Global National: May 17

U.S. President Joe Biden once again was “consoler-in-chief,” as he visited another American community reeling from a deadly mass shooting. The reaction to his trip to Buffalo, N.Y., where 10 Black people were shot and killed at a supermarket; how he calls white supremacy a poison; and the criticism he’s not doing enough to help the Black community. After being trapped inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol for more than two months, hundreds of Ukrainian troops have surrendered to Russian forces, in exchange for the freedom of Russian prisoners of war. The anxiety, rationale, and resistance to the plan. Plus, using magic mushrooms as medication: how they affect the brain, and the push to make this prescription more accessible in Canada. And Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have kicked off their latest Canadian tour. How Indigenous issues and reconcilation are at the forefront of their trip, as the monarchy’s popularity dwindles among Canadians.