Gunfire and explosions erupted across Niger’s capital early Saturday, with mutinous soldiers attacking the airport and areas near the presidency. State television and radio were knocked offline, signaling a potential coup attempt in a country already volatile after the 2023 takeover. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s President Zelensky announced he has ordered his military to escalate long-range drone strikes against Russia to 1,000 per day, up from roughly 300. That’s a dramatic escalation of the drone war, one that could bring the conflict deeper into Russian territory. The humanitarian toll of this summer’s extreme weather became clearer as Nepal’s government warned that reconstruction from deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet could cost “billions of dollars.” Entire communities remain cut off, and the recovery will stretch years. On the geopolitical front, Trump claimed the U.S. has secured a deal for control of a large share of Venezuela’s oil reserves, a move that could reshape global energy markets and further isolate the Maduro regime. A U.S. official confirmed the agreement covers more than 65 billion barrels. Canada fired back at Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” by unveiling a giant billboard along the shore with the original name. Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s stunt is a sharp reminder that trade and cultural tensions between the two countries are far from resolved. In a separate immigration flashpoint, far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the UK after being arrested by ICE in Louisiana for overstaying his visa. That deportation underscores the administration’s increasingly aggressive enforcement posture.