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In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 rebels have seized control of the city of Goma. Explosions and gunfire have been heard overnight. Congo has accused neighbouring Rwanda of sending troops into its territory to aid the rebels.

The ceasefire deal in Gaza appears to be back on track after an agreement for Hamas to release three more Israeli hostages this week, a move that could allow tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians to return home to northern Gaza.

Israel's ceasefire deal with Lebanon and Hezbollah has also been under threat, but on Sunday that agreement has been extended to February 18th.

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. Holocaust survivors and international leaders are due to attend a remembrance event at the place where more than a million people - mostly Jews - were murdered.

The US says it will not go ahead with tariffs and other sanctions against Colombia after Bogota agreed to accept, without restrictions, the repatriation of citizens.

And a South African theatre production has opened here in London looking at the post apartheid class and race divisions that still beset the country.

(Photo: Internally displaced civilians from the camps in Munigi and Kibati, January 26, 2025; Credit: Reuters)