White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, on April 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Elderly men gather near a market at the Kiziba Refugee Camp in Karongi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 14, 2025. Created at the beginning of the First Congo War (1996-1997), the camp hosts nearly 15,000 refugees, mainly Congolese who flee instability in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Paloma Laudet/AFP via Getty Images
