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Niger's junta leader accuses France, Benin and Ivory Coast of being behind airport attack

AP News DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger's military leader accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an Air Force base in the capital early Thursday, wounding four soldiers and damaging an aircraft.

Nigerien forces responded quickly, killing 20 of the attackers and arresting 11 others, state TV reported.

“We remind the sponsors of those mercenaries, who are Emmanuel Macron (president of France), Patrice Talon (president of Benin) and Alassane Ouattara (president of Ivory Coast), we have sufficiently heard them bark, and they...
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Lindsey Vonn crashes in final downhill race before Milan Cortina Olympics

AP News CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday and was left limping and keeping weight off her left knee.

Vonn lost control when landing a jump in a World Cup race and ended up tangled in the safety nets on the upper portion of the course.

She eventually got up after receiving medical attention and walked away gingerly, taking weight off her left knee and using her poles to steady herself. She then clicked her skis back on but stopped to check her left knee.

Vonn eventually...
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Australian base in Italy gives athletes from Down Under a home edge at the Winter Olympics

AP News MILAN (AP) — Nestled in a lakeside town in northern Italy is Australia's “home away from home” for the Milan Cortina Olympics — right down to the coffee and Vegemite.

Nearly 15 years ago, the Australian Institute of Sport opened the European Training Centre in Gavirate, about an hour’s drive from Milan.

With a fully equipped gym as well as a games room with a pool table, it offers a base to train and relax for the 3,000 Australian athletes traveling through Europe in any given year.

“It was a strategic vision because we knew that Australian...
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Alcaraz fends off Zverev in an epic semifinal to reach the Australian Open final

AP News MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz overcame possible cramps and injury to fend off Alexander Zverev in an epic, momentum-swinging five-setter Friday, becoming the youngest man in the Open era to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam events.

At 22, he’s aiming to be the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam.

He reached his first Australian Open final the hard way, winning 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5 in 5 hours, 27 minutes. It was the longest match of the tournament so far, and among the longest ever at the Australian Open.

That's...
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Ukraine is bracing for brutal weather as Trump says Putin agreed to halt power grid attacks

AP News KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine awaited signs Friday that Russia is abiding by a commitment that U.S. President Donald Trump said it made to temporarily halt attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, as Kyiv and other regions are gripped by the bitterest winter weather for years.

Trump said late Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to his request not to target the Ukrainian capital and other towns for one week, as the region experiences frigid temperatures that have brought widespread hardship to civilians.

Trump didn't say when the call with Putin took...
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