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Ukraine’s president has issued a life or death ultimatum to Russian soldiers and urged them to surrender as he said the latest peace talks appear to have gone well.

Family demands soldiers who shot teenager Ammar Abu Afifa be prosecuted. But few soldiers who shoot Palestinians in murky circumstances are indicted, with convictions even rarer

IAEA says staff manage to reconnect facility after line damaged by ‘occupying forces’; Ukraine regulator accuses Russian troops of blowing up munitions near Zaporizhzhia reactor

China’s Covid-19 Surge Shuts Down Plants in Manufacturing Hubs Shenzhen and Changchun  The Wall Street Journal China orders 51 million into lockdown as COVID surges  Yahoo News Covid-19 cases continue to rise in China’s worst outbreak since Wuhan  CNN COVID-19 cases more than

COVID-19 cases more than double in China’s growing outbreak  The Associated Press – en Español China orders 51 million into lockdown as COVID surges  Yahoo News Covid-19 cases continue to rise in China’s worst outbreak since Wuhan  CNN China battles multiple outbreaks, driven

Russia invades Ukraine  CNN Russia assault stalls, US official says; British Ministry warns of ‘false-flag’ attack; Zelenskyy to address Congress: Live Ukraine updates  USA TODAY War in Ukraine: Zelenskyy plans to address Congress as Russian strikes kill more Ukrainian civilians  NPR ‘No let

Yakov Kronrod went back to Russia to care for his mother months before the invasion of Ukraine, so he was on the ground watching as a Channel One editor took the bold move to stage a protest on live television.

The Book of Esther, the traditional 3-cornered pastries, and other ways to observe a holiday that celebrates the triumph of good over evil

Marina Ovsyannikova arrested after displaying poster reading ‘no war’ in English and calling on Russians not to fall for propaganda

China’s Covid-19 Surge Shuts Down Plants in Manufacturing Hubs Shenzhen and Changchun  The Wall Street Journal China orders 51 million into lockdown as COVID surges  Yahoo News Covid-19 cases continue to rise in China’s worst outbreak since Wuhan  CNN China Covid spike: Shenzhen