Why protesters in Georgia are opposed to a ‘foreign agents’ law and why it matters More than 50,000 people took to the streets of the capital city Tbilisi over the weekend to protest against proposed legislation that critics say is modeled on a Russian law used to crush dissent. Read more on NPR

Russia Makes Surprising Gains in Ukraine Russia launched a surprise new offensive in northeast Ukraine, near the second largest city of Kharkiv. Russian troops are continuing to advance, we get the latest from our Ukraine correspondent. And in another development in that war, Russia’s President Putin replaced the country’s defense minister. We get context on…

GameStop surges after meme stock investor ‘Roaring Kitty’ resurfaces online Shares in the video game retailer more than doubled at one point after a prominent meme stock investor made his first online posting in about three years. Read more on NPR