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DARK SECRETS: 22 - The Real Truth

Analysis: Why are Rwanda and DRC having another diplomatic spat?

The current diplomatic spat seems to have been triggered by fighting between M23 and state forces in eastern DRC.

Al Jazeera

Uganda and Congo extend joint military operation in east Congo

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday extended a joint military operation launched late last year against Islamist insurgents in east Congo, the operation's spokesperson said.

Reuters

Protest against Rwanda in DRCongo capital draws hundreds

A recent upswing in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by rebel group M23 brought out hundreds on the streets of Kinshasa, the capital, on Monday. The protesters blame Rwanda over its alleged support for the rebels, calling for the Rwandan ambassador to be expelled.

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Anti-Rwanda protest in DR Congo over alleged rebel ‘backing’

Relations have been strained since the mass arrival of Rwandan Hutus in eastern DRC after the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Al Jazeera

Suspected Islamist militants kill 15 in east Congo village

Suspected Islamist militants killed 15 civilians in an attack on a village in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, a human rights group and local official said on Monday.

Reuters

Civilians killed in eastern DR Congo rebel attack

ADF fighters accused of killing civilians with machetes in DR Congo’s Beni region.

Al Jazeera

Australian military personnel rescue occupants of stricken Solomon Islands police boat

While attention was trained on the federal election, the ADF undertook a mission to rescue a stricken Solomon Islands police boat, as Australia competes with China to remain the island nation's first choice on security.

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Uganda to withdraw soldiers fighting ADF in DR Congo this month

The ADF, which began as an uprising in Uganda but is based in Congo, pledged allegiance to ISIL (ISIS) in 2019.

Al Jazeera

Peter Dutton’s department confirms defence minister has six Brereton oversight reports

But despite being in role for 13 months, Dutton has never spoken in parliament about reforms stemming from alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU

Mother, wife, lawyer: Erin Hawley calls the fight to overturn Roe ‘the project of a lifetime’

ST. LOUIS — Not surprisingly, the Hawley name is on one of the most controversial cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, an effort from Mississippi that could restrict abortion rights and overturn Roe v. Wade.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

After victory in the US, now the far right is coming for abortion laws in Europe

The attack on Roe v Wade has roots in well-funded organisations whose tentacles have spread across the Atlantic, says author Sian Norris

The Guardian - UK

Confronted about his inaction on the Brereton reforms, Peter Dutton attempts to shoot the messenger

Defence minister calls Guardian Australia a ‘trashy publication’ but leaves questions unanswered

The Guardian - AU

Federal election: Regional Australians feeling the brunt as cost of living skyrockets — as it happened

Residents in regional Australia are telling the ABC prices for fuel, food and homes are rising sharply as the election approaches.

ABC News

US Marines bound for WA's West Kimberley as part of large-scale Koolendong military exercise

More than 2,200 US military personnel will be deployed across northern Australia for a training exercise later this year, including at the RAAF Base Curtin in West Kimberley.

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The Guardian - AU

Frydenberg expects ‘close’ battle to hold seat as Labor cost of living attacks continue – as it happened

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ADF flood rescue pilots flew with failing equipment, commander reveals

Despite system faults and treacherous weather conditions, Oakey-based Army helicopter pilots rescued almost 80 people during the 2022 floods.

France 24

'It's a policy of invasion': ADF rebels expand attacks in DR Congo

In the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels have expanded their operations into Ituri province. On April 10 and 11, around 30 people were killed near the town of Komanda by the ADF, an Islamist group that was originally based in Uganda. The…

The Guardian - AU

Australian government misses compensation deadline for victims of alleged war crimes

Brereton report recommended swift payments to victims as ‘the morally right thing to do’ instead of waiting for court rulings

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Dozens of Australian RAAF pilots are operating drone strikes from the United Kingdom, Defence Department confirms for the first time

Australia's Department of Defence for the first time confirms the total number of RAAF pilots deployed to the United Kingdom on a secretive mission to remotely operate British armed drones over the Middle East.

ABC News

Questions raised after Brisbane aged care development approved, despite known flood risk

A retirement village and aged care centre was inundated when Brisbane flooded in February, requiring a military response. The 2011 flood commission of inquiry had years earlier raised concerns about building on the land.

Salon

Lee, Cruz want to cancel Yale protesters

Republican free speech warriors gang up to target Yale students protesting anti-gay group

ABC News

ADF documents show senior officers yet to face consequences for alleged Afghanistan war crimes

Australia's Defence Force Chief has paused internal disciplinary measures for senior army officers who failed to prevent alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, pending the completion of an external investigation that could take years.

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz demands Yale punish protesters who disrupted ‘free speech’ event featuring anti-LGBT+ group

Cruz made his demands as he braces for protests against his own visit to the university on Monday

Reuters

Suspected Islamists kill at least 20 people in eastern Congo attacks

Suspected Islamists killed at least 20 civilians in attacks on Sunday and Monday in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, a local official and a local rights group said.

AAP

Defence must flag work safety cases more

An inquiry into defence and veteran suicides has been told the ADF must do better to flag cases of workplace mental stress, bullying and assaults.

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