi cries coup, M23 cheers, Rwanda watches
But he’s not walking into the same DRC he left. Armed rebellions, particularly by the M23 group, have reshaped eastern Congo, cutting off vital cities like Goma from government control.
USA Today16d
Like or hate daylight saving time? Senate panel, once again, can't decide. Here's why
WASHINGTON – With everything else going on in the world – trade wars, real wars, culture wars – a Senate panel on Thursday delved into one of the most divisive issues of all: whether America ...
UPI16d
Americans involved in failed DRC coup plot repatriated
The DRC announced Tuesday in a press release that defendants Marcel Malanga Malu, Taylor Christa Thompson and Zalman Polun Benjamin Reben had been sentenced to death there in January for "highly ...
CNN16d
DR Congo repatriates three Americans who faced death penalty over failed coup attempt
The Americans, Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson Jr., and Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun were among 37 people sentenced to death by a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...
CNN16d
Anthrax kills 50 hippos in DRC’s Virunga National Park
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