France pulls ambassador, troops out of Niger in wake of military coup
French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday, during an interview with France's TF1 and France 2 television stations, that it would end its military cooperation with Niger and pull its 1,500 troops out of the African country by the end of the year.
"It will be organized over time, in the weeks to come - but it is the end of this cooperation because we are not here to participate in political life, to be hostages in some way to the putschists," he said of the decision to leave.
The announcement came months after Niger's presidential guard detained ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and presidential guard commander Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself leader of a new military junta.
Macron said he still regards Bazoum, currently being held prisoner by coup leader, as the country's legitimate leader and had informed him of France's decision to leave the country.
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Outrage grows after Canadian MPs applaud Ukrainian veteran who fought for Nazis
Liberals are under attack from opposition parties and Jewish groups after Canadian MPs gave a standing ovation to a Ukrainian veteran who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.
During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Ottawa on Friday, MPs honoured 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka in the House of Commons.
Hunka was invited by Speaker Anthony Rota, who introduced him as a war hero who fought for the First Ukrainian Division.
Mackenzie Gray reports on the shocking story, how this happened and what the reaction has been so far.
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Indian EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar on India & International Relations, Geopolitics & More
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Canada's Jagmeet Singh blasts Modi government over allegations India agents killed Sikh leader in BC
NDP's Jagmeet Singh delivered scathing remarks in the House of Commons after Canadian national security authorities obtained "credible" intelligence suggesting "agents of the government of India" were behind the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Sikh leader, in B.C. this summer.
Singh, a Sikh man, spoke critically of Modi and his government, demanding a public inquiry "with full rigour" to ensure those responsible are brought to
justice. "Truth cannot be silenced. Justice cannot and will not
be silenced," he said.
He also added in Punjabi: "We all knew as children that the Indian government commits many atrocities. But we never thought we'd have to face this danger after coming here, to Canada."
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