Niger ordered US troops to leave after Biden officials warned about ties to Russia, Iran: Pentagon

Niger is pulling its military cooperation deal with the United States and ordering some 1,000 American military personnel to leave the country, a startling development that comes after U.S. officials last week traveled to the capital of Niamey to “raise a number of concerns” about … Read More

King Charles is not dead, despite Russian media ‘announcement’ that forced palace to scramble

Buckingham Palace was forced to deny reports that King Charles III died on Monday after Russian media ran wild with reports based on a dubious-looking “announcement.” The statement, dated March 18 and featuring the seal of the British monarch’s official … Read More

Exclusive: Musk’s SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – March 15, 2024

Greetings from Tyler, Hope you weren’t planning a vacation in Haiti.  The rival gangs have the upper hand.  they’re turning the facilities at Guantanamo Bay into a processing center for Haitian migrants.  Nobody asked you. There are demonstrations against Israel … Read More

Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children in Nigeria say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid

Abuja, NigeriaCNN — Gunmen who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigerialast Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira ($621,848) and threatened to kill all of the students if their demands are not met, a member of the local community … Read More

Formation of Dutch government advances as far-right Wilders admits he can’t be PM

Four parties have agreed to pursue ‘extra-parliamentary’ cabinet, says mediator overseeing tense coalition talks Dutch coalition talks will move on from exploratory discussions to more concrete negotiations aimed at forming a largely technocratic government, after the far-right leader Geert Wilders accepted he … Read More

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