Diplomatic efforts to find a resolution to the crisis have stepped up a gear with a warning from washington. Speaking to the bbc, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken has voiced his concern that nigersjunta might turn to the Russian Mercenary Group wagner for help. The group is active in neighbouring countries and its leader has welcomed the takeover. The coup leaders are currently Standing Firm against calls to restore democratic rule. Heres what mr blinken had to say about wagner a little earlier for sure we have concerns when we see Something Like the wagner group possibly manifesting itself in different parts of the sahel. And here is why we are concerned. Because every single place that this group, wagner group has gone, death, destruction and exploitation have followed. Insecurity has gone up, not down. It has not been a response to the needs of the countries in question for greater security. I think what happened and what continues to happen in niger was not instigated by ru
As David Brindle reports it was a tense and nervous game with so much at stake. At this stadium were canada and brazil and the United States were eliminated, colombia and jamaica help to avoid a similar fate. For the winners, england await. The first half was physical and tense, but ultimately goalless. There was nothing new forjamaicas defence, who have been impenetrable in this tournament. When Catalina Usme brought a long time ball in the area perfectly, she ended that run. The second goal perfectly, she ended that run. Tue second goal for perfectly, she ended that run. Tte second goal for columbias captain on the night. It sends the Colombians In The Stands into raptures. Colombians in the stands into ra tures. G; Colombians In The Stands into ra tures. G; i , Colombians In The Stands into ra tures. G; ,. , Colombians In The Stands into ratures. ;; ,. ,. , raptures. Over 300 minutes had gone b before raptures. Over 300 minutes had gone by before jamaica raptures. Over 300 minutes h
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On wednesday, in san bernardino, california . Breen asked. Well, horrific is exactly the right word, said hillary clinton, d president ial candidate. Horrific, and in the fbis opinion, and an act of terrorism. The two killers were motivated by that radical jihadist ideology that we have to try and stamp out and defeat around the world, clinton said. But, how . I gave a long speech, today, about how we have to take on isis in the air, american leadership, other nations finally coming to join us in doing that, clinton said. Arab troops on the ground supported by people in the region, not american troops because in my view that would not be the smartest move to take. With the recent revalation that the female shooter, tashfeen malik, pledged allegiance to isis and its leader on facebook, clinton says we cant ignore the internet. Then we have to fight online, clinton said. splice to we have to be really vigilant this very sophisticated isis network to recruit and radicalize people, clinton