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General Abdourahamane Tchiani is the new leader of Niger following a military takeover, state television reported Friday, two days after the country’s president was detained by members of his own guard. Tchiani, the head of the Presidential Guard, has been

Niger general Tchiani named head of transitional government after coup  Al Jazeera English Soldiers in Niger announce coup as guards take president hostage  CBS News Why Niger’s coup matters to the U.S.  NPR Coup in Niger: Not again!, By Jibrin Ibrahim  Premium Times Army

On southern front, Ukrainian forces aim to smash through Russian defenses  The Washington Post Has the ‘main thrust’ of Ukraine’s counteroffensive begun? | DW News  DW News Ukraine drops tank-led counteroffensive in favor of artillery: report  Business Insider Ukraine tanks abandoned after counteroffensive

Changing Meta’s algorithms did not help US political polarization, study finds  The Guardian Facebook opened its doors to researchers. What they found paints a complicated picture of social media and echo chambers.  NBC News Deep dive into Meta’s algorithms shows that America’s

Niger coup makes the troubled Sahel region yet more fragile  BBC Niger Coup LIVE: How the military coup in Niger threatens stability in West Africa | WION LIVE  WION Soldiers in Niger announce coup as guards take president hostage  CBS News Why Niger’s

Justice Department investigating Memphis policing methods, months after Tyre Nichols’ death  The Associated Press U.S. Department of Justice investigating Memphis Police after death of Tyre Nichols  WBIR Channel 10 Department of Justice to investigate city of Memphis and its police department  CNN Memphis

Japan said Friday that North Korea posed a more serious threat to its national security than “ever before”, as nuclear-armed Pyongyang rattles its neighbors with repeated missile tests and belligerent rhetoric. In its annual white paper — a rundown of

For the past five years, expectant mothers in a Japanese city have been receiving unsolicited advice from local authorities via a flyer telling them how to behave after giving birth—not for their own or their babies’ wellbeing, but to avoid

Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, to demand reparations for slavery and its legacy in today’s society. The University of the West Indies (UWI), the

Ukrainian forces press southward, say strategic village recaptured from Russians  New York Post Ukraine Counteroffensive Aims to Bring More Russian Targets Within Range: Live Updates  The New York Times Ukraine recaptures Staromaiorske village in southeast – Zelenskiy  Yahoo News Ukrainian soldiers celebrate liberation