An explosion took place near Baghdad International Airport on Saturday in an area housing Iraqi military compounds, but caused no damage or casualties, security sources said.
The sources said the blast was caused by an unidentified object, and that it was not clear whether it was a projectile or a planted device.
Air India crash report shows pilot confusion over engine switch movement
A preliminary report depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before an Air India jetliner crashed, killing 260 people last month, after the plane's engine fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped, starving the engines of fuel.
PKK fighters burn weapons in Iraq to start disarmament
Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters burned their weapons at the mouth of a cave in northern Iraq on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant step toward ending a decades-long armed conflict against Turkey.
UN reports 798 deaths near Gaza aid hubs in six weeks
The UN rights office said on Friday it had recorded at least 798 killings within the past six weeks at aid points in Gaza run by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and near convoys run by other relief groups.
Russian attack on Kharkiv damages maternity hospital, sending patients fleeing
A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday damaged a maternity hospital, authorities said, terrifying patients as windows shattered and shards of glass fell on to the beds, leaving families rushing to shelter their babies.
Hostage deal nears amid ceasefire talks between Israel, Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that a new deal to secure the release of more Israeli hostages held by Hamas could be reached within days, indicating that a 60-day ceasefire is likely.
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