Daily News May 22nd 2022 9am The Weekly (early edition)

Our correspondent reports from the Azovstal factory in Mariupol, where the last pocket of Ukrainian fighters in the city has surrendered. Russian and Donetsk forces are now in full control of the facility where Ukrainian troops have been hiding for months. Joe Biden signs legislation to send 40 billion dollars to Ukraine, despite the US struggling with its highest inflation rate in four decades. Biden blames the price inflation on Russia, but not all Americans are buying into it. Turkey opposes an attempt by Sweden and Finland to join NATO unless they address Ankara's security concerns. We look at the rift within the Western military alliance. The UN calls for increased international efforts to help Africa's Sahel region, where 18 million people are on the brink of starvation under a persistent threat of terrorist attack.