Nigeria police say 29 killed in Kebbi State gunfight with bandits, including 10 officers and two civilians. Seventeen suspected bandits died in the Monday evening clash near Rafin Makuku after gunmen arrived from Zamfara State.

Indian airline captain tested positive for marijuana during August 4 flight, causing sharp descent that injured 24; co-pilot averted disaster, Times of India reports

A flight in India almost crashed because the captain was under the influence of marijuana during an August 4 flight, according to The Times of India. A test confirmed the captain lost self-control, causing a sharp descent that injured 24 people; the co-pilot helped avert a catastrophe.

Court in Chernyakhovsk sentences stepfather of murdered 7-year-old boy to life in prison — TASS correspondent

A court in Chernyakhovsk has sentenced the stepfather of a murdered 7-year-old boy to life in prison, according to a TASS correspondent.

A Russian citizen was detained in Louisiana with 358 kg (790 lbs) of methamphetamine in one of the state's largest drug busts, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement says.

A Russian citizen was detained in Louisiana with 358.14 kg of methamphetamine, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The drug batch became one of the largest in the state's history.

Kazakhstan ministry says no evidence yet of e-government hack; verification underway after Mash Telegram channel reported a hacker offered data of 15 million residents on darknet.

Kazakhstan's Ministry of AI and Digital Development said there is no evidence of a hack of e-government information systems and that a verification is being conducted, after the Telegram channel Mash reported that a hacker put data of 15 million Kazakhstan residents on the darknet.