China Pres. Xi apparently dismissed two top generals in his Rocket Force - which manages China's missiles - last week.The NYT assessed: "A scandal involving the top brass of the armed forces would be …

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Niger Niger's junta ignored yesterday's deadline that ECOWAS had set for a return to civilian government.The junta instead closed Niger's airspace - just in case ECOWAS made good on its threat to sen …

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Russia and Ukraine Hours after Pres. Zelensky spoke of the war "returning to the territory of Russia," Russian missiles struck Zelensky's hometown of Kryvyi Rih, killing six.Meanwhile, a Ukrainian dr …

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Russia Pres. Zelensky offered the closest we've seen to an official acknowledgment that Ukraine has staged attacks inside Russia: he didn't explicitly confirm the attacks, but said: "gradually, the w …

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Russia Pres. Putin's promise of free grain for six African countries whose leaders paid him a visit doesn't seem to be enough to satisfy those leaders. The African Union and those leaders called on P …

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Niger Nigerien soldiers took to television to confirm they had indeed overthrown Pres. Bazoum in a coup. They closed the country's borders and imposed a curfew.Bazoum tweeted [or is it Xed, now that …

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