US suspends security cooperation with Niger as Westerners fl

The United States has suspended its counterterrorism training with soldiers in Niger after a coup against the country’s elected president has caused European partners to evacuate, the Pentagon’s top spokesman said Tuesday. “As far as security cooperation, those efforts right now are suspended in light of the situation, but certainly we maintain close contact with…

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