Niger coup: President Bazoum held by military officers

Military officers in Niger say they have overthrown the president and suspended all state institutions. There has been widespread international condemnation, including from the US Secretary of State.

El Salvador's parliament has approved group trials for thousands of people detained during a nationwide crackdown on criminal gangs.

Witnesses tell a US Congressional committee that the US has a secret UFO programme that has been kept from the oversight of politicians.

And tributes have been paid to the singer Sinead O'Connor who has died at the age of fifty six.