Mahamat Idriss Deby, who seized power in Chad in 2021, won 61% of the vote in the presidential election, according to preliminary results.
Russia has deployed military biological laboratories in Africa, including near the border with Chad in the Central African Republic, probably to study and potentially use as weapons viral diseases not typical of Russia.
Russian troops entered the US military base in Niger after the Nigerian junta expelled US troops from the country.
The United States plans to withdraw most of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to renew agreements governing the role of the U. S. military and its anti-terrorism operations in these African countries.
Hungary has refused to provide Ukraine with $18 million for weapons. According to Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, his country supports peace talks to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
A US court sentenced millionaire blogger Ruby Franke to 60 years in prison for child abuse after her emaciated son ran away from home in search of food and water, and her daughter showed signs of beatings and malnutrition.