At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was ...

JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has expressed concern over what it's called misleading claims that its members have surrendered in Goma, in the eastern Democratic ...

Dozens of demonstrators in Kinshasa attacked several foreign embassies — including those of France, Belgium and Rwanda — on Tuesday, demanding that they push back against the advance of M23 ...

Flags across Arizona and the United States have been flying at half-staff for nearly a month, but they will soon return to full-staff. Flags across the country were ordered to fly at half-staff ...

The United Nations is warning violence isolated to a small part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could spread. Conflict in the country's east is nothing new, with Rwanda-backed rebel ...

Video showed part of the French embassy in Congo’s capital of Kinshasa on fire as protests erupted in anger over M23 rebel advances in the eastern city of Goma. Demonstrators attacked several ...

In his first remarks as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth referred to two U.S. military bases by their former Confederate names, appearing to hint that he might possibly restore ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Goma resident Chibalonza Habimana is aware of the war at the gateway to her home city and the threat posed ...

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As Congolese rebels seize the city of Goma, what does Kigali stand to gain from this mineral-rich prize? Congolese rebels and allied Rwandan troops claimed on Monday to have captured the mineral ...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign minister on Sunday warned that an “attack of unprecedented intensity is taking place in plain sight of the world”. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner was ...