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DR Congo and Rwanda sign draft peace agreement
Provisional agreement aimed at ending fighting in eastern DRC expected to be formally signed on June 27.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have signed a provisional agreement aimed at stopping the conflict in eastern DRC, according to a joint statement from the two countries and the United States Department of State.
The development late on Wednesday in Washington, DC, came after “three days of constructive dialogue regarding political, security, and economic interests”, the statement said.
The draft agreement contains provisions on issues including disarmament, the integration of non-state armed groups and the return of refugees and internally displaced people.
Eastern DRC has been riven by conflict for decades, with armed groups competing for access to natural resources. Fighting in the region escalated in January when the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group captured Goma, the mineral-rich area’s largest city. A few weeks later, the group seized the strategic town of Bukavu. Rwanda denies supporting the rebels.
Thousands of people have been killed in the region and hundreds of thousands of others displaced since the conflict intensified earlier this year.
Several of the parties to the conflict have been accused of carrying out human rights abuses.
In a report published in May, Amnesty International accused M23 of torturing and killing civilians.
“These acts violate international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes,” Amnesty said at the time.
On Monday, Volker Turk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said that the rebels, DRC troops and allied armed groups had all carried out human rights abuses.
Turk called on all sides “to commit immediately to a ceasefire and resume negotiations, and to respect international humanitarian and human rights law”.
The US hopes to bring an end to the fighting and to unlock billions of dollars of Western investment in the eastern DRC, which has large mineral reserves including cobalt, copper, gold and lithium.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has described the twin aims of peace and investment as a “win-win”.
As part of the diplomatic efforts, Massad Boulos, the US envoy to Africa, travelled to the DRC and Rwanda in April. During his visit, he urged Kigali to end its support for the M23 rebels.
Although the African countries have agreed to at least six truces since 2021, none has lasted.
Angola stepped down in March from its role as mediator, with the US and Qatar currently leading efforts to secure peace in the eastern DRC.
The draft agreement is due to be formally signed on June 27 by ministers from the DRC and Rwanda in the presence of Rubio.
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Plane circles Fenway Park for an hour towing banner imploring Red Sox ownership to sell the team
BOSTON (AP) — A small plane towing a banner imploring Red Sox ownership to sell the team flew over Fenway Park on Friday while Boston and the Houston Astros took batting practice.
The plane towed a banner with big red letters reading: “FIRE CRAIG! SELL THE TEAM!”
The banner was aimed at Craig Breslow, Boston’s chief baseball officer, and Red Sox principal owner John Henry.
Boston enters Friday game against the Astros in last place in the AL East, with a 12-19 record.
Breslow fired manager Alex Cora on April 25 after a 17-1 road victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
The small plane circled the ballpark for over an hour. Fans outside the park were seen looking up and trying to read the banner.
With the Red Sox off to such a poor start this season, chants of “Sell the team!” have been heard at Fenway. Last week, those chants grew louder after the Red Sox were swept at home by their longtime rivals, the New York Yankees.
The 50-year-old Cora was the manager of Boston’s last World Series team in 2018, which won a club-record 108 regular-season games. And, Cora was a member of the team’s 2007 World Series-winning club. Cora was 620-541 as Red Sox manager, and the first manager to be fired this season.
Henry also owns the Liverpool soccer team. Last week, fans protested against rising ticket prices.
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A driver in training sent a bus careening into the River Seine near Paris Thursday after hitting a parked car and veering off the road, triggering a massive rescue operation, according to BBC and Reuters.
All four people on board were pulled to safety as more than 90 firefighters, divers and emergency crews — along with boats and a helicopter — responded, officials said.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and drug and alcohol tests came back negative.
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French emergency services and firefighters responded after a bus with passengers fell into the River Seine in Juvisy-sur-Orge, near Paris, France, April 30, 2026. (Abdul Saboor/Reuters)
The incident happened in France’s Juvisy-sur-Orge, about 12 miles south of Paris, as the driver was nearing the end of her practical training, transport officials told the BBC.
Authorities said the bus missed a turn near the riverbank, instead continuing straight and dragging a parked car into the water before plunging into the Seine, Reuters reported.
Dramatic images show the bus partially submerged as rescue crews surrounded it with some individuals on top of the vehicle while others worked in the water below.
WILD VIDEO SHOWS SPEEDING CAR GOING AIRBORNE, EJECTS DRIVER INTO BACKYARD POOL
Workers recover a bus that plunged into the River Seine in Juvisy-sur-Orge Thursday, near Paris, France. (Abdul Saboor/Reuters)
Witnesses described a chaotic response, with one saying it felt like “every firefighter in the department” had arrived as bystanders initially threw life rings into the river before first responders took over.
TERRIFYING VIDEO SHOWS OUT-OF-CONTROL MTA BUS PLOWING INTO CARS IN THE BRONX, INJURING 8
French emergency services and firefighters respond after a bus with passengers fell into the River Seine in Juvisy-sur-Orge, near Paris, France. (Abdul Saboor/Reuters)
Officials later launched an internal investigation into what caused the crash.
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Video released later showed crews using cranes to pull the submerged bus from the river as helicopters circled overhead.
White House officially tells Congress that hostilities with Iran have ‘terminated’ despite continued presence of US troops in Middle East.
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