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Algeria’s upper house approves troop deployment to Niger
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Algeria adopts death penalty for forest and field arson
Algeria’s lower house adopted a law allowing the death penalty for certain arson and other acts, after wildfires killed at least 12 people. Human rights groups accused the government of targeting political opposition; the bill still requires upper-house review and presidential ratification.
12peopleThe official death toll from the wildfires is 12 people.