The chapter covers the helicopter crash of Iran's president and foreign minister returning from Azerbaijan, facing challenges in the search due to bad weather. It also mentions Niger's oil developments with a new pipeline completed for exports.
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on Sunday, Niger is on the verge of becoming a regional oil major, and western countries are trying to replace a UN body that monitors compliance with international sanctions on North Korea.
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