Truck breakdown in Niger strands passengers and leaves at least 49 dead in the Sahara Desert

Newly discovered dinosaur species was a fish-eater with a huge horn

Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth

Why Poland says Russia and Belarus are weaponizing migration to benefit Europe’s far-right
Poland has arrested 18 people on allegations of planning hostile acts on behalf of Russia, Belarus
Russia is trying to scare people away from the Paris Olympics, report says
U.S. troops and equipment will leave Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says
Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says
As Putin begins another 6-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power in Russia

After the coups, West Africa's Brexit moment

France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador, Macron says
Niger's junta shuts airspace as the deadline passes to restore the ousted president
In Niger, the U.S. seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorist outpost in West Africa
Foreign nationals are evacuating Niger as regional tensions rise
Niger's presidential guard has detained President Bazoum, raising fears of a coup
Here's why Niger's coup matters to the U.S.
Niger's military announces a coup on national television

U.S. aid worker and French journalist freed after years in captivity in West Africa