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DRC: Fighting between rebels and local militias resumes

Published on: September 29, 2025
10:06

Kinshasa, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Rebels from the Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) and militias known as Wazalendo are fighting again in Kasopo, Masisi territory, in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Fighting continues between rebels and militias in the DRC

Published on: August 26, 2025
10:25

Kinshasa, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Despite talks between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and rebels of the Alliance du Rive Congo-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) in Qatar, fighting continues in North Kivu.

Clashes and artillery fire exchanged on the Syrian-Lebanese border

Published on: March 17, 2025
08:12

Damascus, March 17 (Prensa Latina) Violent clashes and artillery fire exchanged took place in the border areas with Lebanon, located in western Homs province, about 180 kilometers northwest of Dasmascus, the capital city.

Clashes between Syria and Lebanon reported in border town

Published on: February 7, 2025
09:29

Damascus, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Violent clashes broke out between Syrian soldiers and irregular armed groups in the village of Hawik, located in the province of Homs, right on the border between Syria and Lebanon, reported the SANA agency.

Colombian President warns of consequences of Catatumbo crisis

Published on: January 22, 2025
08:30

Bogotá, Jan. 22 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that violence in the Catatumbo region could become the most dramatic in contemporary history.

More than 100,000 displaced in DRC by recent fighting

Published on: January 9, 2025
11:24

Kinshasa, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) More than 100,000 people have been displaced in the last week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), due to the heavy fighting that continues between the army and the armed group M23.

El Salvador authorities hail efficient seizure of drugs in 2024

Published on: December 16, 2024
16:56

San Salvador, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of El Salvador on Monday described 2024 as the most efficient period under Nayib Bukele's administration, in curbing drug trafficking.

Fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher city kills 28, injures 46

Published on: August 12, 2024
13:34

Khartoum, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) The fighting violence in the Sudanese civil war devastates El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State, where, according to preliminary counts, 28 civilians have been killed and 46 were injured since Saturday.

Fighting, rebel invasions, and humanitarian crisis in East DRC region

Published on: June 14, 2024
14:21

Kinshasa, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) North Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is experiencing an extreme situation amid fighting between the Army and armed groups, increase of displaced people, shortage of humanitarian aid, and the murder of civilians.

The Americas make progress in the fight against HIV and syphilis

Published on: May 7, 2024
16:16

Kingston, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Belize, Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were certified here on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eradicating mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.

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