THIS IS AP NEWSMINUTE

TRAFFIC IN THE CAPITAL OF BENIN RESUMED ON MONDAY FOLLOWING AN ATTEMPTED COUP THAT SHOOK THE COUNTRY A DAY EARLIER.

A GROUP OF SOLDIERS ATTEMPTED TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT OF THE WEST AFRICAN NATION.

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A POWERFUL 7.5-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HAS STRUCK OFF NORTHERN JAPAN, INJURING OVER 20 PEOPLE AND TRIGGERING A TSUNAMI OF OVER TWO FEET.

THE QUAKE HIT LATE MONDAY, ABOUT 80 KILOMETERS OFF THE COAST OF AOMORI.

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ISRAEL ON MONDAY ANNOUNCED THAT PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WAS EXPECTED TO MEET WITH U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SAYS THE TWO WILL DISCUSS THE INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION FORCE OF THE CEASEFIRE PLAN.

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AND QUEEN CAMILLA VISITED THE SET OF THE SECOND SEASON OF JILLY COOPER'S "RIVALS."

CAMILLA TOURED THE SET OF THE DISNEY+ SHOW IN BRISTOL WHERE SHE LEARNED ABOUT HOW THE PRODUCTION HAS BOOSTED THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND'S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.