
14 UN Peacekeepers killed in eastern DRC
14 UN peacekeepers from Tanzania have been killed in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces are suspected of killing 14 Tanzanian UN peacekeepers and wounding more than 50 others in North Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Also in the programme: the United Nations Security Council meets to discuss Jerusalem following President Trump's decision to recognise the city as the capital of Israel; and the end of the beginning of the Brexit talks - but was that the easy part?
(Photo: Peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) stand guard in a formation following demonstrations in North Kivu province, DRC. Credit: Reuters/Kenny Katombe)
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