Congo’s leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more territory in the country’s conflict-battered east.

Australia opener Usman Khawaja scored his maiden double hundred in Tests on Day 2 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. He became the first Australian to achieve the landmark in Sri Lanka.

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...