Israeli forces targeted southern Beirut with fresh strikes Wednesday morning for the first time in days, despite public warnings hours earlier from the Biden administration that the U.S. opposed the scope of Israel’s bombing campaign in the Lebanese capital. Separately, the administration gave Israel a month to improve humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, warning it could otherwise take punitive steps, including withholding military aid.
Niger drops French place names to honour local heroes
AFPDjibo Bakary, Niamey's first mayor, was a key figure in the fight for independence which happened in 1960 when Charles...