Bloomberg The remaining defenders of Mariupol are encircled by Russian forces but have not surrendered the strategically important port city, Ukrainian officials said, as a deadly strike was reported in Lviv near the Polish border. Ukrainian troops in besieged Mariupol still held out at the giant Azovstal steelworks, one of the largest metallurgical plants in Europe. Air raid sirens were ...

  Bloomberg When Sri Lankan officials arrive in Washington to meet with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) amid an economic and political crisis, the main question they’ll need to answer is how the country plans to manage its billions in debt. Sri Lanka is seeking up to $4 billion this year to help it import essentials and pay creditors. To ...

  Bloomberg The Hong Kong government confirmed that John Lee was only candidate nominated for chief executive, clearing the way for him to take power after an uncontested leadership election next month. Lee, 64, a former chief secretary for administration and police official, received 786 valid nominations from the roughly 1,500-member Election Committee that picks the city’s leader, the government ...