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At least 23 people were injured, including 10 who were shot, on Tuesday morning in a Brooklyn subway station, where the New York City Fire Department said first responders found undetonated devices at the station.

The latest: The shooter fired his handgun at least 33 times, New York Chief of Detectives James Essig said Tuesday evening. Police said they had no one in custody, but they had identified a person of interest.

President Biden on Tuesday accused Russia of committing genocide in Ukraine, saying "it’s become clearer and clearer" that Russian President Vladimir Putin "is just trying to wipe out even the idea of being Ukrainian."

The big picture: While Biden had accused Putin and Russian forces of committing war crimes, the U.S. had previously refrained from using the term "genocide" to describe Russia's actions in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s security services have captured Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Kremlin Ukrainian politician, following a “special operation,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in a Telegram post Tuesday.

Why it matters: Medvedchuk's friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin stretches back years, and in 2021 the U.S. warned that Medvedchuk was on a “short list” of politicians that Russia would like to see replace Zelensky in the case of a coup, the Washington Post reported.

Financial tech companies are offering ways for Latinos who can’t get debit cards to make cashless transactions.

Why it matters: Latinos are among the most unbanked (no account in the household) and underbanked (an account, but no access to services like loans) population groups in the U.S., government data shows.

GOP candidates from Nevada to Ohio are stepping up attacks on undocumented Latino immigrants despite warnings the strategy may backfire in some general election contests.

The big picture: The rhetoric aims to appeal to white voters aligned with former President Trump who are voting in GOP primaries. But some Republicans say it could alienate crucial Latino swing voters in November.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will both be fined over attending Downing Street parties while Britain was under a strict lockdown in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the BBC.

Why it matters: Johnson faced a wave of backlash, even from members of his own party, earlier this year after evidence emerged of his attendance. He first denied then later confirmed and apologized for attending a lockdown-breaking party.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine would "continue until its full completion and the fulfillment of the tasks that have been set,” the Associated Press reports.

Driving the news: Putin said the "main goal" of the war is "to help people" in the eastern part of Ukraine, underscoring Moscow's focus on the Donbas region, the New York Times reports.

Gas prices reached record highs after Russia invaded Ukraine, prompting the Biden administration to scramble to reduce pain at the pump.

The latest: The Biden administration is set to announce new policies to help curb prices, including waiving requirements that limit the amount of ethanol in gasoline during summer months.

Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed's appeal for release from a Russian prison was remanded to a lower court on Tuesday, effectively leaving the appeal unanswered, according to CNN.

Why it matters: Reed has been detained in Russia since 2019 and was sentenced to nine years in prison by a Moscow court in 2020 after being charged with assaulting two police officers. His family, the Biden administration and other advocates say the charge is false and politically motivated and that Reed is essentially being held hostage.

Shanghai officials eased their two-week COVID-19 shutdown by letting some city residents leave their homes, following videos that went viral showing how people were running out of food.

State of play: Officials said some pharmacies and markets would be allowed to open, and approximately 6.6 million people — of the 25 million city residents — would be allowed out of their homes, AP reports.

Many of Shanghai's 26 million residents are facing food shortages as the Chinese government's strict COVID lockdowns have ground one of biggest and busiest cities in the world to a halt.

Why it matters: Scenes of residents rationing vegetables and begging local officials to allow them to search for food has cast a shadow on the Chinese government's COVID response.

A Christian Chinese national who spent 10 months in a Xinjiang detention camp has arrived in the United States after months of behind-the-scenes lobbying by U.S. lawmakers, human rights activists and international lawyers.

Why it matters: The man, Ovalbek Turdakun, will provide evidence that international human rights lawyers say is vital to the case they have submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor arguing that China has committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.

The Pentagon is closely monitoring social media reports claiming Russian forces deployed chemical weapons in Mariupol, Ukraine, Defense Department press secretary John Kirby said on Monday.

Why it matters: Moscow has a long history of using chemical weapons, and the White House has warned that Russian forces may be preparing to "use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine."

Reports of human trafficking, rape and other sexual violence perpetrated against fleeing women and children are increasing in Ukraine, Sima Bahous, the United Nations executive director for women, told the UN Security Council Monday.

The big picture: "The combination of mass displacement with the large presence of conscripts and mercenaries and the brutality displayed against Ukrainian civilians has raised all red flags," said Bahous, who recently met with Ukrainian refugees in Moldova.

The U.S. Department of State ordered all non-emergency government staff in Shanghai to leave on Monday, in response to surging COVID-19 cases and China's tightening pandemic restrictions.

What they're saying: The department's advisory also urged American citizens to reconsider travel to China "due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws" and pandemic-related restrictions.

Nearly "two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have been displaced" in the six weeks since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine and at least 142 kids have been killed, the United Nations children's agency said Monday. The death toll is "likely much higher," UNICEF said.

The big picture: UNICEF Emergency Programs director Manuel Fontaine, who's just returned from Ukraine, told the U.N. Security Council that of the 3.2 million children estimated to have remained in their homes, "nearly half may be at risk of not having enough food."

The presidential election in France on Sunday didn't just cement a second-round rematch between Emmanuel Macron and far-right rival Marine Le Pen. It sealed the total collapse of the center-left and center-right parties that had governed France for decades.

Why it matters: When the centrist, pro-European Macron comfortably defeated Le Pen in 2017, it was hailed as a victory for liberal elites that could stem the tide of populism sweeping across the West.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Monday that the league is working with "everybody in our ecosystem" to bring WNBA star Brittney Griner home "as safely and quickly as we can."

Why it matters: Griner was arrested at an airport near Moscow and accused of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance in early March after agents said they found cannabis oil in her luggage. The State Department has since warned that Kremlin security officials may "single out and detain U.S. citizens" in Russia and Ukraine.