Niger coup attempt: Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?

Niger coup attempt: Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?

Niger’s government is facing threats on two fronts: extremist militant groups attacking the state, and grievances within its armed forces responsible for fighting them. Africa Corps may have helped contain the latter this past weekend, but it has yet to resolve the former. Unlike Wagner mercenaries, whose status in a private military company allowed Moscow…

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Senior aides to U.K.’s Nigel Farage step down in donation scandal where reporter posed as wealthy American’s son

Senior aides to U.K.’s Nigel Farage step down in donation scandal where reporter posed as wealthy American’s son

Two senior aides to Nigel Farage, the firebrand leader of the U.K.’s populist Reform party, have stepped down after the party was accused of breaking British electoral law concerning foreign funding in the wake of an investigative news report where a journalist posed as a wealthy American’s son who wanted to donate to the party….

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Iran war live: Trump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’ | Donald Trump News

Iran war live: Trump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’ | Donald Trump News

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Iran’s air defence commander Brigadier-General Alireza Elhami suggests that “the threat is not over”, adding that the country is “ready for any kind of confrontation” both now and in the future. Published On 5 Sep 20265 Sep 2026 Share Trump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’ on social media…

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Iran war drives U.S. diesel price to record high as Vance downplays the conflict and its impact

Iran war drives U.S. diesel price to record high as Vance downplays the conflict and its impact

An Iranian government spokeswoman acknowledged Friday that the country is facing economic pressure and shortages, insisting that officials do not deny the difficulties confronting regular Iranians. Fatemeh Mohajerani, speaking at the opening of a 64-bed hospital in the western Ilam Province, said U.S. sanctions had impacted the implementation of infrastructure projects across the country. “The…

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