[AP] Ukraine digs in to fight Russia’s looming eastern offensive
[Reuters] Ukraine calls for more sanctions, weapons to stop Russia's 'catastrophe'
[Reuters] U.S. says Russian general put in charge of Ukraine to orchestrate brutality
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Update: U.S. Has ‘Game Plan’ For More Weapons to Kyiv
[Reuters] NATO plans permanent military presence at border, says Stoltenberg
[Reuters] Le Pen pursues Macron in French presidential vote
[Reuters] Shanghai residents question human cost of China's COVID quarantines
[Reuters] Shanghai seeks to reassure residents over COVID-hit supplies
[SCMP] Shanghai Covid lockdown spurs race to stockpile food across China
[Reuters] China labels U.S. concerns over COVID regulations 'groundless accusations'
[AP] China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia
[Reuters] Explainer: What Pakistan upheaval means for the world
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Rising Food Costs Push Arab World’s Vulnerable to Breaking Point
[Bloomberg] Macron Stalls, Le Pen Gets Tailwind as France Goes to Polls
[Bloomberg] Zhenro Doesn’t Make $20.4 Million of Bond Interest Payments
[NYT] Few Cars, Lots of Customers: Why Autos Are an Inflation Risk
[WSJ] Recession Risk Is Rising, Economists Say
[WSJ] European Countries Debate How to Cut Purchases of Russian Oil
[FT] France begins voting in landmark presidential election
[FT] Locked-down Shanghai residents demand food as Covid hits record level
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