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Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has launched a new political and military coalition, including the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group, which has captured vast areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Kabila introduced the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) at a news conference on Monday at his residence in the eastern city of Goma, which the M23 has controlled since January 2025.
Ukrainian forces have struck a Russian attack drone storage and launch facility near Donetsk, along with several military logistics depots in the Donetsk region, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In a statement on October 14, the General Staff reported that Ukrainian Defense Forces had targeted multiple Russian military facilities during operations conducted on October 13 and overnight into October 14, 2026.
Myanmar’s military junta launched three consecutive days of airstrikes on villages in northern Kawkareik Township, Karen State, using fighter jets and Y-12 transport aircraft to drop dozens of heavy bombs, according to local sources and resistance fighters.
The attacks, which ran from Oct. 6 to Oct. 8, targeted villages including Htihpoezan, Miparle, Myapataing, and Kwimaungtaing.
Saudi authorities suspended operations at Riyadh’s international airport after a fresh attack there left multiple people wounded.
The situation prompted health officials to activate a rare mass call-up of doctors to deal with the “serious emergency”, a medical source said, while foreign embassies warned their citizens to avoid the facility.
Ethiopia and Eritrea are trading blame for confrontations in Tigray amid international calls for restraint. Their respective allies have the potential to catapult the conflict into a regional war.
Various sources have confirmed the presence of Eritrean armed forces in Ethiopia. An AFP report quoted a foreign security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, as estimating that 5,000 to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers were present in the northenmost state of Ethiopia, Tigray.