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What to know about Ukraine's military shakeup

After a week of nationwide protests over the direction of Ukraine's military strategy in the ongoing war with Russia, the Ukrainian military has a new commander, Mykhailo Drapatyi. Here's what to know.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face trial next June

Maduro and his wife, who were seized and bought to the US earlier this year, deny the weapons and drug charges against them.

Charles Gaines, whose book Pumping Iron helped to popularize bodybuilding, dies at 84

<p>1974 book led to making of seminal documentary and introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world</p><p>Charles Gaines, the author whose book and documentary Pumping Iron helped bring professional bodybuilding into the mainstream and introduce Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world, has died. He was 84.</p><p>Gaines died Tuesday, according to Greta Gaines, the author’s daughter. She did not reveal a cause.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/22/charles-gaines-pumping-iron-autho

Man killed in ICE ‘encounter’ was on vacation in US with tourist visa – reports

<p>Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán ran into traffic and killed by semi after federal officials approached him at Florida gas station</p><p>The Mexican man who was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/ice-shooting-death-florida">hit and killed</a> by a semi-truck in Florida when running away from federal immigration officials was vacationing in the US with a tourist visa, according to news reports this week.</p><p>The 28-year-old, Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, was killed on 14 July a

Trump’s war on Iran is unpopular and expensive. He’s perfectly OK with that

<p>Trump’s response to the Iran war’s mounting death toll and astronomical costs? ‘It won’t have any impact on me’</p><ul><li><p>This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/election-newsletter-sign-up-stakes">Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday</a></p></li></ul><p>Could it be … that Donald Trump isn’t a team player?</p><p>The midterm elections are less than four months away, and Republicans in the House and the

Anonymous food donations reach Indian student protesters

Anonymous donors are using food delivery apps to send food to student protesters in New Delhi

Natalie Fleet leaves 'triggering' safeguarding minister role

The MP for Bolsover has spoken about how she was groomed and raped as a teenager.

A strange transmissible cancer is spreading through the catfish in this lake

For more than a decade, there&apos;s been something fishy going on in a lake that straddles Vermont and the province of Quebec. It involves cancer, a kind of catfish, and — possibly — clues about how tumors metastasize.

Segro board U-turns on £14bn takeover bid by US rival Prologis

<p>UK warehouse landlord says board unanimous in recommendation to accept ‘best and final offer’ </p><p>The board of the UK warehouse landlord <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/segro">Segro</a> has U-turned and said it would be willing to accept a £14bn takeover by Segro’s bigger US rival, Prologis, in a deal that would be one of the largest foreign takeovers of a UK-listed company.</p><p>In the latest blow to the troubled London stock market, Segro said in a statement that its board

Brave fightback against Fire to make winning start

Southern Brave produce a remarkable fightback to begin their Hundred campaign with a hard-fought eight-run win against Welsh Fire in Southampton.

Trump push for Syrian intervention against Hezbollah ‘short-sighted’

Analysts say US president's pressure on Damascus to intervene in Lebanon could undermine domestic security.

In pursuit of &apos;Instagram face,&apos; are we losing the imperfections that make us human?

Plastic surgery is becoming so normalized and undetectable, it&apos;s changing our relationship to reality. <em>The New Yorker</em> staff writer Jia Tolentino considers how beauty standards have dovetailed with AI.

Why are cycling's anti-doping tests being carried out at night?

Drug testing at cycling's biggest race, the Tour de France is in the spotlight following a series of night-time anti-doping tests on the sport's biggest names.

Hamas’s new leader calls for permanent Gaza ceasefire

In his first speech since being elected Hamas political chief, Khalil al-Hayya called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

Watch: Louvre reopens gallery without crown jewels after heist

The Louvre Museum reopens its Apollo Gallery nine months after a robbery that shocked France.

No helicopters to fight wildfires as 'crisis management' plans activated

One campsite owner in Trawsfynydd says she went to bed "seeing the mountain literally ablaze".

Iran’s judiciary warns against ‘infiltrators’, announces new executions

Many cases related to security offences are prosecuted using a law announced after last year's 12-day war with Israel.

‘Justice for Lorenzo’ protests disrupt Houston council meeting

Protesters shouted ‘Justice for Lorenzo’ at a Houston, Texas, city council meeting on Tuesday after an ICE shooting.

Mamdani walks back pledge to arrest Netanyahu citing lack of authority

The New York City mayor instead called on US authorities to act on International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister.

‘Our system is in dire straits’: progressive Democrats hold Medicare for All hearing

<p>Congressional Progressive caucus say ‘healthcare should not be a privilege’ as they champions single payer system</p><p>The Congressional Progressive caucus (CPC) held a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/USProgressives/videos/2120105998914957">shadow hearing</a> on Medicare for All on Wednesday, led by Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell.</p><p>The hearing comes as <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3069/cosponsors">over half </a>of the House Democratic caucus has