WORLD NEWS

The brutal lockdown in Shanghai is wreaking havoc on China's largest city. With millions under lockdown and difficulties delivering food, the crisis is becoming a burden not only for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but also for the global economy.

from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/l5ABGC8

WORLD NEWS

With Russia now concentrating its forces in eastern Ukraine, the war has completely changed character. In the open fields of the Donbas, Putin's army is seeking to leverage its firepower advantage. But the Ukrainians believe they still have a chance – if they get enough support from the West.

from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/H4tg15r

WORLD NEWS

Internal papers document the influence the Nord Stream 2 pipeline company exerted on the government of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. They raise a number of questions about state Governor Manuela Schwesig: Was she the willing enforcer of Russian interests?

from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/TFncrUw

WORLD NEWS

British historian Antony Beevor sees Russia as a "prisoner of its past." In an interview, the historian discusses why Putin's invasion of Ukraine reminds him of Soviet military attacks from the past - and what mistakes the Russian army has made.

from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/4jVB3h6

WORLD NEWS

As a 16-year-old, I lived for a year with the Moria family in Israel, sharing a room with my host brother Rotem. He would later be murdered in a terrorist attack in 2004. I recently had a reunion with my family during a week of terror.

from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/cjUVP0b

WORLD NEWS

Russia's missiles are also destroying the fields where Ukraine produces corn and wheat for the whole world: One-third of the world's grain needs are at risk. What can still be done to stop a hunger disaster of global dimensions?

from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/jpBEibD

WORLD NEWS

An American couple signed up for a surrogate child from a Ukrainian agency, but the girl was born with disabilities. The parents rejected her. Now, Bridget is six and a different American family is trying to adopt her. Their efforts have been hampered by the war.

from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/4qI0zDr

WORLD NEWS

As the Russian army's advance came to a halt north of Kyiv, the occupiers apparently began indiscriminately murdering civilians: people riding their bikes or walking their dogs. Impressions from a city filled with destruction and death.

from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/DZvu6yR

WORLD NEWS

The first of the soldiers killed in fighting in Ukraine are now being brought back to their homes in Russia. Families are waiting for the remains of the fallen, young men like 23-year-old Yury Dushkin, who has been buried in his hometown of Inza.

from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/mKsGbF6