Ukraine–Russia Talks in Geneva End Without Breakthrough

Niger’s leader Abdourahamane Tiani met Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, announcing a “new dynamic” in ties and progress on the 4,000-km Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline linking Nigeria to Algeria via Niger, signaling a diplomatic thaw.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Europe must include Türkiye in its defense and security mechanisms, stressing that any new security architecture excluding Ankara would be incomplete.