eastern

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It remains divided between a UN-recognised government in the west and its eastern rival, backed by military commander Khalifa Haftar.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

A case has been reported in Goma, a major city in eastern DRC under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 anti-governmental group since early last year.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

However, in 2021, the government said it was cancelling the eastern leg going to Leeds.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean, roughly 1,000 miles west of Ecuador, a seafloor fault has been producing magnitude 6 earthquakes with striking regularity for at least 30 years.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

We saw them lighting up the night sky all along the eastern horizon, and they did seem to be coming much closer all the time.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo