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A few hours after Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced their exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday, Nigeriens poured out into the streets of Niamey to celebrate “freedom” from ECOWAS and the West. BBC Hausa reported that several residents of the Niger Republic capital were in a celebratory mood over the decision. The regional …

COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Biden, who was …

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The junta-led countries had already been suspended from the bloc, which has been urging them to return to democratic rule. The three governments said it was a “sovereign decision” to withdraw from Ecowas. They were also founding members of the bloc, first …

United States of America has said that its commitment to the Haitian people remains unwavering, reaffirming support of ongoing international efforts to deploy a Multinational Security Support mission for the Caribbean nation. This was contained in a statement released today by the State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller and made available to Alltimepost.com.  “We reaffirm our support of ongoing international efforts …

Istanbul —Sara Khreis replays the last day she spent with her mother over and over in her mind. Their family had spent weeks agonizing over whether to flee as Israeli troops moved into Gaza City’s al-Rimal neighborhood, tanks rolling past their front door and a terrifying cacophony of bombs, quadcopter drones and gunfire thundering all around them. After two nights of bombardment so …

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The election year decision by President Joe Biden aligns with environmentalists who fear the huge increase in exports, in the form of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, is locking …

WASHINGTON— Long before Donald Trump announced his campaign to retake the White House, he launched a quieter campaign to rack up Republican endorsements In early 2021, after Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden and inspired a mob of supporters to attack the Capitol trying to overturn the 2020 election, the defeated president started laying the groundwork for the support in Congress he would need for a …

Camille Gamarra and Diego Gallardo sat in their living room and watched as armed gunmen stormed a local television news studio, taking anchors and staff hostage during the live broadcast. People watching it play out were left stunned, and word quickly spread on social media and through WhatsApp messages of simultaneous attacks that were being carried out through Ecuador’s largest …

All those on board a Russian military plane that crashed on Wednesday are dead, Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a Telegram post.  “A transport airplane crashed in the Korochansky district. It went down in a field near a settlement. All those on board died,” Gladkov said.  “Now the crash site is cordoned off. All operational services are on site, investigative measures are being …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will rally voters in Virginia on Tuesday, seeking to emphasize the stakes for reproductive rights in 2024 – the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned the federal constitutional right to an abortion. It’s the first time the president and vice president will have hit the trail together during 2024. At the …