In Venezuela, at least 28 people were killed during massive protests against the presidency of Nicolas Maduro that, at press time, had been ongoing since the Venezuelan supreme court tried to invalidate the National Assembly on March 30. That order was later reversed. Violent clashes occurred between opposition protesters and security forces as well as between pro- and anti-Maduro groups.

Demands of opposition protesters include removing the justices who temporarily suspended the...

In Paris, a man fired shots at a police bus on the Champs-Élysées on April 20, killing one officer and wounding two others. The man was shot and killed on the scene. Police identified the shooter as a resident of Paris who had a criminal history. He had been incarcerated in the early 2000s for the attempted murder of two police officers. 

Before the attack, he had been listed as a possible target for Islamic radicalization, but authorities do not have any evidence that he was...

The Department of State warns of the risks of traveling to Niger, due to terrorist activity, kidnappings and high crime by extremist groups, including AQIM, Daesh and Boko Haram. Terrorist organizations, armed robbers and smugglers operate in the areas bordering Mali and Libya and throughout northern Niger. 

On March 3, after a spate of deadly attacks, the Nigerien government declared a state of emergency for seven departments of the Tillabéri and Tahoua regions bordering Mali....