Armed assailants on motorbikes killed at least 30 people and burned homes and shops in raids on three villages in northwest Nigeria, according to residents, as reported by The Guardian. The attacks, which occurred in an area facing ongoing insecurity, highlight the government's struggle to restore stability.
The attacks took place in Nigeria's northwest region, with residents describing how the assailants rode in on motorbikes and shot indiscriminately, according to The Guardian. The raids resulted in the destruction of homes and businesses in the targeted villages. The government is under increasing pressure to address the insecurity plaguing the region.
In other international news, the UK and its allies revealed that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin, as reported by Sky News. The neurotoxin, which is classified as a chemical weapon, was found in the skin of Ecuadorian dart frogs. The poison is 200 times stronger than morphine, according to Sky News. Germany's foreign minister stated that victims "suffocate in agony."
Meanwhile, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated that his country should fear the European Union more than Russia, while promising to clear away the EU's influence before the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to Al Jazeera. Orban made the remarks during his annual state-of-the-nation speech, pledging to push out foreign influence. The opposition Tisza Party currently holds an 8 to 12 percentage point lead over Orban's ruling Fidesz party, according to Al Jazeera, with elections scheduled in eight weeks.
In the French Alps, a helicopter triggered an avalanche amid maximum alert, according to Al Jazeera. The incident occurred near a Chamonix ski resort, and emergency teams had intentionally triggered another avalanche as a safety precaution. Three skiers were killed in the Alps after an avalanche struck on Friday, and several major ski resorts were forced to shut down due to the high avalanche risk.
Finally, the US military used Anthropic's AI model Claude in an operation to kidnap Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, as reported by The Guardian. Anthropic declined to comment on whether Claude was used, but stated that any use of the tool was required to comply with its policies.
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