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BBC News with Viji Alles.
BBC
News
with
Viji
Alles
A military coup appears to be
A
military
coup
appears
to
be
taking place in the West African
taking
place
in
the
West
African
state of Benin.
state
of
Benin
Soldiers appeared on national television saying
Soldiers
appeared
on
national
television
saying
they were removing President Patrice Talon.
they
were
removing
President
Patrice
Talon
They said the country's new constitution
They
said
the
country's
new
constitution
had been suspended, but Benin's foreign
had
been
suspended
but
Benin's
foreign
minister has insisted the situation is under control.
minister
has
insisted
the
situation
is
under
control
Russia has welcomed President Trump's new
Russia
has
welcomed
President
Trump's
new
U.S. national security strategy, which was Russia's vision.
US
national
security
strategy
which
was
Russia's
vision
The Kremlin spokesman said he hoped
The
Kremlin
spokesman
said
he
hoped
the changes in U.S. policy would
the
changes
in
US
policy
would
guarantee they could work jointly together
guarantee
they
could
work
jointly
together
for a settlement in Ukraine.
for
a
settlement
in
Ukraine
Russia has carried out new missile
Russia
has
carried
out
new
missile
and drone attacks overnight targeting infrastructure
and
drone
attacks
overnight
targeting
infrastructure
in central Ukraine.
in
central
Ukraine
There were multiple explosions in the
There
were
multiple
explosions
in
the
city of Kremenchuk.
city
of
Kremenchuk
Indian police say an exploding gas
Indian
police
say
an
exploding
gas
cylinder caused a nightclub fire in
cylinder
caused
a
nightclub
fire
in
a beach resort in Goa overnight.
a
beach
resort
in
Goa
overnight
25 people are known to have
25
people
are
known
to
have
died, many of them staff who
died
many
of
them
staff
who
were in the kitchen area.
were
in
the
kitchen
area
Voting is taking place in Hong
Voting
is
taking
place
in
Hong
Kong, where there's anger following a
Kong
where
there's
anger
following
a
fire at an apartment block complex
fire
at
an
apartment
block
complex
that killed nearly 160 people last month.
that
killed
nearly
160
people
last
month
Many are regarding the poll as
Many
are
regarding
the
poll
as
a test of confidence in the pro-Beijing administration.
a
test
of
confidence
in
the
pro-Beijing
administration
The German Chancellor, Friedrich Mies, is
The
German
Chancellor
Friedrich
Mies
is
in Israel, where he is due
in
Israel
where
he
is
due
to hold talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
to
hold
talks
with
Prime
Minister
Benjamin
Netanyahu
The leaders are expected to discuss
The
leaders
are
expected
to
discuss
the next stage of a U.S.
the
next
stage
of
a
US
peace plan for Gaza.
peace
plan
for
Gaza
More than 5,500 new soldiers have
More
than
5500
new
soldiers
have
been sworn in to Venezuela's army.
been
sworn
in
to
Venezuela's
army
As military pressure from the U.S.
As
military
pressure
from
the
US
intensifies, Washington has deployed warships off
intensifies
Washington
has
deployed
warships
off
Venezuela's Caribbean coast.
Venezuela's
Caribbean
coast
The Formula One championship will be
The
Formula
One
championship
will
be
decided later today in the Abu
decided
later
today
in
the
Abu
Dhabi Grand Prix.
Dhabi
Grand
Prix
McLaren's Lando Norris is the favorite
McLaren's
Lando
Norris
is
the
favorite
to win the race.
to
win
the
race
He only needs to finish on
He
only
needs
to
finish
on
the podium to win the title,
the
podium
to
win
the
title
regardless of anyone else's result.
regardless
of
anyone
else's
result
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