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Russian air defenses intercept a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on several regions across the Western part of the country. No casualties are reported. Algeria proposes a six-month transition plan for coup-hit Niger, in an attempt to calm the crisis, stating military intervention would be disastrous. The EU’s reportedly planning a new military-civilian mission in West Africa later this year, citing anti-terror operations but the move’s…

Mali gives the boot to UN peacekeepers in the country, claiming the presence of the blue helmet’s is only aggravating the security situation. France’s Muslim community gives French officials a dressing down over a new school ban on anyone wearing the tradition abaya. The move provokes outrage, amid claims it’s discrimination. RT looks at some of the trophy weapons seized by Russian troops on the…

Niger reportedly puts its armed forces on maximum alert fearing potential intervention and orders the French ambassador to leave the country, as relations with Paris plunge to a new low. Palestinian authorities accuse Israel’s hardline national security minister of racism after he claims his rights outweigh those of the Arab community in the West Bank. As Nairobi authorities investigate allegations of British troop abuses relatives…