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Niger’s President Vows to Save Democracy as Army Says It Backs Coup

Hours after soldiers seized power in Niger, the country’s ousted president sounded a defiant note on Thursday morning, vowing to protect his “hard won” democratic gains, even as he was being held by his own guards.

Where Wildfires Are Raging in Europe and North Africa

Hundreds of wildfires have burned their way through Southern Europe and North Africa this week, with residents of nearby communities forced to flee the advancing blazes. Firefighters in at least 10 countries in the region have mobilized firefighting planes and trucks to douse the blazes, which have killed dozens of people.

South Korea Unveils Truman Statue on Armistice Anniversary

On the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted the Korean War, one American received a special honor in South Korea: former President Harry S. Truman, in whose memory a new, nearly 14-foot-tall statue was unveiled.

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