Gunmen killed more than 160 people in attacks on two villages in western Nigeria, marking the country's deadliest armed assaults this year, according to reports. The attacks in Woro and Nuku in Kwara state, which occurred on Tuesday, have left communities reeling from widespread violence perpetrated by various armed groups, as reported by The Guardian.
The Nigerian military had launched an offensive against terrorist elements in Kwara state last month, according to The Guardian. A local politician stated that armed men rounded up residents, bound their hands, and shot them.
In other news, a close associate of the deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Alex Saab, was reportedly detained in Caracas during a joint operation by Venezuela's intelligence agency and the FBI, as reported by The Guardian. Saab, a wealthy Colombian-Venezuelan businessman, is considered Maduro's frontman. He could potentially be extradited to the US in the coming days, according to the same source. The FBI and Venezuela's intelligence agency also reportedly arrested billionaire media mogul Raúl Gorrín at the same address.
Meanwhile, in Milan, Italy, the Olympic torch made its final journey through the city's center just hours before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games, as reported by Al Jazeera. The flame had begun its journey across Italy in December, traveling through all 110 Italian provinces.
In Washington, US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of a "key participant" in the 2012 attack on the US embassy in Benghazi, Libya, according to Al Jazeera. The attack on the US diplomatic compound and nearby CIA annex resulted in the deaths of four US citizens, including US Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
Finally, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, a Russian general, is fighting for his life after being shot several times in a Moscow apartment building, according to Sky News. Russia is blaming Ukraine for the attack. The general has been involved in various activities around the world, including the Skripal poisonings, the invasion of Ukraine, and subverting American elections, as reported by Sky News.
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