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to MoroccoIsraeli strikes continue in Gaza as disarmament roadmap stallsChinese chip advances trigger week of global market swingsDrone strikes kill nine in Russia as Ukraine says it hit Saratov refineryIran says Hormuz route talks with Oman near completion as US blockade holdsRights group blames Sudan's army for drone strike on Darfur courtOPEC+ completes rollback of 2023 oil output cutsRosatom reports drone strike meters from Zaporizhzhia reactor buildingTwo water-bomber pilots killed as wildfire destroys homes near AthensAstraZeneca held talks on $400bn Bristol Myers mergerBrent falls below $82 as US holds off on Iran strikesSuicide bomber kills 14 at Pakistani police stationHungary shuts sole nuclear plant as Danube hits record lowEU labelling duty for AI-generated content takes effectBomb kills three at central Moscow restaurantChina drills at Scarborough Shoal and warns Manila of a 'head-on blow'Hackers hit US water systems in at least seven statesUS-backed Venezuela transition talks set to openWildfires around Spokane force 60,000 to evacuateAI funding boom shows signs of strainBeijing draws 'red lines' before trade talks with EU and USIsrael ties Lebanon deal to Hezbollah disarmament after Kafra blastGunmen kill 12 in Nigerian village and seize churchgoersUS restores part of its vaccine and health aidLula launches bid for fourth term against Bolsonaro's sonChina flash flood death toll rises to 25Israeli forces push into Syria's Quneitra provinceEU naval force boards sanctioned Russian shadow-fleet tankerAI policy groups demand federal probe into OpenAI breachModi speeds up informal Indo-Pacific bloc to counter ChinaOrtega scraps elections to cement family rule in NicaraguaUS weighs transfer of Patriot production technology to UkraineTaiwan warns China's hybrid warfare tests whole regionUS troop movements in Iraqi Kurdistan raise drawdown questionsKremlin pushes more Russian men into fighting in UkraineUK farmers warn drought could cause food shortagesTürkiye updates military readiness for Cyprus after UN chief's visitChina's private factory gauge shows weaker growthUS Senate leaders reach funding deal to avert shutdownPaul Weiss's capitulation reshaped US legal resistance to TrumpThird suspect arrested as more graves surface in Zubin PotokUS health secretary tells families to vaccinate against measlesPakistan applies for $10bn US forex facilityStorm leaves two dead and 180,000 without power in ChileMonte dei Paschi explores Banco BPM takeover as Rome plans exitLebanon weighs consequences of Salameh arrestIran-linked Foxtrot network recruits teenagers in EuropeBus collision kills eight in central Tanzania
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Nigeria abductions

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Gunmen killed 12 people and seized women and children in a raid on a Nigerian village, Reuters reported on Sunday; armed men abducted three worshippers from a Catholic church in Enugu State the same morning.

Armed groups in Nigeria repeatedly raid villages and religious gatherings, killing residents and carrying others off as captives. Attackers are usually identified in early reporting only as gunmen, and those seized range from rural families to church congregations. This topic follows the abductions and the fate of those taken.

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Monday, 3 August 2026Geopolitics

Gunmen kill 12 in Nigerian village and seize churchgoers

Gunmen killed 12 people and abducted women and children during a raid on a Nigerian village, Reuters reported on Sunday. In a separate attack the same morning, armed men entered St Joseph Catholic Church in Inoyi, Affa, in the Udi district of Enugu State and abducted three worshippers, witnesses told Premium Times.