UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on Rwanda to withdraw its forces from DR Congo's territory and on the M23 rebel group to stop advancing on Goma. Also: how a random text message ended happily ever after.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Janet Jalil, and in the early hours of Monday, the 27th of January, these are our main stories. The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of declaring war by sending troops across the border to support a rebel advance on the city of Goma.
President Trump says he'll impose emergency tariffs and sanctions on Colombia after it turned back two migrant deportation flights. Lebanon says Israeli troops have killed 22 people as thousands of villagers tried to return to their homes in the south. Also in this podcast, the text sent to a made-up mobile number that resulted in marriage.
First four digits the same as mine and then the last three digits random and then didn't think anything of it. What did you send? Just a message saying hello.
We begin in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the government has accused Rwanda of declaring war by sending its forces to support rebels advancing on the eastern city of Goma, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. Gunfire has been heard in the city centre as the Rwandan-backed rebels close in, despite attempts by the Congolese government forces to fight them off.
Large numbers of Rwandan troops are reported to be pouring across the border to help the M23 rebels, who in recent weeks have made significant territorial gains, displacing hundreds of thousands of people, including these residents.
We're especially afraid for our children because if the situation ever gets worse, it will be difficult for them, so we want to spare them.
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