Niger junta warn they would kill deposed president after military intervention
It comes as ECOWAS has directed the deployment of a ‘standby force’ to restore democracy in the country following the coup.
It comes as ECOWAS has directed the deployment of a ‘standby force’ to restore democracy in the country following the coup.
Earlier, officials said Russian air defences shot down two drones aimed at Moscow overnight.
The attack appears to be the latest in an apparent campaign by Ukraine to unnerve Muscovites and take the war to Russia.
The country’s king has formally appointed Hun Manet as Prime Minister.
The barrage across western Ukraine comes in retaliation after a Russian tanker was attacked.
As Kyiv’s naval capabilities grow, the Black Sea is becoming an increasingly important battleground in the war.
The attack briefly halted traffic on the Kerch Bridge, the 12-mile bridge linking Moscow-annexed Crimea to Russia, as well as ferry transport.
The critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin was jailed on charges of extremism.
The attacks followed the end of a deal with Russia that had allowed Ukrainian shipments to world markets from the Black Sea port of Odesa.
Since leaving a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain, Russia has hammered the country’s ports.
The Russian Defence Ministry claimed troops shot down a Ukrainian missile in the city of Taganrog.
In central Greece, authorities maintained an exclusion zone around one of the country’s largest air force bases following explosions.
Plans to expand the number of subsidised childcare places for working parents in England ‘should not come at the expense of quality’, report says.
A spokesperson for the Cambodian People’s Party said he believed his party captured 78-80% of the total turnout.
Russia launched attacks on 11 regions across Ukraine, killing and injuring many.