US begins drawing down troops in Niger after coup
By Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 …
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Military flees government palace as coup fails in Bolivia
By Paola Flores and Megan Janetsky | Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia — Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday in an apparent coup attempt, but …
Haiti’s health system nearing collapse as chaos grips country
By Danica Coto | Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — On a recent morning at a hospital in the heart of gang territory in Haiti’s capital, a woman began convulsing before …
Attacks spark fears of unrest in Ecuador
By Gonzalo Solano | Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador — Armed men have broken into the set of a public television channel in Ecuador as it broadcast live and threatened people …
Bolsonaro should be charged with staging coup
By Diane Jeantet | Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian congressional panel on Wednesday accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of instigating the country’s Jan. 8 riots and recommended …
Macron says France will end military presence in Niger
By Angela Charlton and Dalatou Mamane | Associated Press PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out …
Pentagon says surveillance flights, not counterterrorism ops, have restarted in Niger
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Thursday that it has not restarted counterterrorism operations in Niger, a day after the head of US airpower for Europe and Africa said those flights …
Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin buried in private
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — A private burial was held for Yevgeny Prigozhin, ending a tumultuous journey from St. Petersburg street thug to Kremlin-financed mercenary leader, following a suspicious …