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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced four-star General Oleksandr Syrskyi with Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as commander-in-chief amid protests following the dismissal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. This leadership change aims to restructure military command and respond to internal criticism.
Spain’s national football team celebrated their World Cup victory with an open-top bus parade through Madrid, drawing over one million supporters. Celebrations featured jubilant fans chanting and displaying mobile phones, as players raised the trophy, marking Spain’s return home after 16 years since their last win.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz indicated a possible government reshuffle following the resignation of CDU parliamentary leader Jens Spahn. Merz aims to announce Spahn’s successor by month-end, amid growing pressure from key state elections. Chancellery Minister Thorsten Frei is a leading candidate for the role.
A former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the country’s military support for Ukraine is poised to return to office after his political party signed a deal Wednesday with two other parties to form a coalition government.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday visits NATO headquarters in Brussels for the first time since the Russian invasion, the military alliance said. Zelensky was in Romania on Tuesday for talks with President Klaus Iohannis about security and grain exports. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Moscow of supporting the Palestinian militant group Hamas in its war against Israel. This came after the president travelled to Romania for the first time since Russia’s invasion to speak to President Klaus Iohannis about artillery and air defence supplies. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
EU foreign ministers are meeting Tuesday to discuss the bloc’s development aid to the Palestinian territories following a diplomatic row over an announcement of a suspension of Palestinian aid by Oliver Varhelyi, EU commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement. FRANCE 24’s Dave Keating explains that several EU memeber states “reacted angrily” to Varhelyi’s statement ahead of Tuesday’s meeting.
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