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The Nigerien junta has ordered police to expel French Ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itte from the country after his refusal to leave.

Russia has issued sanctions on UK politicians and journalists in response to sanctions against Moscow and includes International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan.

ECOWAS military chiefs have finalized their preparations to execute military intervention in Niger should all avenues of diplomacy fail.

On the situation in niger. i just want to ask about this warning from the ousted president, who says that the whole region could fall under russia's influence via the wagner group. can you talk us through what roles russia and france play in the region? france has traditionally played a major role in the region, it has been a security partner to niger and many other countries in the region for decades, frankly. obviously, as the counterterrorism fight has gotten more serious and severe, we have seen france's role increase in many of these countries. but in a place like niger, they have been tr...

Welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm mariko oi. the headlines: niger's military leaders close its airspace, blaming threats of foreign intervention. rescue efforts continue in china after typhoon doksuri batters the country's northeast. and barbie hits $1 billion at the global box office, making history for its director, greta gerwig. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday.