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UN Security Council sanctions rebels in DR Congo as violence escalates
A committee imposes an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze on leaders of six armed groups.
US to impose ‘major sanctions’ on Russia over Navalny death, Ukraine war
Biden does not give details of measures to be announced on Friday ahead of second anniversary of Russian invasion.
In Gaza City, death and famine take hold amid Israel’s war
The Israeli blockade, allied to the incessant bombing, has created a world where hunger and infection have free rein.
Sudanese refugees face gruelling wait in overcrowded South Sudan camps
The UN estimates that about 1,500 people displaced by the conflict in Sudan arrive in South Sudan every day.
‘We want dignity’: Indian farmers defy pellets, drones to demand new deal
Two years after they brought the Indian capital to a standstill, farmers say the government has betrayed its promises.
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 138
The US vetoes a supported UN resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, while ICJ hearings continue.
Two men charged with murder in Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting
Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays face charges of second-degree murder in the shooting that left one person dead.
World condemns US’s latest UN Security Council veto on Gaza ceasefire
Russia pledges not to give up as China says US veto gives a green light for Israel's continued slaughter in Gaza.
WFP halts food deliveries to north Gaza amid ‘complete chaos, violence’
World Food Programme pauses deliveries amid Israeli gunfire and a 'collapse of civil order' in northern Gaza.
Pakistan government deal agreed despite opposition from Imran Khan’s PTI
Pakistan People's Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to form a coalition with Shehbaz Sharif selected as PM candidate.