More than 160 people were killed in attacks on two villages in western Nigeria, while Storm Leonardo continued to batter parts of Europe and northern Africa, bringing torrential rain and strong winds, according to reports on Friday. Meanwhile, France opened a consulate in Greenland, becoming the first EU country to do so, and a Russian general is reportedly fighting for his life after being shot in Moscow.
The attacks in Nigeria, considered the country's deadliest armed assaults this year, occurred in the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara state. Armed men rounded up residents, bound their hands, and shot them, a local politician said, according to The Guardian. The Nigerian military had launched an offensive against terrorist elements in Kwara state the previous month, according to Reuters.
Storm Leonardo, a slow-moving weather system, caused severe weather alerts across the Iberian peninsula. Spain's state meteorological agency, Aemet, issued its highest red alert for heavy rainfall in Cádiz and parts of Málaga, as reported by The Guardian. Flash floods in Morocco forced over 100,000 people to evacuate.
In international affairs, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev is fighting for his life after being shot several times in a Moscow apartment building, Sky News reported. Russia is blaming Ukraine for the attack. Alekseyev has been involved in various Russian operations around the world, according to Sky News.
France opened a consulate in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, on Friday, strengthening its diplomatic presence in the Arctic, Euronews reported. This move fulfills a promise made by President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to the island last June. France is the first EU country to establish a consulate general in Greenland, ahead of its partners in the 27-member bloc.
In other news, leaders of Iraq's Coordination Framework, the Shia political coalition that won the November parliamentary elections, are adamant that Nouri al-Maliki will be their candidate for the Iraqi premiership, even after threats from the United States, according to Al Jazeera.
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