Algeria sent fighter jets to Niger to thwart ‘coup attempt’, president says
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algiers deployed warplanes to Niamey in late August following an attack by mutineers.

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algiers deployed warplanes to Niamey in late August following an attack by mutineers.


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Argentina steps up its Las Malvinas claim as tensions with the UK grow over offshore oil drilling.

Argentina’s President Javier Milei says the “principle of self-determination does not apply” to the Falkland Islands.
Three members of one family killed in air raid on house in Kunar province, Afghan Taliban deputy spokesperson says.
Trump has wanted a foothold in Greenland for some time, as a strategic battle unfolds for supremacy in warming Arctic.
The symbolic move comes as Argentina escalates its claim over the British-administered territory.
Government says new legal complaints to be filed against firms exploring for oil near the Falkland Islands.
A Russian drone struck a train near Ukraine-Poland border, shortly after Former UK PM Boris Johnson left the station.
The countries are not opposed to a new map per se; they’re testy about the colour shades.
Long-range Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s key gas plants, raising questions about the conflict’s next phase.
The United States remains Taiwan’s main international backer and arms supplier despite lack of formal diplomatic ties.