in the fight against those insurgents linked to islamic state and also al-qaeda. as well as the insurgents, the wagner mercenaries have also been seen as having a malign influence in niger. you may have seen these pictures during recent protests by supporters of the coup, they were holding russian flags as well as flying the flag of niger. economically, the country is rich in uranium indeed, it is one of the worlds biggest producers. it provides around 5% of global uranium supplies. the radioactive metal is so important that one of the main the capital is named after it. but it is also worth remembering that the people of niger consistently rank among the poorest in terms of living standards anywhere in the world. italian coastguards have recovered the bodies of an african
elected president of niger. why are the full support in this week? that s has a big duty in niger. france has the huge historical tie between france and niger. niger has many natural resources, especially medium, which we all oppose nuclear plants, notjust in france, but also. which all know, pose nuclear plants. about one fifth of uranium supplies
world s biggest producers. it provides around 5% of global uranium supplies. indeed, the radioactive metal is so important that one of the main thoroughfares through the capital is actually named after it. but it is worth remembering that the people of niger consistently rank among some of the poorest in terms of living standards anywhere in the world. let s take you to portugal now and some live pictures of the pope who s been attending various events to mark an international festival of catholic youth over the past few days. he s in the district of alg s near lisbon attending a meeting with world youth day leaders to thank them for their work. earlier today, he attended a mass at a riverside park in the portuguese capital the mass was concelebrated by 700 bishops and 10,000 priests, who distributed communion to the huge crowd.
the wagner mercenaries, active elsewhere in the region, have also been seen as having a malign influence in niger. you may have seen these picture during some recent protests in support of the coup, holding russian flags as well as flying the flag of niger. economically, the country is rich in uranium, indeed it is one of the world s biggest producers. it provides around 5% of global uranium supplies. indeed, the radioactive metal is so important that one of the main thoroughfares through the capital is actually named after it. but it is worth remembering that the people of niger consistently rank among some of the poorest in terms of living standards anywhere in the world. talks hosted by saudi arabia on finding a way to end the war between russia and ukraine have ended with no sign of concrete action. a closing statement committed only to more peace discussions. ukraine had hoped to use the gathering injeddah to broaden international support
of global uranium supplies. indeed, the radioactive metal is so important that one of the main thoroughfares through the capital is actually named after it. but it is worth remembering that the people of niger consistently rank among some of the poorest in terms of living standards anywhere in the world. at least thirty passengers have been killed after an express train derailed in southern pakistan. a police officer supervising the rescue operation said more than a hundred people had been injured in the incident. the hazara express came off the rails near nawab shah in sindh province, as it travelled from karachi to abbottabad. it s not immediately clear what caused the derailment. these are the latest pictures from the scene as dusk fell, in a remote area. emergency workers battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages, with more rescue teams deployed to the scene. caroline davies reports.