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July 18 0400 UTC Brief
In Ukraine and Russia
Thousands of Ukrainians protested for a second day outside the presidential office after the surprise removal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov in a government reshuffle. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defended the move as a push for unity, while also trying to smooth tensions with Poland by promising broader investigations into wartime killings by Ukrainian nationalist fighters and opening intelligence files.
On the battlefield, Ukraine said its drones hit a logistics centre in western Russia, killing seven people. Russia kept up strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea ports, killing three more and damaging civilian vessels.
In business and tech
Australia plans new national rules for large AI data centres, including standards on power use and water efficiency, plus an Office of AI to help enforce them. The government also wants creators of books, music, art, and news to keep control over the value of their work if it is used to train AI systems. A rare case of policy arriving before the problem has fully escaped the lab, which is almost quaint.
In U.S. politics
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is set to rejoin the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out, citing a campaign finance scandal. In Memphis, more than a thousand people turned out for state Rep. Justin Pearson as he runs for Congress, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley joining the rally.
Meanwhile, Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee said negotiations during wartime are over and warned that if U.S. bombing continues, Tehran will escalate toward full-scale war.
Public safety and health
In Frankfurt, four baggage handlers at the airport contracted malaria after investigators believed a single infected mosquito arrived on a flight and bit workers in the baggage area. Officials say there is no evidence passengers or nearby residents are at increased risk, but staff have been told to watch for fever and report symptoms immediately.
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