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Human Rights Watch documented that the M23 armed group has forcibly recruited and detained thousands of people in inhumane conditions across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a Wednesday report. Clémentine de Montjoye, HRW's senior Great Lakes researcher, discussed the findings with France 24's...

Human Rights Watch released a new report documenting forced recruitment and detention of thousands by M23 fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a Rwanda-backed militia group. The report details systematic abuses against civilians in an active conflict zone where armed groups compete for territorial...

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon killed at least 13 people on Wednesday, according to Lebanese state sources, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Lebanese population to support Israel's campaign against Hezbollah. Israeli forces also apprehended two people—a local councillor and municipal worker—from the border...

Demonstrators in Nanyuki, Kenya clashed with police on June 10, 2026 over construction of an Ebola quarantine center intended for US citizens, with protesters setting fires and throwing rocks while police deployed tear gas and water cannons; at least one person was killed in the...

1X Technologies, an OpenAI-backed robotics company, opened a factory in Hayward, California with capacity to manufacture 10,000 NEO humanoid robots annually, according to reporting on the facility. The company plans to scale production to 100,000 units by 2027. The NEO robot, priced at $20,000, is...