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Niger coup leaders say country not safe for West African mediators

The military junta in Niger on Tuesday said it cannot host a delegation from the West African regional bloc Ecowas, citing security concerns due to what it called widespread anger among the country's population following sanctions imposed by the bloc.

Radio France Internationale

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv claims to have foiled Russian hacking of armed forces combat system – as it happened

Ukrainian special service says it has ‘blocked the illegal actions of Russian hackers who tried to penetrate military networks’

The Guardian - AU

ECOWAS chairman says diplomacy is the ‘best way forward’ on Niger crisis

Nigerian President and current ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday that diplomacy is the ‘best way forward’ to resolve the crisis in coup-hit Niger. The statement came after the junta in Niamey said it could not host a mission from the West African bloc for security reasons. US Secretary…

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 531

Here is the situation on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 531 of the invasion

At least seven killed in double strike on residential area of Pokrovsk; Russia claims to have shot down Ukrainian drones over Belgorod

The Guardian - AU

Niger’s coup leaders close country’s airspace citing threat of military intervention

Military junta rejects deadline for reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum

The Independent UK

US partially suspends aid to Niger until democratic order is restored

The United States is suspending some of its aid programmes to Niger, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced, after the country's elected president was overthrown and a military council declared itself in charge.

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US pauses some foreign aid to Niger as it reiterates support for Bazoum

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says life-saving humanitarian and food assistance will continue.

Al Jazeera

Scepticism, uncertainty, hope: Haitians react to possible Kenya-led mission

People in Haiti express doubts over potential multinational force but say country can’t fight gangs on its own.

Al Jazeera

EU urges G20 to help persuade Putin to reopen Ukraine grain export route

Brussels’ foreign policy chief calls on nations to speak with a unified voice to help ‘people most in need’

The Guardian - UK

US challenges world to tell Russia to stop using Ukrainian grain as `blackmail'

U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken is challenging all countries to tell Russia to stop using the Black Sea and Ukraine’s grain as “blackmail” and stop treating the world’s hungry and vulnerable people as leverage in its “unconscionable war.”

The Independent UK

Niger: US and UK evacuate embassy staff as coup leaders double down

Staffing levels reduced as US says White House is committed to restoring president after last week’s coup

The Guardian - UK

ECOWAS delegation arrives in Niger to meet coup leaders for talks

A delegation from West African regional bloc ECOWAS arrived in Niger on Thursday for talks with coup leaders. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the bloc’s chairman, urged representatives to do “whatever it takes to ensure a conclusive and amicable resolution of the situation in Niger", his office said. Follow our blog…

France 24

US formally invites China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Washington

Washington says invite extended to Wang’s predecessor in June was officially transferred to Beijing’s new top diplomat.

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Global AIDS program targeted in abortion battle gets new home in State Department bureau

The State Department has launched a new bureau aimed at making the battle against global outbreaks a lasting priority of U.S. foreign policy

The Independent UK

Watch live as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at opening of new health bureau

Watch live as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a speech at the launch of the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy.

The Independent UK

Australia's prime minister stands firm against the US on WikiLeaks founder's prosecution

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government is standing firm against the United States over the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: The global fallout from Niger’s coup

In today’s newsletter: The country has been considered stable in an unstable region. So what sparked a coup – and what effects will it have?

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As regional bloc threatens invention in Niger, neighboring juntas vow mutual defense

Two military-ruled West African nations vowed Monday to prevent military intervention in Niger as a military junta attempts to consolidate power after a coup

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso, Mali warn against military intervention in Niger

Niger’s neighbours say any intervention to restore deposed president will be considered a ‘declaration of war’.

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange supporters in Australian parliament urge US to get him out of maximum security prison

Supporters Julian Hill, Andrew Wilkie and Bridget Archer respond after US secretary of state Antony Blinken claims WikiLeaks founder ‘risked very serious harm’ to national security

The Independent UK

Blinken snubs Australian call to end Assange case saying he’s accused of ‘very serious’ crime

WikiLeaks founder as spent four years in a British prison fighting extradition to the United States

The Independent UK

OLD US Secretary of State tells Australia that WikiLeaks founder is accused of ‘very serious’ crime

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pushed back against Australian demands for an end to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s prosecution, saying the Australian citizen was accused of “very serious criminal conduct” in publishing a trove of classified documents more than a decade ago

France 24

Deadly Russian missile strike hits Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia

A Russian missile attack killed two people and blew out apartment windows in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, city council official Anatoly Kurtev said. Earlier in the day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited “advanced positions” of Ukraine’s special forces near Bakhmut, the eastern city that Russian forces…

The Guardian - UK

EU suspends support and security cooperation with Niger after coup

Announcement comes as African Union issues 15-day ultimatum to those involved in seizing power to return to barracks

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