Our daily pass around the world

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s military officially recaptured the southern port city of Kherson after 8+ months of Russian occupation. Located in one of four regions Moscow claimed to annex in a September ceremony, it was the country’s only regional capital held by Russian forces. Roughly a quarter of Kherson’s pre-war population of 320,000 remain in the city, which has a critical lack of water, medicine, and electricity, per local officials. On Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had discovered evidence of 400+ war crimes committed by Russian troops in Kherson.

🇨🇳 China eased some ‘Zero-Covid’ measures, and issued a plan to address its ongoing real estate crisis. Beijing unveiled a new 20-point playbook on Friday aimed at reducing the economic and social impact of Covid, though officials stressed that stamping out infections remains their guiding principle. Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index rose 7.7% in response, its biggest single-day gain since March. Then on Sunday, China announced a 16-point plan to ensure the “stable and healthy development” of its property sector.

🇩🇪 The Bucs beat the Seahawks 21-16 on Sunday morning in Munich, Germany. It was the NFL’s first-ever game in the country. Around 70,000 fans attended, but according to the league demand was so intense it could’ve sold 3 million tickets. The NFL has now played 45 games outside of the US since it first started doing so in 2005, including in the UK, Canada, and Mexico.