Despite recent pledges by the Congolese army and the rebels to seek a truce, clashes have continued. M23 previously threatened to advance as far as the capital, Kinshasa, more than 1,600km (1,000 miles) away.
Whether their longstanding rivalry and differences could be put to one side would be the biggest hurdle to perhaps the greatest matchup in the sport’s history.US President Donald Trump says Russia’s Vladimir Putin is ‘playing with fire’ and Russia has so far been shielded from ‘really bad things’.
Donald Trump condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine, calls Putin 'absolutely crazy'A senior Moscow security official has rebuked United States President Donald Trump and raised the danger of another world war breaking out after Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire” by refusing to engage inUkraine ceasefire talks with Kyiv.
Dmitry Medvedev said World War III was the only “REALLY BAD thing” in a response, late on Tuesday, to Trump, who had earlier posted a message to Putin on social media saying that “really bad things would have already happened in Russia” without his intervention.“What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realise is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened in Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire,” Trump said in a post on his platform Truth Social.
Medvedev responded on the platform X: “Regarding Trump’s words about Putin ‘playing with fire’ and ‘really bad things’ happening to Russia. I only know of one REALLY BAD thing — WWIII.”
“I hope Trump understands this!”Urging Aaden to contact them if he heard from Damaal, they said goodbye.
It would not be long before they spoke again.It was Christmas Eve last year when the Somali Swedish mechanical engineer, now in his mid-60s, first invited Al Jazeera into the family’s spacious apartment overlooking an expanse of snow-covered forest.
He prepared an elaborate selection of cakes and desserts, cups of Turkish tea and very strong coffee.Exuding a nervous energy, he fidgeted with the sofa cushions as he rushed to and from the kitchen to grab a sugar bowl, even though it was not needed.