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The Economic Community of West African States or ECOWAS has sent a diplomatic mission to Senegal to discuss the political situation there following a delay in its presidential election.
This is coming after a meeting of ECOWAS foreign ministers in Nigeria's capital Abuja.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
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Shares of Indian digital payments company Paytm (PRON: PayTM) on Tuesday slumped to a record low below 390 rupees.
This came after brokerage Macquarie downgraded the stock, which follows India's central bank ordering Paytm to halt a large part of its business by the end of this month.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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Japan is planning to give Ukraine an extra $106 million in aid according to Kyodo news.
The reports come ahead of a summit on the economic reconstruction of the country in Tokyo next week.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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The US Defense Secretary will not travel to Brussels for NATO and Ukraine meetings, after being hospitalised again on Sunday.
The Pentagon said his deputy is acting up and will go to Europe in his place.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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Police are investigating whether anti-semitism was the motive that led a 36-year-old woman to open fire at one of America's biggest churches.
Authorities say her seven-year-old son, who she brought with her to the church in Houston, was shot and is now "fighting for his life".
Nick Harper reports from Austin, Texas.
Early voting has ended in the special election to replace disgraced US lawmaker George Santos in New York.
The Republican Representative was expelled from Congress in December after being charged with fraud, money laundering, and lying to lawmakers.
On Tuesday, Long Island residents will head to the polls to choose his replacement, in a race that will likely have major implications for national politics.
Sally Patterson reports from New York.
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Former US president Donald Trump has angered Western allies by saying he would not protect NATO countries from Russian aggression - if they don't spend enough on defence.
During a re-election campaign rally, he said he had warned countries in the trans-Atlantic military alliance that he would "encourage" Russia to attack any Nato member that failed to meet its defence spending target of 2 percent of their gross domestic product.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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European Leaders have rejected US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump's comments about not protecting NATO countries that aren't meeting targets on defense spending.
Many in Europe are concerned that if Trump wins the presidential election in November, US support for NATO could waiver - leaving member nations vulnerable.
Ishan Garg has more from Brussels.
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