Your Monday Briefing: Shelling in Ukraine intensifies

Plus the Olympics end and Queen Elizabeth II tests positive. 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We’re covering shelling in Ukraine, the end of the Beijing Olympics and Queen Elizabeth II’s positive coronavirus test. Mortar attacks continued through the weekend in eastern Ukraine.Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Russia’s imminent invasion? U.S. intelligence learned last week that the [Kremlin had ordered an invasion of Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMi8yMC93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS1wdXRpbi1iaWRlbi91cy1pbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UtcnVzc2lhLW1pbGl0YXJ5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to proceed, prompting a dire warning by President Biden that President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to attack. The new intelligence reveals that 40 to 50 percent of the Russian forces surrounding Ukraine have moved out of staging and into combat formation. Russian artillery fire [escalated sharply](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLW1pc3NpbGVzLXB1dGluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgzNDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBXCsEmJSstoSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in eastern Ukraine this weekend, deepening fears of an imminent attack and potentially giving Russia [a pretext to invade](~/AAAAAQA~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). Ukrainians [reluctantly left their homes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtc2hlbGxpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), some [evacuating to Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1lYXN0ZXJuLXVrcmFpbmUtZXZhY3VhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). After repeated assurances that military drills would end this weekend, [Belarus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2x1a2FzaGVua28tYmVsYXJ1cy1ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) said that it and Russia would continue to “test” their military capabilities and that Russian troops would [stay longer than planned](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4RLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMi8yMC93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS1wdXRpbi1iaWRlbi9hbi1lc3RpbWF0ZWQtMzAwMDAtcnVzc2lhbi10cm9vcHMtd2lsbC1zdGF5LWxvbmdlci1pbi1iZWxhcnVzLWJvcmRlcmluZy11a3JhaW5lP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). NATO has long warned that the deployment could be used as cover to build an invasion force. Resources: Here are [live updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzAyLzIwL3dvcmxkL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLW5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgzNDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBXCsEmJSstoSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), [an explainer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS1wdXRpbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) about the conflict and a [timeline](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtdGltZWxpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Genocide: The [single word](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QuAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3B1dGluLXVrcmFpbmUtZ2Vub2NpZGUuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm1vZHVsZT1SZWxhdGVkTGlua3Mmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ3R5cGU9QXJ0aWNsZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) has become key to Moscow’s baseless accusations against the Ukrainian government — and a wider quest for a new imperial identity rooted in Russian ethnicity. Ukraine: The conflict has [weakened Ukraine’s economy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1lY29ub215LXB1dGluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgzNDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBXCsEmJSstoSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), but its people are [doubling down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8yMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1leHBhdHMtcmFsbHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). [Paramilitary groups](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtZG9uYmFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgzNDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBXCsEmJSstoSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) are preparing for an invasion. Diplomacy: President Volodymyr Zelensky [left Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QqAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmVzLXByZXNpZGVudC1pcy1sZWF2aW5nLXRoZS1jb3VudHJ5LXRvLXJhbGx5LXdlc3Rlcm4tc3VwcG9ydC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to meet with leaders in Europe. Zelensky urged sanctions against Russia and [criticized the Western response](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMi8xOS93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS1uZXdzL3plbGVuc2t5LWNyaXRpY2l6ZXMtdGhlLWFsbGllZC1yZXNwb25zZS10by1ydXNzaWFzLWJ1aWxkdXA_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgzNDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBXCsEmJSstoSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) after the U.S. [heightened its warnings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi11a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of an imminent Russian attack. Geopolitics: Russia and China appear to [be in lock step](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvcnVzc2lhLWNoaW5hLXVrcmFpbmUtYmlkZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and the U.S. is trying to build up global coalitions to counter the alliance. Experts say that Putin may be trying to [revise the outcome](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLWNyaXNpcy1uZXctY29sZC13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of the last Cold War and that Russia’s troop buildup could be a sign that he [has become more reckless](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHV0aW4tcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Flags at the closing ceremony in Beijing.Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times The Beijing Olympics close For all of China’s efforts to carry on the Winter Games with a festive spirit, Beijing 2022 unfolded as a [joyless spectacle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4Q3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9vbHltcGljcy1jbG9zaW5nLWNlcmVtb255LWJlaWppbmcuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm1vZHVsZT1SZWxhdGVkTGlua3Mmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ3R5cGU9QXJ0aWNsZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): constricted by the pandemic, fraught with geopolitical tensions and tainted once again by [accusations of doping](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTcvc3BvcnRzL29seW1waWNzL2thbWlsYS12YWxpZXZhLWNvbXBldGVzLWZpZ3VyZS1za2F0aW5nLXJ1c3NpYS1kb3BpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Television viewership dropped significantly in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other countries, underscoring [concerns facing the Olympic movement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNy9zcG9ydHMvb2x5bXBpY3MvdG9reW8tb2x5bXBpY3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). But the sports shone through. Medals: Norway repeated its [extraordinary success](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTgvc3BvcnRzL29seW1waWNzL25vcndheS1tZWRhbHMtd2ludGVyLW9seW1waWNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgzNDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBXCsEmJSstoSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in the Winter Olympics, with [a record 16 golds](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMi8xOS9zcG9ydHMvb2x5bXBpY3MtbWVkYWxzLXdpbnRlci9ub3J3YXktd2lucy10aGUtbWVkYWxzLXJhY2UtbGVhZGluZy1zdGFydC10by1maW5pc2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgzNDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBXCsEmJSstoSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and 37 medals overall. China: The Chinese team had its [best medal haul](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjIvc3BvcnRzL29seW1waWNzL21lZGFsLWNvdW50LXJlc3VsdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in a Winter Olympics: nine golds and 15 overall. Inside the country, [online propagandists](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2NoaW5hLW9seW1waWNzLXByb3BhZ2FuZGEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) promoted a vision of the Games free of rancor or controversy. Athletes: Eileen Gu, an 18-year-old skier from San Francisco who competed for China, became [the event’s breakout star](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTcvc3BvcnRzL29seW1waWNzL2VpbGVlbi1ndS1oYWxmcGlwZS1za2lpbmctZ29sZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Some Chinese Americans [see themselves](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9laWxlZW4tZ3UtY2hpbmVzZS1hbWVyaWNhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in the duality she has embraced. Pandemic: China’s “[closed loop](~/AAAAAQA~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~~)” approach worked — and [birthed new infrastructure](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWZhc3QtdHJhaW4tb2x5bXBpY3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Only a few athletes had to miss their competitions, and there were days when not a single test came back positive. Business: Olympic sponsors are struggling to straddle a [widening political gulf](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4Q6AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTgvYnVzaW5lc3MvZWNvbm9teS9jaGluYS11cy1vbHltcGljcy1zcG9uc29yc2hpcHMuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm1vZHVsZT1SZWxhdGVkTGlua3Mmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ3R5cGU9QXJ0aWNsZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) between the U.S. and China: What is good for business in one country is increasingly a liability in the other. If Queen Elizabeth II is too ill to fulfill her duties, her heirs — Prince Charles and Prince William — would step in to lead.Steve Parsons/Agence France-Presse, via Pool/Afp Via Getty Images Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid The 95-year-old British monarch was “[experiencing mild coldlike symptoms](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMi8yMC93b3JsZC9xdWVlbi1lbGl6YWJldGgtY292aWQvcXVlZW4tZWxpemFiZXRoLWljb3JvbmF2aXJ1cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~),” Buckingham Palace said. Although the circumstances of the queen’s infection remained clouded in questions, Prince Charles, her eldest son and heir, tested positive in a breakthrough infection two days after meeting with her earlier this month. After canceling public events in the fall, citing exhaustion, the queen has begun [appearing in public again](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3F1ZWVuLWVsaXphYmV0aC1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Her frailty is [deepening anxiety](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QlAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3RoZS1xdWVlbnMtaWxsbmVzcy1zcHVycy1hbi1vdXRwb3VyaW5nLW9mLXN1cHBvcnQtYW5kLWNvbmNlcm4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that her [extremely popular reign](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4Q1AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMi8yMC93b3JsZC9xdWVlbi1lbGl6YWJldGgtY292aWQvdGhlLXF1ZWVuLXJlbWFpbnMtZXh0cmVtZWx5LXBvcHVsYXItZGVzcGl0ZS1yb3lhbC1mYW1pbHktZHJhbWE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgzNDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBXCsEmJSstoSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) may be coming to an end. Pandemic: Prime Minister Boris Johnson was expected to announce the lifting of the [remaining restrictions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3F1ZWVuLWNvdmlkLWJvcmlzLWpvaG5zb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in England on Monday, including the legal requirement for those who test positive to isolate. In other pandemic developments: - Australia will [reopen to travelers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOC90cmF2ZWwvYXVzdHJhbGlhLXRvdXJpc20tY292aWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on Monday. - Canadian police [cleared demonstrators](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTkvd29ybGQvY2FuYWRhL2NhbmFkYS10cnVja2Vycy1hcnJlc3RlZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in Ottawa in an attempt to end the weekslong occupation over Covid restrictions. - Hong Kong will [postpone the election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2hvbmcta29uZy1lbGVjdGlvbi1jb3ZpZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of its next leader, citing a surge in cases. - South Korea, which is experiencing its largest Covid-19 wave yet, will set a [90-minute window for Covid-positive voters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9zb3V0aC1rb3JlYS1lbGVjdGlvbi1jb3ZpZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to cast their ballots in next month’s presidential election. THE LATEST NEWS Asia Charanjit Singh Channi, the chief minister of the Indian state of Punjab, is both the incumbent and the underdog.Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times - The Indian National Congress, once the dominant force in Indian politics, faced a [major test](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9pbmRpYS1lbGVjdGlvbi1wdW5qYWItY29uZ3Jlc3MtcGFydHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in Punjab’s election on Sunday. - A young Afghan boy [died on Friday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2FmZ2hhbmlzdGFuLWJveS1kaWVzLXdlbGwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) after being trapped in a deep well for several days. World News Critics say the China Initiative chilled scientific research and contributed to a rising tide of anti-Asian sentiment.Stefani Reynolds/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images - The U.S. Justice Department will [modify the China Initiative](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvanVzdGljZS1kZXBhcnRtZW50LWNoaW5hLWluaXRpYXRpdmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a Trump-era effort to combat security threats. Critics said it unfairly targeted Asian professors. - Recently leaked data from the 1940s until the 2010s showed how Credit Suisse [held millions for strongmen](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvYnVzaW5lc3MvY3JlZGl0LXN1aXNzZS1sZWFrLXN3aXNzLWJhbmsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), spies and human rights abusers. - A [severe storm](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvc3Rvcm0tZXVuaWNlLWFmdGVybWF0aC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) pummeled parts of Britain and northern Europe with [fierce winds](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZXVuaWNlLXN0b3JtLWRhbWFnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), killing at least eight people. - Hundreds of people were rescued on Friday from [a burning ferry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ3JlZWNlLWZlcnJ5LWZpcmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) near Greece. At least [one person has died](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8yMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY29yZnUtZmVycnktZmlyZS1yZXNjdWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and 10 are still missing. - Syrians are mixing [wheat flour with corn](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTkvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9zeXJpYS1kcm91Z2h0LWNsaW1hdGUtZm9vZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to cope with shortages, after years of conflict and climate change destroyed the country’s breadbasket. What Else Is Happening - Jean-Luc Brunel, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein charged with the rape of minors, was [found dead](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JydW5lbC1lcHN0ZWluLXByaW5jZS1hbmRyZXctZ2l1ZmZyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in an apparent suicide in a Paris jail. - The Biden administration is [pausing new federal oil and gas drilling](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8yMC9jbGltYXRlL2Nvc3Qtb2YtY2FyYm9uLWJpZGVuLWNsaW1hdGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in a legal fight over how to weigh the cost of climate damage. - Forensic linguists believe they have [identified two men](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3Fhbm9uLW1lc3NhZ2VzLWF1dGhvcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTM4MTMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODM0MDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFcKwSYlKy2hJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as the likely sources of the QAnon conspiracy theory movement. A Morning Read Scientists land on an ice floe to take measurements. Explorers have started combing Antarctica’s icy Weddell Sea for one of the [most revered ships in the history of polar exploration](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xOS9jbGltYXRlL2FudGFyY3RpYy1zaGFja2xldG9uLXNlYXJjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzgxMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MzQwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgVwrBJiUrLaElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance. As underwater drones scan the seafloor for the wreck, scientists are also looking for signs that the climate crisis is changing the pack ice. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Big bucket-list trips seem to be in high demand. Here are [a few trends to watch](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xNS90cmF2ZWwvdHJlbmRzLXNwcmluZy0yMDIyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzODEzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgzNDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBXCsEmJSstoSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~): Air travel will probably open up. Expect fewer restrictions in 2022, more travelers and more flights. Maybe even cheaper fares, too. 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PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Andrew Purcell for The New York Times This [gingery fried rice](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj9TFwP4R_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~~) is a good way to use up leftover vegetables. 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