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22-05-2025
The personal secretary and an adviser to Mexico City's Mayor Clara Brugada were killed by gunmen on a motorcycle in a central neighborhood. Brugada called the killings a "direct attack" and vowed that those responsible would face justice. President Claudia Sheinbaum, Brugada's ally and former Mexico City mayor, condemned the killings and pledged support. The attack occurred just hours after seven people were killed in Guanajuato, Mexico, and amid a surge in violence against politicians and their aides in Mexico, with multiple killings reported in recent weeks and months.
22-05-2025
Two top aides to Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada were killed in a roadside attack when a gunman opened fire on their car. The victims were Ximena Guzmán, the mayor's private secretary, and José Muñoz, an adviser. The gunman is believed to have escaped on a motorbike with at least one accomplice. The motive is unknown, but the attack is the latest in a series of murders of local politicians in Mexico. The mayor vowed to ensure the murders would not go unpunished, and President Claudia Sheinbaum offered her support.
22-05-2025
Clashes between two armed groups near the Mexican resort city of Acapulco left six civilians dead and three injured on Monday night. The victims, five men and an elderly woman, were caught in the crossfire in the town of Kilometro 30. Authorities seized several weapons, vehicles, and improvised explosive devices, and found an armored vehicle with weapons inside. The violence is linked to drug cartels, which have plagued Acapulco and the state of Guerrero, prompting the US State Department to advise Americans to avoid the area.
22-05-2025
A Mexican mayoral candidate was gunned down in front of supporters, marking the latest in an uptick in political violence in the country, as four people, including the candidate, were killed in the attack on a political event.
22-05-2025
Andriy Portnov, a 51-year-old former Ukrainian official and aide to ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead outside an American school in Madrid, Spain. Portnov had dropped off his children at the school when he was attacked by an unidentified gunman who fired several shots before fleeing into a nearby park. The motive behind the killing is unclear, but Portnov had been sanctioned by the US Treasury in 2021 for allegedly controlling the judiciary and undermining reform efforts in Ukraine. Spanish authorities are investigating the shooting, with drones and a helicopter searching for the gunman, described as a thin man in a blue tracksuit, possibly with an accomplice on a motorbike.
22-05-2025
Andriy Portnov, a pro-Russian former Ukrainian politician and senior aide to ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, was fatally shot outside the American School in Madrid, Spain. Portnov was killed after dropping off his children, with witnesses describing an unidentified gunman or gunmen fleeing towards a nearby wooded area. Portnov had been sanctioned by the US Treasury Department in 2021 for alleged corruption and human rights abuses, and had close ties to Yanukovych's administration before leaving Ukraine in 2022. The motive behind the killing is unclear, but it is the latest in a series of crimes in Spain linked to the Russia-Ukraine war.
22-05-2025
Andriy Portnov, a 51-year-old former Ukrainian politician and aide to ousted President Viktor Yanukovich, was shot dead in Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday morning while dropping off his children at the American School of Madrid. Unidentified gunmen shot him in the back and head before fleeing towards a nearby forest area. Portnov had fled Ukraine in 2014 and lived in several countries before moving to Spain, and had been investigated for state treason and sanctioned by the US in 2021 for corruption. The shooting is the latest in a series of crimes against high-profile Russians and Ukrainians in Spain since Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
