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Rebel group M23 takes control of Goma city in the Democratic Republic of Congo after intense clashes with the army.

Pope Francis urges for a Christmas truce in ongoing conflicts around the world, recalling historical examples of spontaneous ceasefires during the festive season.

Patients with a mysterious illness in Congo also test positive for malaria, raising concerns of multiple diseases being present.

A veertigtal heads of state and government officials, including Donald Trump and Volodimir Zelenski, are set to attend the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which was devastated by a fire in April 2019.

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo expect to identify the cause of the outbreak of an unknown infectious disease within days.

At least 143 people have died in the past month in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to an unknown disease. The disease has been contained in the Kwango province, southwest of the DRC's capital Kinshasa. The Congolese government has dispatched a medical team to conduct further research, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Researchers have discovered 742 new animal and plant species in the Congo Basin, the second largest rainforest in the world.

A new variant of mpox, clade Ib, has been reported in Germany for the first time, originating from African countries. The RKI confirmed the infection occurred abroad.