The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa — following a weekend directive that they leave. Last week a high level-delegation of U.S. officials, including Assistant Secretary of State for …
Read More »Estonia’s prime minister calls on US and NATO allies to be tougher on Russia
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Read More »Congolese journalist gets time served in ‘false information’ case: rights group
Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera was set to be freed soon after a court sentenced him Monday to six months in prison for spreading false information among other charges, according to media freedom group Reporters Without Borders. He was expected to be released hours or days after the verdict, having already …
Read More »Takeaways from the predictable Russian election that gave Putin another 6 years in power
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — To no one’s surprise, President Vladimir Putin secured another six years in power in a preordained election landslide that comes amid the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times. The three days of balloting, in which Putin faced three token contenders but …
Read More »3 Mexican police officers killed in highway assault
A state police officer and her two bodyguards were killed in a highway attack in Mexico’s violent western state of Michoacan, security officials said Monday. Michoacan’s state security agency said on X, formerly Twitter, that three members of the state Civil Guard had died in the line of duty Sunday …
Read More »Armed gangs in Nigeria attack 2 villages, capture 100
Armed gangs attacked two villages in Nigeria’s northwest over the weekend and seized at least 100 people from their homes, residents and a state official told The Associated Press on Monday, in the latest mass abduction in the region. The gunmen attacked communities in Kaduna state’s Kajuru council area on …
Read More »Report says famine is ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israel launches another raid on main hospital
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Famine is “imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report issued Monday that warned escalation of the war could push half of Gaza’s total population to the brink of starvation. The report, by the international community’s authority …
Read More »South Africa suspects foul play after boat washes ashore with no sign of captain
South African authorities searching for a missing charter boat captain are concerned about possible foul play after they discovered his vessel burned and abandoned on a beach in neighboring Mozambique, but no sign of him or the unknown man who hired him. The National Sea Rescue Institute raised the alarm …
Read More »Senior State Department official heads to Montenegro in support of EU bid
A senior U.S. official visited Montenegro Monday to offer support to the small Balkan nation seeking to join the European Union. During a press conference in the capital Podgorica, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar said Montenegro should be next in line to join the 27-nation bloc. “There is …
Read More »Jake Sullivan confirms Israel killed top Hamas commander
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