Introduction

President Volodymyr Zelensky replaces his defense minister – will the move change things for Ukraine on the battlefront? Russia attacks Ukrainian ports near the border with NATO member Romania. The attacks come hours before Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan is due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to push for the restoration of a grains deal. Anger over economic hardship in Syria triggers protests against President Bashar al-Assad. Plus revellers are stuck in the mud at the Burning Man festival in Nevada.

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