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Nigeria Sends Troops to Benin to Stop Coup Attempt

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has confirmed deploying fighter jets and ground troops to neighbouring Benin to help foil a coup attempt by a group of Beninese soldiers.

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At least 18 migrants drown after boat capsizes off Crete

ATHENS, Greece — At least 18 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in an inflatable boat died when it capsized south of the island of Crete, Greek authorities said Saturday. The half-sunken boat was located Saturday by a passing Turkish merchant vessel, authorities said.

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Drone Strike on Sudan Kindergarten Kills 50, Including 33 Children

CAIRO — A drone attack by the Sudanese paramilitary forces hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, a doctors' group said. Paramedics on the scene in the town of Kalogi in South Kordofan

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Massive Russian drone and missile strike hits Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll

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West Virginians Question Guard Deployments After D.C. Attacks

Staff Sgt. Jason Mitchell, a member of the West Virginia Air National Guard, attends a candlelight vigil for Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe outside the Berkeley County Sheriff's office on Wednesday in Martinsburg, W.Va. Wolfe was shot near the White House on Nov.

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At Least 17 Migrants Found Dead off Crete Coast

Greek coastguard says two survivors in critical condition have been hospitalised. The bodies of at least 17 migrants and asylum seekers have been found in a partially deflated boat off the Greek island of Crete, according to the country’s coastguard.