ECOWAS leaders say all options open in Niger, including ‘use of force’
The bloc also said it would enforce all measures, in particular, “border closures, travel bans, and assets freeze, on all persons or groups of individuals whose actions hinder all peace efforts in ensuring the smooth and complete restoration of constitutional order”.
#NigerCoup #NigerCrisis #Africa #Revolution
Democrats Accuse Texas Governor of Installing Anti-Migrant Buoys with ‘Circular Saws’
Since the barriers were installed in July as a way to ward off migrants, two people have died in or near the buoys, Mexican authorities said. One migrant was found dead after getting trapped in the buoys, while another body was located floating three miles upriver.
#Mexico #BorderCrisis #Texas #MigrantCrisis
Russia criticises ‘unacceptable’ Western pressure on Iran over nuclear deal
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Russia’s foreign ministry said the meeting had emphasised “the unacceptability of any attempts on the part of the West to impose some new schemes and approaches to solving problems related to the JCPOA, which imply damage to legitimate and mutually beneficial Russian-Iranian cooperation in various fields”.
Bizarre-Looking Colossus Whale May Have Been Heaviest Animal Ever (Sorry, Blue Whales)
The long-lost whale, now dubbed Perucetus colossus, had a skeleton that may have weighed two to three times that of a blue whale. Tipping the scales at up to 330,000 pounds, the blue whale is the heaviest animal alive today. Until now, paleontologists hadn’t found anything that could even compare to that behemoth.
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