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According to a report, forty one migrants have been killed off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy when a large wave flipped the vessel that was carrying forty five migrants from Tunisia to Italy, three children died. Reportedly, the four survivors were from the Ivory Coast and Guinea. According to the report, more than 93,000 migrants have made their way to italian shores so far this year, double the number for the same period last year.

Reportedly, Tunisia is a country of origin, destination and transit for asylum seekers. According to a report, preventing irregular arrivals by outsourcing migration controls to third countries has become central to the eu’s response to migration. Reportedly, Tunisia is no safe haven for black african migrants and refugees. According to a report, the eu have been advised to suspend migration support because security forces have been accused of abusing migrants.

According to a report, ecowas say they are imposing fresh sanctions on Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Reportedly, Niger’s coup leaders have told ecowas that they cannot receive a proposed mission to Niamey for security reasons. According to the report, ecowas leaders are to meet Thursday following Niger’s refusal to grant an audience to delegates from the u.n., u.s., ecowas and the african union.

Reportedly, the Niger foreign minister said in a letter to ecowas, “The current context of public anger and revolt following sanctions imposed by ecowas does not permit the welcoming of the delegation in the required conditions of serenity and security.”

According to a report, the u.s. secretary of state had a two hour meeting on Monday in Niamey with some of Niger’s coup leaders. Reportedly, she said that she was refused permission to visit president Bazoum who may be still under house arrest. According to the report, members of ecowas, the u.n. and african union are meeting for talks in Niamey on Tuesday. Reportedly, ecowas said they have further scheduled a meeting for Thursday.

According to the report, a representative of the new military government said on national tv, “Niger’s armed forces and all our defence and security forces, backed by the unfailing support of our people are ready to defend the integrity of our territory.”

July 12 remembers the battle of the Boyne in 1690 when James II, a roman catholic was deposed by the protestant William III of Orange, called so after the principality of Orange in modern day France.

The main way in which the battle of the Boyne is commemorated is with large parades involving orangemen, supporting bands and bonfires. They are almost exclusively held in northern Ireland and County Donegal. According to reports, in County Tyrone effigies of the Sinn fein vice president and the taoiseach have been placed on loyalist bonfires which police say they are treating as hate crimes, with a view to having the material removed.

According to a report, the Labour government said it will use barges to temporarily house asylum seekers if it wins the next general election, scheduled for no later than January 2025. Reportedly, fifty single male asylum seekers are already expected to arrive to be housed on a barge, the Bibby Stockholme in Dorset. According to the report, locals are opposing the move and the fire brigade union have described the barge as a potential death trap.

Reportedly, uk government ministers are drawing up proposals to send asylum seekers arriving in the uk to Ascension Island, a british overseas territory 4000 miles away if plans to send them to Rwanda fail. According to the report, ministers believe that its remote location would create a strong deterrant for those planning to cross the channel in small boats. The water crisis in Africa is contributing to growing concerns about the migrant problem.

According to a report, thousands of coup supporters have gathered at a stadium in Niger’s capital cheering a decision not to respond to pressure. Reportedly, Niger has closed its airspace until further notice because of the threat of military intervention from ecowas following Sunday’s deadline to reinstate president Bazoum. According to the report, the coup, the seventh in west and central Africa in three years has rocked the Sahel region, one of the poorest in the world despite its riches.

Reportedly, Niger’s importance to the u.s., Europe and China is linked to uranium and oil. According to the report, over a hundred coup supporters gathered at an airbase in Niamey to offer non violent support to the cause. Reportedly, much of the emotion appeared directed at ecowas and France, France said they would support regional efforts to overturn the coup.

According to a report, a deadline to reinstate president Bazoum expires on Sunday but ecowas says it still prefers a diplomatic solution. Reportedly, the coup leaders have severed military cooperation with France who have 1500 troops stationed in Niger. According to the report, ecowas says it has a plan in place for military intervention but will not elaborate on the details.

Reportedly, two neighbouring nations strongly oppose ecowas moves and have promised military support in the case of foreign intervention. According to the report, France 24 and the u.s. based Associated Press have reported that coup leaders have requested support from the russian mercenary group, wagner.

The idea of a united Ireland may become a reality, but what kind of Ireland, british or irish? According to a report, the irish sea border with its red and green lanes is here to stay, though the uk prime minister said that the sense of an irish sea border has gone in reality. Problems concerning the standard of goods crossing the border means that the northern Ireland public may be giving interest to the idea of a united Irish Ireland; but with regard to the northern Ireland protocol, who is paying? Have northern Ireland got a budget?

According to a report, one of Russia’s biggest oil tankers has been strook by a ukrainian maritime drone. Reportedly, the russian flagged ship, the Sig was hit by a drone carrying 450 kg of tnt just before midnight. According to the report, the strike created a hole in the engine room at waterlevel. Reportedly, the attack came just hours after a major russian port was targeted. According to the report, an amphibious russian landing ship was hit, leaving it sitting very low in the water and tilting badly. Reportedly, the two sea based attacks took place on Friday on the Kerch Strait which connects Crimea to Russia, a crimean oil storage facility was also targeted.

According to a report, after annexing the peninsula in 2014 Russia spent $3.7 billion on a bridge connecting Crimea to Russia. Reportedly, the 12 mile overpass, the longest in Europe has been targeted several times since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. According to the report, Ukraine has vowed to continue to target the bridge and ships navigating ukrainian territorial waters.

Reportedly, Ukraine have made very little advancement in the country this year. According to the report, just over a month into Ukraine’s counteroffensive it has captured 28.4 square kms. Reportedly, the Ukraine advance is being defeated by layers of mines and Dragon’s teeth (anti tank obstacles). Acccording to a report, a poll showed the majority of americans were against further funding of Ukraine in the war against Russia.

According to a report, the committee of chiefs of defence staff of ecowas who met in Nigeria on 2-4 August have given Niger until Sunday to reinstate president Bazoum. Reportedly, ecowas are linked to the World Sustainability Congress, a global registry of multi stakeholder partnerships made by the u.n. system to support u.n. goals. According to a report, the bloodless coup in Niger will have far reaching consequences for the Sahel.