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Hello. First to niger, where, in the last hour, a deadline for the militaryjunta to step down has passed. The leaders of nigers coup have hours to restore the ousted president , or face the possibility of military action. Thousands of people gathered in nigers capital to support the militaryjunta as that deadline expired. Despite International Condemnation of the soldiers� actions, thousands of nigeriens continue to show support for the army hoping it can offer the country stability. Some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders....

Or face the possibility of Military Action. Thousands of people gathered in the countrys capital to support the militaryjunta as that deadline expired. Some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. And algeria, which Borders Niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. France says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore nigers elected president. Niger s Prime Minister was in paris on saturday 7 meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the countrys embassy. Our reporter in lagos, in nei...

Hello and welcome. We start in ukraine, where president Volodymyr Zelensky says a russian guided bomb has hit a Blood Transfusion Centre he says rescuers are at the scene in the town of kupiansk where there are quote dead and wounded. The reported strike came shortly after kyiv said missiles had hit a facility which manufactures engines for aircraft and helicopters in the country s west. In a tweet, president zelensky said � this war crime alone says everything about russian aggression. Beasts that destroy everything that simply allows to live. Defeating terrorists is a matter of honour for ...

landfall. nearly 60 years after his death, the family of malcolm x say they're going to sue the cia and fbi. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. presidents putin and biden have given their competing views of the war in ukraine. president biden, who was in ukraine's capital kyiv on monday, has made a major speech in poland where he said the west's support for ukraine will not waiver. in his state of the nation address vladimir putin defended his full—scale invasion, blaming the west for provoking the war, and he announced he's suspending russian ...

moscow, beijing and kyiv mac. vladimir putin has also suspended moscow's involvement in a key nuclear arms treaty. we'll examine the implications. also in newsday this hour: mexico's former security chief is found guilty of taking bribes in return for helping drug dealers. the east coast of madagascar is being lashed by high winds and heavy rain as cyclone freddy makes landfall. and empty food shelves in the uk: why are some supermarkets having to limit sales of fruit and veg? live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we have a tale o...