The Congolese government accuses former leader Kabila of backing M23 rebels.
The Israeli military has been relentlessly bombing a displacement camp in Gaza’s so-called ‘safe zone’ of al-Mawasi.
A poignant image of a nine-year-old amputee from Gaza is the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year.
![This image provided by World Press Photo and taken by Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times, won the World Press Photo Award of the Year and shows Mahmoud Ajjour (9), who was injured during an Israeli attack on Gaza City in March 2024, finds refuge and medical help in Doha, Qatar, 28 June 2024. [Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times/World Press Photo via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-1745013178.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Rights groups have criticised the repatriation drive, warning that mass expulsions risk endangering vulnerable people.
A fire tore through a Darfur displacement camp, destroying over 50 homes.
![Video captured by an aid group in Darfur, Sudan shows a fire that destroyed over 50 homes at a camp for displaced civilians on the two-year anniversary of the country's bloody war. [General Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-1744906204.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Civil activists negotiate with warring sides to work but face harassment, arrests, and accusations of bias.
Israel’s defence minister admits blockade is a ‘pressure lever’ against Hamas and there are no plans to ease it.
The Khmer Rouge rise to power and overthrow are foundational to Cambodian People’s Party legitimacy, but memories fade.
These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on the occupied West Bank for Thursday, April 17.
Thousands of people in Gaza require artificial limbs after being maimed in Israeli attacks.
Doctors Without Borders slams Israel for targeting humanitarian workers, blocking aid to Gaza and mass killings.
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces declares rival authority in areas under its control.
![Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commander, General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (Hemedti) [Ashraf Shazly/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AFP__20220608__32C438Q__v2__HighRes__SudanUnPolitics-1728547440.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
People impacted by the war speak out about their lives and how they will never be the same.
Rights groups urge protection of civilians and aid access as millions of people are displaced and many face famine.
