Qatar brokers talks between DRC, Rwanda and M23 rebel group

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Qatar has brokered talks between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group, which is backed by Rwanda, to agree to common terms for a dialogue that includes a ceasefire. Also, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum bans foreign political ads on Mexican TV after a wave of anti-immigration spots sponsored by the Trump administration airs nationwide. And, as Spain's Catalonia region celebrates Sant Jordi, or Saint George's Day, there’s been controversy this year over one writer who lives in Catalonia but only writes in Spanish. Plus, new research shows that the venom of some rattlesnakes has evolved to be simpler and better tailored to their prey.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Kate Laycock, host of DW's weekly European news podcast Inside Europe.
0:07.7	Our correspondence were there when the Berlin Wall fell, when the Balkans' wars broke out,
0:13.1	and when Britain voted to leave the European Union.
0:16.7	Now the continent is changing again, and we're rising to the challenge with our weekly
0:22.3	combination of expert analysis and on the ground reporting. Find inside Europe wherever you get
0:28.9	your podcasts. Even a temporary pause in fighting in Ukraine has so far proved elusive.
0:40.8	Despite the peace negotiations that are going on, there doesn't seem to be a lull in Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine.
0:47.8	I'm Carolyn Beeler.
0:49.2	And I'm Marco Werman.
0:50.3	Different peace talks focused on Eastern Congo are showing signs of progress
0:54.6	and in Mexico
0:55.7	pushed back against TV ads discouraging immigration
0:58.6	they're sponsored by the U.S. government.
1:04.1	The Mexican president calls the ads
1:05.7	discriminatory and an attack on human dignity.
1:08.8	Plus poisonous bites from rattlesnakes, they are not all equally venomous.
1:13.9	If they're really angry, they will dump a ton.
1:16.4	If they're not so angry, they'll give you sort of a leave-me-alone bite and just inject a little bit of venom.
1:21.2	And that venom, it actually evolves.
1:24.1	All those stories and more today, here on the world.
1:28.4	This is the world. I'm Marco Wurman.
1:30.3	And I'm Carolyn Beeler. There are many violent conflicts around the world, but one of them, at least, may be getting closer to a truce.
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