Fighting flares in DR Congo within hours of Trump’s peace deal ceremony
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group and government forces have traded blame for the renewed fighting.

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group and government forces have traded blame for the renewed fighting.



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Britain to announce proposals on asylum with refugees facing longer waits and possible return to their countries.
The plans, inspired by Denmark’s approach, aim to slash irregular immigration and counter the UK’s far right.
Libyan Red Crescent says it rescued 91 migrants and asylum seekers from Bangladesh, Sudan and Egypt.
One of 153 Palestinians who left Gaza without knowing the final destination, says Israel helped facilitate transfer.
President Ramaphosa says Palestinians who ‘mysteriously’ landed in South Africa seem to have been ‘flushed out’ of Gaza.
Ivorian authorities said the influx of Malian refugees was caused by ‘attacks against civilians’ from armed groups.
Sudan is facing the world’s largest displacement crisis. Peace and access cannot wait.
The boat was carrying dozens of refugees from Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority when it sank.

Malaysian search and rescue teams discovered five more bodies off the coast of Langkawi after a refugee boat capsized.
Weather-related disasters have forced a quarter of a billion people to flee in the last decade, says UNHCR.