April 28, 2022: Russia steps up assault on Ukraine, Biden, Ex-Marine Reed back in U.S., CRT, COVID

April 28, 2022: Russia steps up assault on east Ukraine, Biden,
Ex-Marine Reed back in U.S., CRT, COVID

1. Russia stepped up its assaults on eastern and southern Ukraine, Kyiv said on Thursday, and President Vladimir Putin threatened "lightning-fast" retaliation against any Western countries that intervene on Ukraine's behalf.

2. U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on Thursday morning in support of Ukraine, the White House said.

3. U.S. ex-Marine Trevor Reed arrived back in the United States, his spokesperson said on Thursday, after being freed by Russia in a prisoner swap that took place amid the most tense bilateral relations in decades over the war in Ukraine.

4. U.S. President Joe Biden said American teachers are being unfairly targeted in "the culture wars," and warned against book banning in an event at the White House.

5. Beijing closed some schools and public spaces, as most of the Chinese capital's 22 million residents turned up for more mass COVID-19 testing aimed at averting a Shanghai-like lockdown.

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