One person lost a limb in the shelling by Ukrainian forces, a top regional official said At least two people were injured in Kiev’s latest attack on the Russian city of Shebekino, located near the Ukrainian border, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in the early hours of Thursday.

Beijing is apparently relenting on its strict lockdowns, but Western commentators are still not happy China is shifting away from its strict zero-Covid policy. That’s clear from recent developments in the country and some signals from state media, which Zichen Wang of the famed Pekingnology newsletter laid out in methodical detail. The short takeaway from…

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