Zelenskyy May Fire Commander Syrskyi After Protests, FT Reports – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Zelenskyy May Fire Commander Syrskyi After Protests, FT Reports  Bloomberg.com
  2. Ukraine’s Top General Becomes a Target of Protesters’ Anger  The New York Times
  3. Ukrainian soldiers criticise removal of popular defence minister  BBC
  4. Ukrainians protest for second day, call to replace army chief  Reuters
  5. Ukraine war briefing: Protests of Fedorov’s dismissal continue as Zelenskyy tries to repair rift with Poland  The Guardian
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Ukrainian special operators are changing how they assault enemy trenches. Someone always has to ‘watch the sky.’ – Business Insider

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  1. Ukrainian special operators are changing how they assault enemy trenches. Someone always has to 'watch the sky.'  Business Insider
  2. From making a living to saving lives: spent fishing nets are snaring Russian drones in Ukraine  Vermont Public
  3. Masters of skies: How "Triika" created its own air defense regiment, on which safety of fighters and rear-area cities depends  Цензор.НЕТ
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Laos says it can’t determine cause of tourist deaths linked to methanol – BBC

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  1. Laos says it can't determine cause of tourist deaths linked to methanol  BBC
  2. 'Lack of evidence' means Lao officials won't lay charges over teens' deaths  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  3. Laos methanol developments  Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
  4. 2 Teen Backpackers Were Among Those Killed After Poisoning at Hostel. Now There Are Charges — But Parents Are Outraged  People.com
  5. Australia updates travel advice for Laos as charges announced over mass methanol poisoning  The Guardian
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What will Keir Starmer do next?

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Outgoing PM has joked about cookery classes and cutting hedges, but does the international stage beckon?

As his time in Downing Street comes to an end, Keir Starmer has been joking with friends about what he might do after he stands down as prime minister.

He has teased that he might take a cookery course. “He needs it, he only makes two meals,” one friend said. Another not entirely serious suggestion was cutting his father-in-law’s hedge in the expectation that if he did well, he could graduate to lawns.

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CIA Director Says AI Drones Reduce Russian Recruits’ Battlefield Lifespan to Minutes – Kyiv Post

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  1. CIA Director Says AI Drones Reduce Russian Recruits’ Battlefield Lifespan to Minutes  Kyiv Post
  2. Russian troops survive just 20-30 minutes on Ukraine’s front lines, CIA director says  Defense News
  3. CIA Says AI Drones Give Russian Troops Only 30 Minutes to Live  Bloomberg.com
  4. Russian troops survive an average of 30 minutes on the Ukrainian battlefield, CIA director says  Business Insider
  5. Ukraine war briefing: Russian soldiers ‘survive only 30 minutes on battlefield’  The Independent
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Indian police forcibly hospitalise activist after 20-day hunger strike – Al Jazeera

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  1. Indian police forcibly hospitalise activist after 20-day hunger strike  Al Jazeera
  2. Sonam Wangchuk: Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days forcibly taken to hospital  BBC
  3. ‘I’m sorry but I’m unable to speak’: hero of India’s Cockroach party weakens on 19th day of hunger strike  The Guardian
  4. Police shift fasting Indian activist to hospital against his will  Reuters
  5. Indian police forcibly hospitalize a prominent Cockroach Party activist on hunger strike  NBC News
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White House backs Argentina players over Falklands banner in World Cup semi-final

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White House Fifa taskforce chief defends Argentina footballers, saying US believes in free speech

The White House has backed Argentina’s footballers who displayed a banner supporting their country’s claim to the Falklands Islands after their World Cup semi-final victory against England.

After Argentina’s 2-1 win in a fractious match in Atlanta on Wednesday, some players held up a banner that said: “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” – using the country’s term for the South Atlantic islands.

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Arizona teen hailed for helping save woman with dementia wandering in 103F heat

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Fire crew in Gilbert to honor Royal Cothrun, 14, for helping elderly woman who became disoriented amid heatwave

An Arizona fire department is formally honoring a 14-year-old boy who recently helped save an elderly woman with dementia after she wandered miles off course amid potentially lethal temperatures, saying the teenager demonstrated “heroism … quick thinking and compassion”.

Royal Cothrun was riding his bicycle in June in the town of Gilbert when he encountered Theresa Morgan as she struggled to walk through 103F (39.4C) heat with a grocery bag dangling off one arm and a purse on the other, according to authorities as well as reporting by the local news outlet KNXV.

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