By Ben Ezeamalu, Idrees Ali and Daphne Psaledakis LAGOS, Dec 26 (Reuters) - By publicly cooperating with the United States on a Christmas Day airstrike, Nigeria's government may have averted humiliating unilateral military action threatened a month ago by President Donald Trump.

Nigeria confirmed it shared intelligence with the U.S. ahead of Christmas night airstrikes against ISIS targets accused of killing Christians.

President Trump said "numerous perfect strikes" had hit Islamic State militants in the West African nation of Nigeria.

Nigeria were cruising into the round of 16 until late changes and a controversial penalty caused chaos. We assess the talking points

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Idrees Ali and Surbhi Misra PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 25 (Reuters) - The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government,

The United States airstrikes targeting militants affiliated with the Islamic State group in northwestern Nigeria are a major escalation of an offensive that Nigeria’s overstretched military has struggled with for years.

FNC's Shannon Bream hosts Meghan Hayes and Mollie Hemingway to discuss the U.S. bombing of alleged terrorists in Nigeria, and Ukrainian President Zelensky and Israeli PM Netanyahu visiting President Trump in Florida today and tomorrow.