Former President Barack Obama condemned a social media post by President Donald Trump that depicted him and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, calling the behavior "deeply troubling," according to ABC News. The post, which was taken down after calls from both sides of the aisle, prompted Obama's remarks during an interview with podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen.
In other news, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials seized 190,000 lethal doses of cocaine worth $6.8 million at the Laredo Port of Entry in Texas, as reported by Fox News. The drugs were discovered in a truck delivering flowers at the World Trade Bridge.
Meanwhile, the UK and its European allies have accused Russia of using a poison derived from a dart frog toxin to kill opposition leader Alexei Navalny, according to BBC World. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that "only the Russian government had the means, motive and opportunity" to carry out the act. Moscow has dismissed the findings as an "information campaign."
Also, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured European leaders that the US does not plan to abandon the transatlantic alliance, despite existing tensions, BBC World reported. Rubio stated that the US and Europe's destiny "will always be intertwined." He made the remarks at the Munich Security Conference.
Finally, armed gunmen on motorcycles killed dozens of people in dawn raids across three villages in north-western Nigeria, according to BBC World. The attacks, which occurred in Niger state, involved gunmen shooting or cutting the throats of victims, setting homes on fire, and abducting an "undetermined" number of people. The attacks took place near the site of a suspected jihadist massacre earlier this month.
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