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Defence Authorities in Niger say twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, declaring a three-day national mourning period.
This is coming just days after a dozen soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected rebels in the Southwestern part of the country.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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India has reportedly told Canada that it has to withdraw 41 of its diplomats amid an ongoing row between the two countries - after Ottawa last month accused New Delhi of potential being involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada.
The Financial Times newspaper reports that Canada has been given a week to repatriate about two-thirds of its diplomats in India.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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More than 30 people have died in the past two days at a hospital in the state of Maharashtra, with the hospital's dean blaming a shortage of staff and medicine.
About half of the patients who died were children.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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More than 300 victims of sexual assault by the late J-pop tycoon Johnny Kitagawa are seeking compensation from the company he founded, Johnny and Associates.
It follows a decision by the embattled company to relaunch under a new name and distance itself from Kitagawa.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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The U.S. President's son Hunter Biden is due in court on Tuesday in Delaware.
He is facing federal charges related to gun possession.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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Spain's King Felipe is expected to invite acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to try to form a government.
Since inconclusive elections in July, political parties have been trying to form a coalition with a majority in parliament.
If they fail, Spanish voters will face another round of elections in the coming months.
Our southern Europe correspondent Giles Gibson has more.
The start of Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York was delayed, as the former President launched a furious attack on both the prosecutor and the judge in the case.
He spoke to reporters shortly after arriving at the courthouse where the future of his business empire will be decided in a fraud trial expected to last 3 months.
Our US correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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The United States Congress is lurching from one crisis to another — having narrowly averted a government shutdown, some lawmakers are now engaging in the most serious attempt in a century to topple the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Kevin McCarthy helped approve a short-term funding deal late on Saturday, defying the hardline conservative wing of his Republican Party who are again calling for his removal.
But Mr McCarthy insists he'll "survive."
Benji Hyer reports.
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