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President Biden heads to Poland on Friday to show support for an ally that has taken in millions displaced by the war. In Ukraine, a counteroffensive against Russia is changing the dynamics of the conflict.

China’s largest city, which has seen few cases since the start of the pandemic, is now experiencing a surge in the latest challenge to the country’s zero-tolerance approach to the virus.

“Every supply contract that is terminated hurts Putin,” said the country’s vice chancellor and economic minister.

President Biden will hold a series of meetings Thursday with major allies in Brussels. Russian forces retreated a few miles outside Kyiv after a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

The test, held before a NATO meeting over the war in Ukraine, drew condemnation from the U.S., Japan and South Korea, and spurred tit-for-tat missile launches by the South.

The highly contagious version of Omicron driving a new surge in Europe made up about 86 percent of cases reported to the agency from Feb. 16 to Mar. 17.

The Treasury Department warned that Russian gold sales could be subject to sanctions.

The move comes after interim results from a clinical trial showed that volunteers under 6 had a similar immune response to young adults when given a dose one-fourth as strong. South Africa is lifting restrictions.

A new rule will put the companies that own some for-profit schools on the hook if their campuses defraud students or close their doors.

The committee is taking a short break. Senators have a final chance to question Judge Jackson and make their cases to confirm or reject her nomination. Democrats must remain unified to elevate her to justice, but they hope to win some Republican votes.