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 Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 18 civilians and striking Kyiv and multiple cities  Russia carried out a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine, launching hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that killed at least 18 civilians and wounded more than 100 others across multiple cities, officials said Tuesday. The strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro and other regions, with emergency crews working through destroyed residential buildings where some victims were trapped under rubble. In Dnipro, rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old child and a mother and her 8-year-old son, while officials reported 12 deaths in the city and six in Kyiv. The bombardment stretched from night into daylight, with explosions reported across wide areas of the country. Kyiv residents had been on alert for days after warnings of a major aerial attack, including advisories for foreign diplomats to leave the capital. Despite those warnings, most remained in pl...

BENIN, NIGER EXPEL EACH OTHER'S DIPLOMATS IN TIT-FOR-TAT MOVE. (PHOTO).


 Benin, Niger expel each other's diplomats in tit-for-tat move


Two years of tension between Benin and Niger this week saw the West African neighbours carry out a tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats, diplomatic sources in both states said on Sunday, AFP reported.


Relations have been frosty since Niger's military coup against President Mohamed Bazoum in July 2023.


Niger claims that Benin wants to destabilise it, an allegation Cotonou denies.


Recent days saw Benin expel an intelligence agent and a police officer stationed at the Niger embassy in Cotonou, according to a Beninese diplomatic source, who did not specify a reason.


'Persona non grata'


In retaliation, Niger, in a note dated Thursday, declared the first counsellor of Benin's embassy in Niamey "persona non grata" and gave him 48 hours to leave the country, citing a reciprocal move.


Niger is allied with Burkina Faso and Mali, its two neighbours which are also under transitional rule. All three states have left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which Benin is part of, to form a confederation called the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).


The trio share an anti-imperialist and pro-sovereignty vision and have criticised West African coastal countries which have maintained ties with former colonial ruler, France.

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