May 18, 2022: Finland, Sweden, NATO, Madison Cawthorn, Steve Wynn, China Eastern crash, COVID

May 18, 2022: Finland, Sweden apply to join NATO, Madison Cawthorn, Casino tycoon Wynn, China Eastern crash, COVID

1. Russia said nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol, but Kyiv was silent about their fate, while a pro-Russian separatist leader said commanders were still holed up in tunnels beneath the giant Azovstal steelworks.

2. North Carolina Republicans voted to end controversial freshman congressman Madison Cawthorn's time in office, after a string of self-inflicted controversies turned major figures in their party against him.

3. The U.S. Justice Department sued Steve Wynn, the former CEO of Wynn Resorts (WYNN.O), to compel him to register as an agent of China and accused him of lobbying then-President Donald Trump at Beijing's behest in 2017.

4. Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines (600115.SS) jet are examining the actions of the crew on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said.

5. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed his country's response to its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak as immature, accusing government officials of inadequacies and inertia as fever cases swept the country, state media reported.

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