July 28, 2023

This is TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Friday, July 28th. *) Russia thwarts Ukrainian ‘drone attack’ in Moscow region Russia’s defence ministry has said it thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack in the Moscow region overnight. There were no casualties or damage. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin had earlier announced the attack, without specifying its location. The attempted strike comes days after Ukraine claimed a drone attack in central Moscow. *) UN suspends humanitarian aid to Niger after coup attempt The United Nations has put humanitarian operations on hold in Niger after an attempted coup by members of the military. The Nigerien presidency confirmed that a coup attempt was carried out by soldiers who sealed access to the official residence of President Mohamed Bazoum. The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Niger has increased from 1.9 million people in 2017 to 4.3 million people in 2023, according to OCHA. *) Israelis reignite protests against Netanyahu’s judicial changes Thousands of Israelis have returned to the streets to protest against the hard-right government’s controversial judicial reform package. Waving Israeli flags and chanting, protesters rallied in Tel Aviv, the epicentre of the demonstrations since the package was first unveiled in January. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies pushed through the bill in chamber, which opponents say opens the way to a more authoritarian government. *) Apocalyptic wildfire blows up ammo depot, forces jets to relocate in Greece A wildfire whipped on by strong winds has triggered a series of massive explosions at an air force ammunition depot in central Greece. Local media reported that bombs and ammunition for Greek F-16 fighters were stored at the site. The large explosions shattered windows on surrounding houses, but the Greek fire service said no severe injuries were reported and villages were evacuated as a precaution. And finally… *) Trump accused of trying to delete CCTV footage in classified d