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Niger closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline for coup reversal expires
Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace after rejecting an ultimatum from West African states to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum or risk military intervention. The move, announced late on Sunday, came as tens of thousands of coup supporters gathered at a stadium in Niger’s capital, Niamey, to cheer on the generals who seized power – or the National Council for the Safeguard of…
UN says millions will pay price as grain deal expires
Kremlin declines to extend the Black Sea grain deal, stalling the export of Ukrainian grain to the rest of the world. The grain pact helped lower food prices by more than 20 percent globally. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres is “deeply disappointed” at Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal, saying it was “a lifeline for global food security”. Traffic on the Crimean Bridge linking the…