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Despite Mohamed Bazoum, the country’s president, taking a stubborn stance, the head of the military forces of Niger on Thursday reaffirmed his support for troops who said they had seized power. Bazoum was held on Wednesday...

A chopper carrying India’s military commander, General Bipin Rawat, crashed on Wednesday, killing at least seven people, according to the air force. Rawat, India’s first chief of defense staff, was appointed by the government in 2019...

Sudan’s military ruler offered to resume talks with opposition groups without conditions on Wednesday, in an apparent olive branch two days after security forces mounted a deadly raid on a protest camp in central Khartoum. Lieutenant...