PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK -- Nine Cambodian civilians had been killed as of 12:00 p.m. and 46 others wounded in the ongoing Cambodia-Thailand border conflict, Cambodian Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra said on Wednesday.
He said in a Facebook post that more than 127,000 Cambodian people have fled their homes near the border with Thailand for safe shelters. (Cambodia-Thailand-Conflict)
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KINSHASA -- The March 23 Movement (M23) has entered the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rebel group said in a statement on Wednesday.
"We confirm that the city of Uvira is now liberated," M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka said on the social media platform X, calling on residents to resume activities with complete calm. (DRC-M23-Military)
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MOSCOW -- Russia will respond to any deployment of European military forces in Ukraine as well as to attempts to seize Russian assets in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
Speaking at a government hour session in the Federation Council, Lavrov said Moscow was prepared for retaliatory measures if European countries take what he called "hostile steps." (Russia-Europe-Troops-Asset)
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RABAT -- At least 19 people were killed and 16 others injured when two buildings collapsed in the city of Fes in Morocco Tuesday night, the country's state news agency said.
The first building collapsed gradually around 11:00 p.m. local time (2200 GMT) on Tuesday in the Al-Mustaqbal neighborhood in the suburbs of Fes, followed moments later by a second, adjacent four-story building. (Morocco-Buildings collapse) ■
