February 20, 2025
A monitoring group says it verified 5,837 anti-Muslim hate cases - a mix of both online and in-person incidents - last year, compared with 3,767 cases the year before and 2,201 in 2022
Rights advocates note a rise in anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian and antisemitic hate since the start of US ally Israel's war in Gaza following the Hamas attack on Oct 7, 2023
A rebel alliance that includes M23 said it would assist the population of Bukavu who were "abandoned" by the army and allied combatants
The group of around 40 armed men stopped multiple buses and vehicles, checking national identity cards before forcing the seven passengers off the bus and shooting them
For years criminal gangs have trafficked hundreds of thousands of people to scam compounds across Southeast Asia
Arms purchase could be between $7 billion and $10 billion and could include coastal defense missiles, HIMARS rockets, source says