The bloc’s comments came after UN experts’ report found ‘direct intervention’ by Rwandan forces inside the DR Congo.The European Union has urged Rwanda to stop supporting the M23 rebel group, which has captured swaths of territory in North Kivu province in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC – along with the United States and several European countries – has repeatedly accused its smaller Central African neighbour Rwanda of backing the M23, although Kigali denies the charge. The Tutsi rebel group has in recent months advanced to within a few dozen kilometres of North Kivu’s capital Goma.…
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People in Ukraine faced a grim start to 2023 as renewed Russian missile and drone attacks followed a blistering New Year’s Eve assault across the country, according to authorities. Air raid sirens sounded in the capital Kyiv shortly after midnight on Sunday, followed by a barrage of missiles that interrupted the small celebrations residents held at home due to wartime curfews. As the sirens blared, some people shouted from their balconies, “Glory to Ukraine! Glory to heroes!” Another strike at noon Sunday in the southern Zaporizhzhia region killed one person, according to the head of the regional military administration, Alexander…
Leftist leader Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva has pledged to “rebuild” Brazil “with the people” as he was sworn in as the new president of thefiercely polarised country for a historic third term. The inauguration ceremony in Congress began at 3pm (18:00 GMT) on Sunday under tightened security after alleged threats of violence by supporters of his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. “Our message to Brazil is one of hope and reconstruction,” Lula said in a speech in Congress’ Lower House after signing the document that formally instated him as president. “The great edifice of rights, sovereignty and development that this…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Josh Sweat suffered a neck injury but has movement in all extremities after he was injured trying to make a tackle Sunday against New Orleans. The Eagles said Sweat was taken to the hospital “for precautionary reasons.” Sweat did pound the ground with his hands before he was removed from the field on a stretcher in the first quarter. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The entire Eagles team came over to the sideline and met Sweat on the field as he was put on the stretcher. Sweat has 11 sacks and…
AFC Wimbledon suffered their first League Two defeat in 11 games after a 2-1 loss to Sutton in a pulsating local derby.It was Matt Gray’s side’s third win over the festive period as Will Randall and Omar Bugiel scored either side of Josh Davison’s equaliser at Gander Green Lane, taking Sutton three points off the play-off spots. The hosts started on the front foot with Wimbledon goalkeeper Nik Tzanev forced into an instinctive stop from Craig Eastmond.They asserted their dominance as Randall opened the scoring with his sixth goal of the season in the 13th minute as he cut in…
Port Vale scored three late goals to claim a 3-1 comeback victory over Forest Green that leaves Rovers at the foot of the League One table.In a breathless game, Kyle McAllister’s first ever goal for Rovers handed Ian Burchnall’s side the lead inside two minutes. However, Darrell Clarke’s Port Vale responded after the break to claim victory thanks to goals from Mipo Odubeko, Ellis Harrison and Dennis Politic.Dan Butterworth fired over from inside the box before play was stopped for more than eight minutes midway through the second half when Vale substitute Lewis Cass was carried off on a stretcher…
Aaron Collins was on the scoresheet again as Bristol Rovers started the new year with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Cheltenham at the Memorial Stadium.Looking to bounce back from successive losses, Joey Barton’s side took the lead after 25 minutes when Collins clipped home a delightful Sam Finley through ball for his 13th league goal of the campaign. Collins then turned provider as Rovers made it 2-0 six minutes before the break.The Welshman beat two defenders before prodding through for strike partner Josh Coburn to lash in, and the Pirates thought it was three a minute later as the same…
Hundreds of flights in and out of Manila are halted due to air traffic control malfuntion, stranding passengers at airports.Tens of thousands of travellers have been stranded at airports in the Philippines after a power outage caused a malfunction of air traffic control at the country’s busiest hub in Manila. The communication and radar equipment failure on Sunday, January 1 forced hundreds of flights to be cancelled, delayed or diverted, affecting some 56,000 passengers at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport, according to the airport operator. It was unclear how many overflights were affected. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista apologised to people…
Croatia has switched to the euro and entered Europe’s passport-free zone – two important milestones for the country after joining the European Union (EU) nearly a decade ago. At midnight on Sunday, the Balkan nation bid farewell to its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the eurozone. It is now the 27th nation in the Schengen zone, the world’s largest passport-free travel area, which enables more than 400 million people to move freely around its members. “It is the season of new beginnings. And there is no place in Europe where this is more true than here in…
Bradley Dack’s deflected strike just after half-time was enough to give Blackburn a 1-0 win over Cardiff in a game of few chances at Ewood Park.Jack Simpson’s attempted block wrong-footed goalkeeper Ryan Allsop and nestled Dack’s 20-yard effort in the bottom corner two minutes after half-time to earn Blackburn only a second win in their last six games. Mark Harris could have given low scorers Cardiff the opener and twice went close shortly before the break, but the Bluebirds’ timid attack was again apparent with only three shots on target across the 90 minutes.In the end, Blackburn’s victory could have…