President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday dismissed Ukraine’s top military commander, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, after days of protests in Kyiv and other cities calling for his removal. Zelensky named Gen.

With anger high over the firing of the defense minister, the president’s office is signaling an openness to compromise.

The decision followed days of discussions with military commanders over war’s direction.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has replaced Kyiv’s military chief, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, after days of widespread protests against the removal of the country’s popular defense minister, whose ousting revealed an unprecedented public split in the military over its strategy in the war against Russia.

US President Donald Trump has said that the US will be striking Iran's Pickaxe Mountain “pretty soon and very hard”.

Trump said Tuesday the US was far from finished with Iran and warned the next US military target could be an underground nuclear complex.

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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave a dim view on possible talks with Iran to end the war. “I will tell you, they want to desperately meet. And until they’re ready to meet in a meaningful way, we have no interest in meeting,

Iran-backed Houthis have declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. That could disrupt energy shipments and increase the risk to global markets.

Saudi Arabia exported record volumes of crude oil from terminals on the Red Sea in the days and weeks before the Houthis said they would block the nation’s shipments.

Two oil tankers which loaded Saudi crude for China and India this week made U-turns in the Red Sea on Tuesday and ​were headed toward the Suez Canal, shipping data on LSEG showed, following a ‌warning from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia.

Supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen rallied on Monday after it said it would block Saudi ships in the Red Sea, threatening to open a new front in the war rippling across the Middle East.

French lawmakers have adopted a bill banning children under 15 from using social media, making France the first country in the European Union to approve a blanket ban on platforms as concerns grow wor

French lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill banning children under 15 from using social media, making France the first country in the European Union to pass a blanket ban on the platforms as concerns grow worldwide over the harmful effects of digital content on kids.

French lawmakers vote on Tuesday ⁠on ⁠a law that aims to ban ⁠social media access for children under the age of 15, joining ​countries around the world in considering a move unpopular with many teenagers but supported by some parents ‌and teachers.

French lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban social media use for children under the age of 15, making it the first country in the European Union to introduce such an age limit.

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega looks on as he attends a meeting of leaders of the member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega said his country won’t be holding elections, a visible effort to extend his nearly 20-year rule and dashing hopes by the opposition that he might heed their demands for a democratic vote.

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega said his country won't be holding elections anytime soon, a statement underscoring the strongman's efforts to extend his nearly 20-year rule and dashing hopes by the opposition that he might heed their demands for a democratic vote.

Last year, Ortega further consolidated his ⁠power through a series of constitutional reforms that included naming his wife Rosario Murillo as "co-president" and extending the pr

Hundreds of supporters of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement have gathered in New Delhi to march to Parliament to demand the education minister's resignation

Some protesters demanding education reforms said they werew injured in clashes with police who banned the march.

Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chant slogans and wave their mobile phones with their flashlights on as they gather after the Indian education reformer Sona

The movement gained momentum following leaks of high-stakes exams and drew wider attention after police forcibly moved hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk.