French forces withdraw from Niger, and the United States reports a military rebellion.

French personnel have begun withdrawing from their bases in Niger, with the first troop convoy being escorted out of the country by Niger's military as it traveled in the "direction of Chad," according to authorities in the capital Niamey.

Tuesday, pick-up vehicles and armored personnel carriers filled with French soldiers drove through the dusty outskirts of Niamey, fulfilling a July demand by Niger's military rule....