The Pentagon identified Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad of New York as the third U.S. service member believed killed in an Iranian attack on an air base in Jordan. Her death brings the number of U.S. service members killed since the war began to 18.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief after days of protests over the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi was named the new army chief.
A new amfAR report says U.S. cuts to PEPFAR have closed more than 1,700 HIV service sites and cost more than 16,000 jobs across 46 countries. The State Department disputes the findings, saying the program has grown stronger under clearer direction.
Local medics said at least 12 Palestinians were killed in three Israeli strikes in Gaza, including a family of six in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood. The Israeli military said it targeted a Hamas operative in the family’s home strike and was reviewing the results.
India’s youth-led Cockroach movement resumed its New Delhi sit-in after police used tear gas and batons against protesters marching toward Parliament. Demonstrators are demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign over alleged exam system failures.
India’s Cockroach Janta Party says it will stop marching through New Delhi after violent clashes with police, but will continue demanding education reforms and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Police and protesters gave sharply different accounts of the violence that injured scores of people.
Trump imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, citing unfair treatment of U.S. autos, alcohol and dairy products. Canada condemned the move but said it is ready to intensify trade talks during the 30-day window before the duties take effect.
Lebanese troops entered Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh under a US-brokered pilot plan for Israeli withdrawal and Lebanese army deployment in the south. Some residents and local officials say villages named in the plan were never occupied by Israeli forces.