Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ are taking place in Ukraine The Ukrainian president said Saturday that “the counteroffensive, defensive actions are taking place in Ukraine. I will not speak about which stage or phase they are in.” Read more on NPR

Coastal biomedical labs are bleeding more horseshoe crabs with little accountability Horseshoe crab blood is used to test vaccines around the world. But while Europe has approved a synthetic alternative, biomedical labs are bleeding more crabs from the Atlantic Coast. Read more on NPR

Boris Johnson resigns from Parliament, citing an upcoming report on his behavior as PM The flamboyant and populist former U.K. prime minister quit his parliamentary seat. He called the panel examining whether he lied to fellow lawmakers about COVID social gatherings a “kangaroo court.” Read more on NPR

‘The Wind Knows My Name’ is a reference and a refrain in the search for home Isabel Allende’s latest is a tale of two child immigrants — a boy who escapes Nazi occupied Vienna in 1938 and a girl who escapes military gangs in El Salvador in 2019 — and their shared experience. Read more…

The latest Trump charges cast a new light on a growing Republican presidential field Seeing Trump in the dock in a criminal case enrages his core supporters and the GOP officeholders who depend on them. But it could also breathe new life into candidacies that offer alternatives. Read more on NPR

Wall Street’s top cop is determined to bring crypto to heel. He just took a big shot The SEC announced this week a barrage of lawsuits against crypto exchanges Coinbase and Binance. The outcome could help define the future of the cryptocurrency sector. Read more on NPR

Sudan’s fighting risks reigniting war in Darfur, a site of atrocities 20 years ago As fighting in Sudan’s capital continues to rage, experts say it’s spilling over into the Darfur region and risks fully reigniting a conflict from the early 2000s that left hundreds of thousands dead. Read more on NPR