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…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Asheville, N.C. on Aug. 31, 2026. Courtesy: U.S. Treasury Department U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov that no sanctions relief or new agreements with Moscow were possible, as long as the war in…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has accused networks linked to Russia and Israel of spreading disinformation around the migration crisis in Ceuta, claiming the two countries were exploiting the issue in retaliation for Madrid’s position on the war in Ukraine and Israel’s actions in the Palestinian Territories. More than 72,000 migrants rushed across the border…
The Alliance of Sahel States – composed of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso – said the attempted coup was “a betrayal by a group of soldiers involved in an attempt at destabilisation”. The authorities have not said how many soldiers were involved in the attempted coup, nor how many casualties there were. Niger’s military ruler,…
The attacks injured at least three people, including a girl, and damaged a Wildberries warehouse, Russian officials say. Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug 2026 Russian officials have reported more than 620 overnight drones targeting Moscow, in what appears to be one of Ukraine’s largest attacks on the Russian capital in years. Moscow Mayor Sergei…
Russia has accused the UK of “deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis” following confirmation that British-made drones had been used in strikes on targets in Russia. “In doing so, the United Kingdom is acting as an accomplice and co-perpetrator of the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks,” the Russian Embassy to the UK…
At least five people have been killed and more than 10 injured in Ukraine in the latest wave of Russian strikes, officials have said. Emergency services are working at sites hit in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, accusing Russia of targeting civilian infrastructure. Meanwhile, Moscow’s mayor said about 600 Ukrainian drones were launched towards…
President Donald Trump said a US Marine held in a Russian prison, whose health was reportedly in extremely poor condition, has been released. “After my discussions with President Vladimir Putin, Russia has agreed to release him, very much on a Humanitarian Basis,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that no prisoner swap took place. In…
A drone hit a busy beach in southern Russia, killing seven people including three children, local authorities have said. In social media footage verified by the BBC, a drone can be seen hurtling towards a cliffside before crashing into a fireball on the beach below as tourists look on from the shore and in the…
Pavel Durov. Albert Gea/Reuters Russia’s has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and issued an international warrant for his arrest. The country’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that the charges related to Telegram’s failure to remove material “used by Ukrainian special services and by terrorist and extremist organisations to prepare…
