Local officials say about a hundred people have been killed in the latest outbreak of religious violence in the eastern town of Bria in the Central African Republic. Dozens more are being treated mainly for gunshot wounds. The fighting began on Tuesday just hours after the government signed a peace agreement with rebel groups.
A senior official from the US Department of Homeland Security has told Congress it has evidence that Russian hackers targeted election systems in at least 21 states in last year's presidential election. Jeanette Manfra said that she still had confidence in the overall integrity of US electoral systems.