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The man tasked with investigating Trump works with speed and aggression
A largely unknown former prosecutor, Jack Smith has delivered his basic assessment in two criminal investigations in a little more than eight months.
- by Glenn Thrush, Adam Goldman and Michael S. Schmidt
Poland says two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace
Warsaw authorities said it would increase Poland’s military presence along the border in response. They also summoned Belarus’ top diplomat in protest.
- by Vanessa Gera
What the Niger coup could mean for Russia’s war in Ukraine
The military power grab is stoking fears Russia and the Wagner mercenary group could use the coup to their advantage.
- by Lucy Cormack and Chris Zappone
‘Down with France’: Protesters waving Russian flags march through Niger’s capital
French President Emmanuel Macron said attacks on France and its interests would not be tolerated and anyone who attacked French citizens would see an immediate response.
- by Sam Mednick
Colombian president’s son arrested in money-laundering inquiry
The leftist president tweeted that he was “hurt” by the prospect of his son going to jail, but assured that prosecution of the case would proceed freely without government intervention.
- by Genevieve Glatsky
Niger coup mastermind goes on TV to declare himself new leader
It is the seventh military takeover in West and Central Africa in less than three years with Niger seen as the West’s most stable ally in an unstable region.
- by Moussa Aksar and Boureima Balima
Italy’s Meloni says she prefers Republicans but has ‘great relationship’ with Biden
Italy’s first female PM, from a far-right party, finds many areas of agreement with the White House.
- by Angelo Amante and Andrea Shalal
With Russia and China off limits, I went to the country sandwiched between them
Mongolia has managed to carve out a proud democratic identity over just three decades, despite its precarious position between two great authoritarian powers.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Detained after mutiny, Niger’s president vows democracy will prevail, Wagner takes notice
Wagner’s head Yevgeny Prigozhin has weighed in, describing the coup in the African nation as part of Niger’s fight against the ‘colonisers’.
- by Sam Mednick
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors