The EU prepares to slap sanctions on Niger but that's as locals cry foul over the crippling restrictions already imposed by the ECOWAS group.
Thousands take to the streets in Yemen, condemning the presence and military activities of the US Navy, which has deployed 3,000 military personnel to the Red Sea.
Russian air defenses foil a Ukrainian drone attack above the Belgorod border region, while several attempts to strike the Crimean peninsula are thwarted, within just 24 hours.
Ushering in a new era of space exploration: Russia races towards the stars, in its first moon mission in almost half a century.
