A fire broke out at the al-Sakar military base in the south of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad. No casualties were reported, and that the fire started in the dormitory in the al-Dore region, authorities stated. Firetrucks were sent to scene to tackle the fire.
A similar explosion occurred at the al-Sakar military base in the south of Baghdad in 2020, leaving 1 dead and 30 injured.
Andriy Portnov, former aide to ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead in Madrid’s upscale Pozuelo de Alarcon district. Spanish authorities say unidentified gunmen opened fire as the 52-year-old was dropping off his children at school, striking him in the back and head before fleeing.
Portnov, a former MP and lawyer, fled Ukraine with Yanukovych in 2014, briefly returned in 2019, and was later sanctioned by the U.S. for alleged judicial corruption.
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