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The military junta that ousted the president in the West African nation of Niger last week also dismissed Niger’s ambassadors to key partners: the United States, France and Nigeria.

A recent military takeover in Niger has thrown into uncertainty the future of France’s presence in West and Central Africa, raising doubts about the future of U.S. military involvement there, too.

A close examination of a collection of starfish in the Smithsonian revealed even more starfish inside those starfish.

Amid an unpredictable military coup, neighboring countries have threatened to go to war — some to scuttle the coup, and others to ensure its success.

As France prepared to evacuate its citizens, Burkina Faso and Mali said they would take any move by other West African nations to reinstate the president as a “declaration of war.”

A demand for a restoration of democracy echoed calls by the United States and France, major security allies of Niger.

A dig at a palace set to become a hotel has unearthed traces of a theater that archaeologists hypothesize was built by Nero, the emperor with a disputed reputation for tyranny and debauchery.

Military mutineers ousted the country’s elected leader, shaking a pillar of democracy in West Africa.

The army chief declared his support for a group of mutineers that seized power on Wednesday. President Mohamed Bazoum and his allies insisted the coup could be reversed.

Pyongyang vowed increased military cooperation against the United States, a common enemy, during a visit by Russia’s defense minister.