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Here is a rundown of all the news you need to start your Monday, including a failed coup attempt in Benin, Trump claiming that Zelenskyy did not read the latest peace proposal for ending the Russia-Ukraine war, and the US Congress planning to lift Caesar Act sanctions on Syria.

TOP STORIES

• Situation in Benin ‘totally under control’ after coup attempt: President

The situation in Benin is “totally under control” and citizens can return to their regular activities, President Patrice Talon said following a coup attempt in the country.

The president of the West African country addressed the nation through the state broadcaster Benin TV and recalled that a “small group of soldiers…started a mutiny to attack republican institutions and destabilize the nation by challenging the democratic order.”

Talon said he undertook, as president and supreme chief of the armies, the necessary measures to ensure security in the country.

He also thanked the army officials who remained “republican and loyal to the country” and vowed that this attempt “will not go unpunished.”

• Trump says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy has not read peace proposal

US President Donald Trump said he is "a little bit disappointed" that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not yet read the latest peace proposal for ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

Trump said Russia is "fine" with the proposal, but added: "I'm not sure that Zelenskyy is fine with it. His people love it, but he hasn't read it.”

His remarks came hours after Zelenskyy said he had “substantive” talks with American officials after their consultations with a Ukrainian delegation in the US state of Florida.

• US Congress to repeal Caesar Act sanctions on Syria, document shows

The US Congress is set to repeal Caesar Act sanctions on Syria, according to a document showing the provision included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

The legislation would remove restrictions designed to punish the now-deposed regime of Bashar al-Assad for war crimes.

The bill requires approval from the House of Representatives before becoming law.

NEWS IN BRIEF

• The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the deployment of a regional standby force to Benin after a coup attempt.
• The African Union, ECOWAS, EU and UN condemned a coup attempt in Benin
• Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said Damascus will not pursue a security agreement with Israel unless it fully withdraws from the occupied lands.
• The Kremlin said the US’ new national security strategy document is "largely consistent" with Russia’s vision.
• A Palestinian man was killed and three others were wounded after Israeli forces opened fire near Qalqilya and Jenin in the northern West Bank.
• Colombian President Gustavo Petro requested investigations into corpses washing ashore, suspecting they are victims of US military strikes on alleged drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
• At least nine people died and another seven were injured in a highway accident in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
• Greek authorities have launched an investigation into a deadly migrant shipwreck south of Crete after a half-sunken inflatable boat was discovered carrying the bodies of 17 people.

BUSINNESS & ECONOMY

• Trump says he will be involved in Netflix-Warner Bros merger decision

US President Donald Trump said he will be involved in the decision on Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros., citing market share concerns.

He added that the deal "got to go through a process, and we'll see what happens."

"Netflix is a great company...but it's a lot of market share," he said.