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In Nigeria's Plateau State, an armed attack has resulted in the deaths of 20 individuals, including security personnel and civilians.

Human Rights Watch has raised concerns about the Haitian government's use of drone strikes against armed gangs, which have resulted in numerous civilian casualties.

The US has praised the development of an international anti-gang force in Haiti, but significant challenges remain for holding credible elections amid violence from armed groups.

The UN reports alarming levels of child trafficking in Haiti, where armed gangs exploit children for violence and extortion, threatening their lives and futures.

Former politician Peter Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office but was released on bail; meanwhile, the UK announced a new support package for Ukraine as a deadly explosion occurred in Moscow and armed attacks in Ecuador resulted in multiple fatalities.

Armed men dressed as soldiers killed seven people in Ecuador amid rising violence linked to drug cartels.

Puerto Vallarta is experiencing a lockdown due to violent drug gang activity following the death of a cartel leader.

There has been a dangerous escalation in organized crime and violence in the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories, with Israeli police seemingly ignoring the growing dominance of armed gangs.

A security operation in Villanueva, Zacatecas, has been intensified following an armed confrontation between rival criminal gangs that resulted in three fatalities.

Save the Children has withdrawn 30 employees from the village of Walgak in South Sudan after their office was destroyed and looted by armed gangs, though no injuries or fatalities were reported among staff during the attack.

All 166 churchgoers who were kidnapped by armed gangs during attacks on two churches in northern Nigeria in January have been released, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

A group of twenty armed criminals took over a court in San Martín and threatened Judge Nicolás Schiavo with death.

Gunmen have killed at least 162 people in a raid on a village in Nigeria's Kwara state, leaving the local traditional king missing and marking one of the deadliest attacks in recent months amid ongoing violence from armed gangs and jihadist groups.

At least 67 people were killed when an armed gang stormed through a village in central Nigeria, with the incident being reported as the worst of the year so far according to a Red Cross representative.

Armed gangs loyal to Maduro are reportedly targeting and intimidating supporters of Donald Trump in the streets of Caracas following the U.S. operation that detained Nicolas Maduro.

Following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelans did not take to the streets in his defense but rather stood in line for groceries amidst the control of armed Chavista gangs.