Regional summit on eastern DRC conflict

With warnings of the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo spreading beyond the country’s borders, we find out about today’s regional summit, and we hear a conversation between a Congolese mother and her daughter.

Most of the employees of USAID will be placed on administrative leave at midnight on Friday. We bring together people who until now have relied on USAID’s support.

We hear from residents in the Greek island of Santorini where a state of emergency has been declared after days of consecutive earthquakes.

Thailand's government says it is trying to shut down criminal scam compounds which have spread along its border with Myanmar. We speak to our South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head who was allowed limited access to the hub across border.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: M23 rebel group takes over Goma, DR Congo, Congo The Democratic Republic Of The - 04 Feb 2025. Credit: STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)