liverpool plays host to ukraine s celebration of lgbt rights. the eu has suspended all security cooperation with niger after the country s army took power in a coup. it comes shortly after the us declared its unflagging support for ousted president mohamed bazoum, seen as a key western ally in the fight against islamist militants. on friday the head of the presidential guards unit general tchiani declared himself niger s new leader. he said insecurity, economic woes and corruption led him to seize power. but there are now concerns in the west about which countries the new leader will align with. niger s neighbours, burkina faso and mali, have both pivoted towards russia since their own coups. chris ewokor in nigeria has the details for us.
this is bbc news, the headlines: the european union suspends all security cooperation with niger after the country s army seized power and head of the presidential guards unit general abdorah manny tchi ani declared himself leader. it comes shortly after the us declared its unflagging support for ousted president, mohamed bazoum, seen as a key western ally. here in the uk, up to 20,000 rail workers in the rmt union are on strike for the second weekend in a row. it s part of a long running dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. around half the usual services are expected to run across the network. england cricketer stuart broad announces his retirement after the conclusion of the fifth ashes test at the 0val. the 37 year old bowler has taken 602 wickets in 167 tests in his career, making him the second most successful paceman in test history.
i m helena humphreys. good to have you with us. the eu has suspended all security cooperation with niger after the country s army took power in a coup. it comes shortly after the us declared its unflagging support for ousted president mohamed bazoum, seen as a key western ally in the fight against islamist militants. on friday, the head of the presidential guards unit general tchiani declared himself niger s new leader. he said insecurity, economic woes and corruption led him to seize power. but there are now concerns in the west about which countries the new leader will align with. niger s neighbours, burkina faso and mali, have both pivoted towards russia since their own coups.
controversial policy. we take you to liverpool which is hosting pride for ukraine. good to have you with us. the eu has suspended all security cooperation with niger after the country s army took power in a coup. it comes shortly after the us declared its unflagging support for ousted president mohamed bazoum, seen as a key western ally in the fight against islamist militants. on friday, the head of the presidential guards unit general tchiani declared himself niger s new leader. he said insecurity, economic woes and corruption led him to seize power. but there are now concerns in the west about which countries the new leader will align with. niger s neighbours, burkina faso and mali, have both pivoted towards russia since their own coups. a corresponding in nigeria is
weapons and tactics being used in that. yes, what they re saying is, we re not going to go chemical. the jury s still out on that. and of course, always the specter of tactical nukes. no. they ve their gloves are already off. what has happened with the honoraria of this unit, the 64th motorized, this goes all the way back to the second world war. they ve honored that guards are calling now a guards unit and completely back kim on her assessment. there s also defiance in this. i believe a defiance right out of putin and the kremlin, it s intimidation. it is supporting the troops. this is a regular infantry, motorized infantry unit, and the troubling part is if they re being honored for this type of thing, i d hate to see what s going on with the national guard