Caracas, Venezuela — When explosions echoed through the night sky and U.S. warplanes roared above Caracas, Jorge Suarez and his companions rushed for their weapons, bracing for what many of them could scarcely believe was unfolding. For members of Venezuela’s armed “colectivos,” the U.S. raid that removed President Nicolas Maduro…
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu met with senior military officials at his Abuja residence on Sunday to discuss a recent wave of kidnappings targeting students and teachers across the country. The Christian Association of Nigeria reported that armed assailants abducted 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s School, a Catholic…