Human Rights Watch reported that at least 140 people were killed by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo. Interviews with survivors revealed harrowing details of the violence. Despite peace talks,

A man in his 50s has died after being hit by a car in the layby of a major UK motorway. Emergency responders were called to reports of a collision between two cars between Junctions 8 and 7 of the M23 just before 6.30am on Sunday morning. The victim was said to have been outside his car at the time of the fatal crash.

The accusations come weeks after the UN reported that the M23 killed more than 319 civilians in North Kivu in July, and alleged that Rwandan soldiers were directly involved

Dozens of senior military officials in DR Congo have been sommoned by the army as part of an investigation into the debacle of losses to the M23 rebels since at least mid-2022, local media reports said.

A man in his 50s was sadly pronounced dead at the scene following the crash on the stretch of the M23/A23 with a man in his 40s being arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group summarily executed over 140 civilians in July 2025, largely ethnic Hutu, in at least 14 villages and small farming communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Emergency services have been working at the scene of a serious crash which has closed a section of the M23. Police said the crash happened near Merstham, in Surrey, at about 06:30 BST.

Talks held in Doha over a ceasefire agreement between the Congolese government and M23 rebels, who are backed by Rwanda, have stalled. Meanwhile, fighting has resumed in South Kivu.