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America's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said its forces planned to carry out more

strikes on Iran-linked targets in the Middle East to send a clear message that

it would respond to attacks on its forces.

Mr Sullivan's comments follow American and British airstrikes on targets linked to the

hooties, an Iran-backed Yemeni militant group that has attacked ships in the Red Sea in recent months.

America also hit Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria on Friday night in retaliation

for the killing of three American soldiers in a drone attack in

Jordan on January 28th.

Protest broke out in Senegal after the President Mackie Salle called off the country's presidential election

due on February 25th citing disagreements over the eligibility of several opposition candidates.

Antabavocar-N-Gom, one opposition contender, was reportedly detained near a demonstration

as police fire tear gas at protesters in Dakar, the capital.

France and the EU called on Mr Salle, who is not running for a third term to swiftly set a new date.

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