The M23 rebel group, allegedly backed by Rwanda, has taken control of Goma in eastern DRC after heavy clashes with the army. The UN evacuated peacekeepers and urged Rwanda to withdraw support for the rebels.
The group claims to protect Tutsis, but is accused of exploiting the region’s resources. Global calls for peace intensify as tensions escalate.
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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