Sao Tome and Principe

The United States is suspending all routine visa services at its embassy in Niamey, Niger,until further notice. A State Department spokesperson confirmed the pause covers all immigrant and non-immigrant visa categories, citing "concerns with the Government of Niger" but offering no further details.

Foreign aid drops over Gaza have resumed as international outrage intensifies over a deepening hunger crisis widely blamed on Israel. As backlash grows, the Israeli military has begun limited daily pauses in fighting,lasting 10 hours in three populated areas,to allow for aid distribution.

The Senegalese government has been trying for years to ban the use of the metal, without success.