Gunmen launched simultaneous attacks on three communities in northern Nigeria on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of at least 32 people, according to police reports. The attacks, which targeted Tunga-Makeri, Konkoso, and Pissa in the Borgu area of Niger state, were carried out by gunmen in dawn raids, as reported by Sky News.
Six people died in the assault on Tunga-Makeri, according to Niger State police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun, who also stated that the number of people abducted was unclear. The attacks occurred amid ongoing violence in the region, where both Islamic militants and armed gangs have been active.
In other international news, the UK and its allies revealed that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison derived from a dart frog toxin. Sky News reported that the neurotoxin, which is classified as a chemical weapon, was used in the assassination. The announcement was made at a security conference in Munich, a move that appeared deliberately timed to grab global headlines, according to Sky News. "Only Putin's Kremlin" could be behind Navalny's death, the outlet stated.
Meanwhile, in Venezuela, relatives of political prisoners began a hunger strike to demand the release of the remaining 33 individuals held at Zona 7, as reported by Euronews. The hunger strike, which started on Saturday, is the latest effort by family members to secure the freedom of their loved ones. Seventeen prisoners were freed on Saturday, but relatives continue to protest for an amnesty law.
In Cuba, diplomats in Havana are expressing frustration with Washington's attempts to unseat the government, according to The Guardian. The article suggested that some diplomats are preparing for a strategy of starving the country until people take to the streets, which could allow the US to intervene.
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