Alex Ossola

Earlier this month, the two countries struck a trade deal after India promised to stop buying Russian oil.

And the U.S.

plans to deploy more advanced missile systems and other weapons in the Philippines to push back against Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.

The Philippines has openly challenged China's claims to much of the area and strengthened its alliance with Washington.

In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 10 million people are facing hunger.

There's food, but people can't get to it because the group ruling the area is standing in the way.

M23 is a rebel group backed by Rwanda.

One year ago, M23 seized eastern Congo's largest city of Goma and since then has tried to establish itself as the prevailing government.

Journal reporter Nicholas Barrio has been following the story and joins me now from Kampala, Uganda.

Nicholas, how is M23 making it difficult to get food?

So imports are getting held up beyond the point of being useful if they're not from Rwanda or Rwanda's allies.

But what about food grown within the country?

It sounds like few imports, not much is being able to be grown.

So if you're a resident of Goma who's going to the grocery store, what does it look like on the shelves there?

And how is the international community responding to this dire situation?

That was WSJ reporter Nicholas Barillo.

Thanks, Nicholas.

M23 and the Rwandan government didn't respond to requests for comment.

And that's what's news for this Tuesday afternoon.

Today's show is produced by Pierre Bien-Aimé and Alexis Moore with supervising producer Tali Arbel.