April 9, the day that the American Civil War ended in 1865, should be a national holiday celebrating the defeat of the Confederacy, the end of slavery, and the triumph of liberty.

M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’. The three countries call for ‘immediate and unconditional ceasefire ...

There is always a little salt thrown into the basketball stew at Gold Medal and a few teams are feeling the sting after the first day of action in the 76th Annual version this year. Defending C ...

The Delhi Police Crime Branch has registered an FIR against several visa and passport agents, primarily operating from Punjab and Haryana, following a complaint from the US Embassy, according to an ...

President Vladimir Putin highlighted the 'special and privileged strategic partnership' between Russia and India on India's 76th Republic Day. He emphasized productive bilateral cooperation and ...

World Tuberculosis Day 2025: Tuberculosis (TB), one of the deadliest illnesses globally, is ranked the 10th leading cause of death across borders by the World Health Organization (WHO). Each year, WHO ...

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An 18-year-old boy allegedly bit off a man’s ear in a fight on a Florida beach on St Patrick’s Day during Spring break. Jack Turner is accused of walking up to Juwan Black at Fort Myers Beach ...

President Donald Trump pronounced April 2, when his administration plans to more than double the tariffs it’s imposed already, “a Liberation Day for our country because we’re going to be ...

She was a key member of team Hellenic Republic, the George Calombaris love letter to Greek culture that drew crowds in 2008. Taverna’s interior is light and bright.Bonnie Savage Giannakodakis ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse.

But after negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy stagnated he is looking at another war-torn nation facing an invader as another option: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).