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Trump, Netanyahu and the irony of Responsibility to Protect in Iran - opinion

Trump and Netanyahu may unintentionally act in line with the UN’s Responsibility to Protect principle.

|ByDAN PERRY
US first lady Melania Trump presides over a United Nations Security Council meeting, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, March 2, 2026.
Vendors and customers crowd a market in Uvira on December 9, 2025.

Rebel group M23 takes control of Congo town, in blow to peace talks in Africa

The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Uvira on Thursday, endangering peace efforts in the region.

|ByREUTERS
(From L-R) US President Donald Trump, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi hold a signed document during a signing ceremony at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, December 4, 2025.

Congo, Rwanda leaders affirm commitment to Trump-backed peace deal

Washington staged a Congo-Rwanda peace signing, but continuing M23 clashes and stalled commitments raised doubts about its impact.

|ByREUTERS
Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi's high representative Sumbu Sita Mambu and head of the M23 rebel group delegation Benjamin Mbonimpa sign a framework agreement for a peace deal aimed at ending fighting in eastern Congo, during a ceremony in Doha, Qatar, November 15, 2025.

Congo, M23 rebels agree to framework pact backed by US and Qatar

It was the latest document signed in recent months as part of efforts, backed by the US and Qatar, to end decades of fighting in Congo, which has been an enduring threat to regional stability.

|ByREUTERS

Rwanda’s Kagame to arrive for two-day visit to Israel

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has in recent years been a key ally for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his attempts to build closer ties with Africa.

JULY 9, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame

Netanyahu: Modi trip will add ‘energy’ to Israel-India relationship

What's next on Israeli's diplomacy agenda?

JULY 7, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tour Dor Beach on the third day of Modi's visit to Israel‏