World
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Africa
7/25/2024 12:46:47 PM
When a group of military officers appeared on state television in Niger one year ago to announce a dramatic coup, they said they deposed the West African nation's elected government for two key reasons: its security and economic crises.
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World
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International
7/18/2024 7:47:11 PM
A German court has convicted a German-Russian couple for smuggling thousands of drone components to Russia in contravention of EU sanctions, AFP learned Thursday.
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Egypt
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Defence
7/10/2024 5:43:14 PM
The Egyptian Armed Forces’ Northern Military Zone organized, in cooperation with several businessmen, NGOs, and donors, a ceremony on Wednesday to distribute bridal trousseaus and appliances to 500 young men and women about to get married.
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World
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Africa
7/5/2024 6:53:31 PM
The US will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an agreement with the new ruling junta, the American commander there said Friday.
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Sports
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World
6/30/2024 12:21:44 AM
Germany went from despair to delight in the space of a minute as a couple of big VAR calls set the host nation on its way to a storm-affected 2-0 win over Denmark and a place in the European Championship quarterfinals on Saturday.
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World
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International
6/27/2024 10:29:13 PM
Supporters of Bolivia's president rallied outside his palace on Thursday after a failed coup attempt a day earlier, giving some political breathing room to the leader of this economically troubled country as they chanted pro-democracy slogans.
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World
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International
6/27/2024 10:07:05 AM
Bolivia's army chief was arrested Wednesday after sending soldiers and tanks to take up position in front of government buildings in what President Luis Arce called an attempted "coup d'etat".
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World
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Africa
6/23/2024 8:52:53 PM
A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighbouring Benin, both as a result of last year’s coup that toppled the West African nation’s democratic government.
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Business
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Economy
6/21/2024 3:30:35 PM
Worldwide foreign direct investment fell for a second consecutive year in 2023 amid a global economic slowdown, coupled with swelling trade and geopolitical tensions, the United Nations said Thursday.
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World
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Africa
5/30/2024 10:32:01 PM
The head of the U.S. military in Africa vigorously defended the country’s counterterrorism strategy on the continent and vowed to press forward with it despite a wave of criticism and a drift among African nations toward seeking security help from Russia instead.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/21/2024 9:02:31 PM
Egypt strongly condemned on Tuesday a failed coup attempt in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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World
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Africa
5/19/2024 4:26:30 PM
The US troop withdrawal from Niger, at the demand of the West African nation's military rulers, has begun and will be over by September 15 "at the latest", a joint statement said Sunday.
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World
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Africa
5/19/2024 1:33:18 PM
Congo's army says it has “foiled a coup” early Sunday morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and a top politician’s guards that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa
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Sports
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World
5/14/2024 5:53:09 PM
Olivier Giroud's arrival at Los Angeles FC is a coup for the club both on and off the pitch, officials said Tuesday after officially announcing the veteran French striker's arrival in Major League Soccer.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
5/5/2024 5:13:36 PM
Hezbollah said Sunday it launched dozens of rockets at northern Israel in retaliation for a strike on south Lebanon that a local official said killed a couple and their child.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
5/5/2024 2:16:00 PM
A local official in southern Lebanon said an Israeli strike on a village Sunday killed a couple and their child, the latest deadly incident in the border region.
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World
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International
4/29/2024 6:55:06 PM
The first proceedings in a sprawling multipart trial against members of an alleged far-right plot to attack the German parliament and overthrow the government began in Stuttgart on Monday.
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World
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Africa
3/12/2024 5:46:34 PM
A US general and top officials visited Niger on Tuesday to see the ruling junta, renewing contact after the coup leaders ousted the elected leader, booted out French forces and moved closer to Russia.
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World
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Africa
2/25/2024 9:39:15 PM
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS said Sunday it was easing sanctions imposed on Guinea and Mali, a day after announcing a similar decision for Niger, another country under military rule.
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World
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Africa
2/24/2024 7:47:48 PM
West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year's coup in the country in a new push for dialogue as it also renewed calls on three junta-led nations to rescind their decision to quit the regional bloc.
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