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  "id": 4549313,
  "title": "Niger mutiny puts Russia’s expanding role in the Sahel to the test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/niger-mutiny-puts-russias-expanding-role-in-the-sahel-to-the-test",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T02:15:35.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/niger-mutiny-puts-russias-expanding-role-in-the-sahel-to-the-test?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Failed uprising in Niamey exposed tensions in Niger’s military, and the role of the Africa Corps in suppressing unrest.",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/russia-says-it-helped-to-repel-niger-attempted-coup",
        "published": "2026-08-30T16:33:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Niger coup attempt exposes weakness of Tiani junta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/niger-coup-attempt-exposes-weakness-of-tiani-junta",
        "published": "2026-08-30T20:48:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/russia-says-it-helped-to-repel-niger-attempted-coup",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:05:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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