41 reportedly dead after migrant boat sinks off Italian island
After a migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean last week, 41 people reportedly died, survivors told local Italian media on Wednesday.
Africa
Why the junta closed Niger's airspace
Flights across Africa are being rerouted after coup leaders in Niger closed the country's airspace. The move came after neighboring countries threatened to use military force against Niger if its president wasn't reinstated. Cameron Hudson, senior associate for the Africa program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined CBS News to discuss the situation in Niger.
Niger coup leaders close country's airspace
Niger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace until further notice after Sunday's deadline to reinstate ousted President Bazoum was allowed to pass. The Economic Community of West African States had warned it could take military action if the ousted president was not reinstated. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has the latest.
Coup leaders close Niger airspace after deadline to reinstate leader
Niger's military rulers closed the country's airspace as they defied an international ultimatum to restore the nation's president to power.
Biden calls for release of Niger's president
President Biden is calling for the release of Niger's president as the U.S. orders the evacuation of embassy staff members and their families following a coup in the country last week. The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
Russian flags wave at pro-junta protest in post-coup Niger
As the U.S. plans evacuations, Niger's military rulers find support not only on the streets, but from some neighboring nations' own post-coup regimes.
Are military coups on the rise in Africa?
The U.S. suspended security cooperation with military forces in Niger a week after soldiers ousted the country's president and his government. Niger joins a list of African countries to experience military coups since 2020. Associated Press West Africa correspondent Sam Mednick joined CBS News to discuss what's happening on the ground and if military takeovers have become a pattern in the region.
How the U.S. is responding to coup in Niger
Evacuation flights out of Niger began arriving in Paris and Rome Wednesday morning with 21 Americans among the evacuees. More evacuation flights from the West African country are expected following last week's coup overthrowing Niger's president. Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department, joined CBS News to talk about what the United States is doing in the aftermath of the coup.
Americans flee Niger on Italian plane a week after leader detained
The U.S. hasn't called the military takeover in Niger a coup and isn't organizing evacuations, but 21 U.S. nationals have escaped on a European plane.
French nationals to be evacuated from Niger
France says it is going to evacuate its citizens from Niger beginning Tuesday, according to the country's foreign ministry. This comes after a military junta overthrew Niger's pro-western president during a coup last week. BBC News reporter Chris Ewokor joined CBS News to talk about the situation.
U.S. "monitoring" as Europe starts evacuations from post-coup Niger
NSC spokesman John Kirby said the White House still sees a "window" for diplomacy to resolve the crisis.
Pro-coup protests erupt in Niger
In Niger, where a military junta seized power last week, thousands of coup supporters took to the streets of the country's capital Sunday waving Russian flags and denouncing the former colonial power, France. Some protesters threw stones at the French Embassy, breaking windows. Declan Walsh, chief Africa correspondent for The New York Times, joined CBS News with more on the situation.
Niger general who helped stage coup declares himself country's new leader
Various factions of Niger's military have reportedly wrangled for control since members of the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum.
African leaders urge Putin to end Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin and 17 African leaders continued meetings Friday in Saint Petersburg as the leaders urged Putin to follow their peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Putin promised six African nations he would provide them free Russian grain. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.
Why many African leaders declined Putin's invite to a summit in Russia
"Putin has miscalculated the mood on this continent," one South African expert on government relations tells CBS News.
Niger leader detained but defiant amid "coup bid" in African nation
The challenge to the democratically elected leader in a "critical" U.S. partner nation is the latest in series of coup attempts in the tumultuous Sahel region.
Netflix debuts first original African animation series
Set in a futuristic version of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, "Supa Team 4" tells the story of four teen girls who turn undercover superheroes after being recruited by a retired secret agent to save the world.
Mass grave in war-torn Sudan found to hold remains of almost 90 people
14 women and children are among the victims found in the shallow grave in Darfur, the epicenter of a 12-week conflict that's morphed into ethnic violence.
Halting Ukrainian grain exports risks famine, Cindy McCain warns
Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, joins "Face the Nation."
Hostage held for 6 years in Africa recounts ordeal, frustrations with response
Jeff Woodke, an American missionary who spent six years in captivity in Africa, says he was beaten, locked in chains and pressured repeatedly to convert to Islam.
Dozens killed in rebel attack on Uganda school
At least 41 people were killed, most of them students, in an attack by a rebel group on a school in Uganda Friday. At least six people were kidnapped. Ugandan authorities believe an extremist group known as the Allied Democratic Forces was responsible. Chris Livesay has more.
African peace delegation meets with Zelenskyy
Kyiv came under attack by Russian airstrikes overnight with officials saying at least six people were injured. The attack came as a peace delegation from Africa met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The group will also meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has more.
Fear 100 kids were in hold of migrant boat that sank off Greece
One official said the type of old fishing boat that sank in the Mediterranean, this one carrying as many as 750 people, are like "floating coffins."
U.S. lawmakers want South Africa punished over "support for Russia"
A group of bipartisan lawmakers say South Africa appears to be engaging in "activities that undermine United States national security or foreign policy."
Nigerian chef breaks world record for longest cooking marathon
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci cooked more than 100 pots of food over the course of 4 days, each big enough to serve 30 to 35 people.
What donors to Trump's White House ballroom stand to gain from the federal government
Dozens of companies and wealthy individuals have given money toward President Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project. Many have also sought favorable policies from his administration.
At least 4 killed in Ukraine after Russian missile and drone attacks
Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said.
U.S. sending aircraft carrier strike group to Latin America in major buildup
The U.S. is sending an aircraft carrier strike group to the waters off Latin America, dramatically increasing the number of service members and ships dedicated to countering narcotics traffickers.
Government shutdown hits Day 25 with no deal in sight
The government shutdown hit Day 25 with no deal in sight as the Senate stands adjourned for the weekend.
Honduran man killed on Virginia highway while fleeing ICE agents
Jose Castro-Rivera was in a vehicle that was stopped on a Virginia highway on Thursday morning, according to Virginia State Police.
Ireland's Catherine Connolly set to be president after rival concedes election
Connolly has garnered the backing of a range of left-leaning parties, including Sinn Féin, the Labour Party and the Social Democrats.
3 Chinese citizens arrested for attempting to illegally buy uranium
The suspects planned to transport the nuclear material to China through Russia, the security service said in a statement.
Kamala Harris leaves the door open for another presidential run
Former vice president Kamala Harris spoke about the possibility of a woman being in the White House one day in an interview with the BBC.
Inside Octagon House, one of D.C.'s oldest – and most haunted – homes
The Octagon is an approximately 10,000 square foot home designed by William Thornton, who served as the first architect of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.