African Union holds Kigali talks as fighting continues in eastern DRC
The African Union has held consultations in Kigali as part of efforts to advance the peace process in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where fighting continues despite ongoing diplomacy. The talks took place on 6 October and focused on implementing the Washington Peace Agreement, according to an AU statement. The delegation also discussed security arrangements, refugee protection and regional economic cooperation.The AU said the delegation was made up of former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Zewde serves as deputy chairperson of the AU Panel of Facilitators for the eastern... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 14:41 LONDON
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Noontime News Recap: Russia hits Kharkiv and Lviv as Gaza, Ukraine and Black Sea tensions deepen
Russian missile and drone strikes hit Kharkiv and the Lviv region overnight, killing three civilians in Kharkiv after a four storey residential building was partly collapsed and rescue workers pulled three bodies from the rubble. 🔗Ukraine said it would pause strikes on Russian oil refineries and other energy sites for two days, in what it described as an effort to create space for a proposed ceasefire, even as Russia continued hitting power infrastructure. 🔗In the Black Sea, Bulgaria reported a fresh drone attack on two ships near its coast, with one vessel sinking and rescue operations under way, adding to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 13 Oct 2026 12:20 LONDON
Kabila launches new coalition with M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo
Former Democratic Republic of the Congo president Joseph Kabila has announced a new political and military coalition with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group and allied figures in the eastern city of Goma. The group, called the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, was unveiled at a press conference at Kabila's residence in Goma, a city that M23 has controlled since January 2025. The announcement raises the prospect of a sharper confrontation with President Felix Tshisekedi's government.Kabila said he would lead the coalition, with Corneille Nangaa, the former leader of the Congo River Alliance and the political wing of M23,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 10:32 LONDON
Day News Recap: Deadly Gulf attacks, Ukraine strikes and global unrest dominate a grim day
Repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and wounded 309, leaving Riyadh's airport shut as the fallout widened and Donald Trump said the United States may join Saudi strikes on the Houthis. 🔗 🔗Security in the Gulf deteriorated further as attacks and warnings spread around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, where an Iranian Guard report said a petrol tanker hit a naval mine and exploded, and US forces later disabled a cargo ship that allegedly ignored repeated warnings. 🔗 🔗 🔗 Shipping firms were also said to be offering captains... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 11 Oct 2026 18:23 LONDON
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Breakfast News Recap: Saudi airport strike deepens Gulf tensions as storms, conflict and disease spread
Saudi Arabia has vowed a decisive response after a Houthi strike on Riyadh's international airport killed at least a dozen people and wounded more than 300, with authorities later saying the airport was hit again and operations were briefly suspended. 🔗 🔗In the wider Gulf, a petrol tanker exploded after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, while US forces disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after it allegedly ignored repeated warnings, underlining the pressure on shipping routes linked to the Iran blockade dispute. 🔗 🔗Shipping firms are now reportedly offering captains premiums of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 11 Oct 2026 08:37 LONDON
Ebola spreads to new health zone in eastern DRC as Kenya confirms fatal imported case
Ebola has spread to a new health zone in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, while Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of the disease, according to the latest World Health Organization update. The developments point to continuing pressure on public health systems in the region and renewed concern about cross-border transmission. The outbreak is linked to the Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebola virus.The WHO said in an October 8 update that Alimbongo health zone in North Kivu province had reported Ebola cases for the first time. As of October 6, four confirmed cases, including two deaths, had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Oct 2026 02:00 LONDON
Kenya tightens Ebola screening after first death linked to cross-border travel
The World Health Organization says Kenya is strengthening disease surveillance and introducing more targeted screening at high-risk points of entry after the country reported its first death from Ebola. The case is linked to a patient who first became ill in the Democratic Republic of Congo, then travelled over land through Uganda before flying to Nairobi. The development has raised concern that the outbreak, which began in eastern Congo earlier this year, may be moving further across borders than previously understood.According to the WHO, the patient had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo and was treated there before... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Oct 2026 07:00 LONDON
