US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to urge de-escalation after a surge in clashes by rebels fighting Kinshasa.
Heading to Japan Tuesday from his latest crisis tour of the Middle East, Blinken spoke by telephone separately with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi about the "volatile situation" on their border, the State Department said.
