seere your hold. funeral for scores of people killed in a drone attack a military academy in homes on thursday the government has condemned the attack as a heinous crime blaming it on us back terrorist groups trying to destabilize syria. iran has also slammed the act of terror. israeli forces and settlers kill four palestinians in less than 24 hours across the occupied west bank to palestinian men were killed in raid on shufa village near tolkarum. two others fatally shot by regime. forces and settlers in the

flashpoint town of guana. venezuelan prosecutors office has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader juan gaedo accusing him of treason and money laundering. office says it will ask for interpol's help in his apprehension. gido is living in the us exile. he proclaimed himself venezuela's president in 2019. ukraine says russian missile strike has left 51 people dead in the north. east, officials say people gathered for a wake when the strike took place in the village of groza in the region of karkiv. president vladimirskies called it an inhumane terror attack, still no reactions out of russia. the democratic people's republic of korea condemns france has planning to deploy a patrol aircraft in waters near the korean peninsula. piangyang described the move as outdated gun boat diplomacy, calling on paris to stop dangerous actions that threatened.

france has announced that it would begin withdrawing its troops from niger this swing after having a fallout with the military that took over power. does this mean that this would be the end of france's involvement in niger, a former colony? what about other countries that were former colonies of france? well in this edition of the spotlight, we'll look at those two issues and look at how niger, along with other african countries.