Gunmen on motorcycles killed at least 30 people in dawn raids across three villages in northwestern Nigeria on Saturday, according to reports from BBC World. The attacks, which involved shooting victims and setting homes ablaze, occurred near the site of a suspected jihadist massacre earlier this month.
The attacks, which occurred in Niger state, involved armed men who shot or cut the throats of their victims, and abducted an "undetermined" number of people, according to local reports seen by the AFP news agency. These attacks were similar to a previous massacre where over 100 people were killed. Armed criminal gangs, known as bandits, have carried out attacks and kidnappings in Nigeria for years, according to BBC World.
In other news, Amazon's Ring decided to end a partnership with surveillance firm Flock Safety, after facing scrutiny over its privacy practices, according to BBC Technology. The deal, announced in October, would have allowed agencies working with Flock to retrieve video captured on Ring devices. The decision came days after a Ring advertisement aired during the Super Bowl sparked widespread backlash.
Meanwhile, diplomats in Havana are expressing frustration with Washington's attempts to unseat Cuba's government, according to The Guardian. The article detailed how the country is facing a crisis due to lack of fuel, tourists, and cash.
Also, a US federal judge ordered that some of the Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a notorious prison in El Salvador must be allowed to return to the United States to fight their cases. Luis Muñoz Pinto, one of the deportees, expressed both hope and fear, stating, "I’m not over that nightmare yet," according to The Guardian.
Finally, the US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude in a Venezuela raid, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, as reported by The Guardian. The AI model was used during the operation to kidnap Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela. A spokesperson for Anthropic declined to comment on whether Claude was used in the operation, but said any use of the tool was required to comply with its policies.
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