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Soldiers' mutiny rocks Niger capital, as junta claims to be back in control
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturday, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control after hours ...
Gunfire heard near military base in Niger capital
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Gunfire and explosions were heard on Saturday morning in Niger's capital, Niamey, including around a military base near the city's airport, which has been attac...
N. Korea defence minister dismissed: state media
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea's defence minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country's military leadership, state media reported Sunday.
Colombian army says no rescue planned for French Foreign Legion soldier
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
The Colombian army currently has no plans to rescue a French Foreign Legion soldier who was kidnapped in a guerrilla zone this month, a colonel told AFP on Frid...
Niger junta says it is back in control after soldiers' mutiny
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's ruling junta said it was back in control after mutinous soldiers set off armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturday, moving on the presidential palace an...
Ukraine's nuclear plant has lost power supply: IAEA
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been without off-site power for more than a week and is currently relying on emergency diesel generators, th...
Gunfire heard near military base in Niger capital: residents to AFP
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Gunfire was heard overnight near a military base at the international airport in Niger's capital Niamey, which had been attacked twice this year by jihadists, r...
Niger junta says it is back in control after soldiers' mutiny
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's ruling junta said it was back in control after mutinous soldiers set off armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturday, moving on the presidential palace an...
N. Korea defence minister dismissed: state media
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea's defence minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country's military leadership, state media reported Sunday.
Turkey navy helps free hijacked vessel in deadly battle with pirates: Somalia
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey's navy, along with Somali armed forces, have freed a hijacked vessel held in Somali waters and killed 14 pirates after a battle lasting several days, Mog...
Clashes rock Niger capital, junta says back in control
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's ruling junta said Saturday it "gradually took back control" after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around the capital including the presidential pa...
Turkey navy helps free hijacked vessel in deadly battle with pirates: Somalia
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey's navy, along with Somali armed forces, have freed a hijacked vessel held in Somali waters and killed 14 pirates after a battle lasting several days, Mog...
Soldiers' mutiny rocks Niger capital, but junta says back in control
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturday, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control after hours ...
Heavy gunfire rocks Niger capital, state TV signal cut
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's national television was off air on Saturday after a night of heavy gunfire in parts of the capital, including around a military base near the city's air...
Iran's president admits sanctions impacting economy
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has admitted that US sanctions on his country are hurting its economy, despite just days ago insisting they would achieve not...
Clashes in Niamey after troops attempt to storm presidential palace
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Clashes erupted in Niger's capital on Saturday between the presidential guard and elements of the armed forces, after a night of heavy gunfire in parts of the c...
Gunfire heard near military base in Niger capital
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Gunfire and explosions were heard on Saturday morning in Niger's capital, Niamey, including around a military base near the city's airport, which has been attac...
Turkey navy helps free hijacked vessel in deadly battle with pirates: Somalia
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey's navy, along with Somali armed forces, have freed a hijacked vessel held in Somali waters and killed 14 pirates after a battle lasting several days, Mog...
US judge throws out confessions of alleged 9/11 mastermind: report
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
A US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be us...
French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped in southwestern Colombia
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
A soldier in the French Foreign Legion was kidnapped earlier this month in an area dominated by guerrillas in southwestern Colombia, the country's army said Thu...
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