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The News Roundup — International

This photo taken shows residents queueing to undergo nucleic acid tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Shenzhen, in China's southern Guangdong province.
This photo taken shows residents queueing to undergo nucleic acid tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Shenzhen, in China's southern Guangdong province.

World War III “may have already started,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday in an interview withNBC News.

The Russian government continues to arrest people protesting against the country’s invasion of Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin says “pro-Western Russians are scum, need to be removed from society.”

China is attempting to reopen the city of Shenzhen after a lockdown due to a surge of COVID-19. Authorities enforced a “zero tolerance” policy and paused the lives of millions across the country.

We cover the most important stories from around the globe on the international portion of the News Roundup.

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