Pakistan, Nov. 3 -- US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could deploy troops or launch air strikes in Nigeria to stop what he called "the killing of large numbers of Christians." Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said, "They're killing record numbers of Christians in Nigeria... We're not going to allow that to happen," adding that military action "could be" an option.

The warning came a day after Washington re-added Nigeria to its "Countries of Particular Concern" list for religious freedom violations - alongside China, Russia, North Korea, Myanmar, and Pakistan. The decision has raised diplomatic tensions with Abuja, though Nigerian officials expressed willingness to cooperate with the US in combat...