Top 10 world news today: Russia resumes attack on Mariupol, China censors Shanghai lockdown video, and more

Russia has resumed its attack on the last Ukrainian defenders in the port city of Mariupol, according to a Ukrainian official quoted by Reuters.China has taken down a viral video that showed the impact of a prolonged COVID-19 lockdown on Shanghai's residents.

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The resumption of the Russian attack has come days after Moscow's declaration of victory in Mariupol.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturdaysaid that Russia has designs to capture other countries.

The viral video, titled "The Voice of April," showed the plight and the dire situation of Shanghai residents.

Sri Lanka's minister of mass media Nalaka Godahewa on Saturday backed demonstrators asking Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to step down.

According to DC Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee, the suspect in theshooting in northwest Washington, DC died on Friday afternoon, AFP reported.

Israelsaid it will close its onlycrossingfrom the Gaza Strip for workers on Sunday in response to overnightrocketfire, stopping short of conducting retaliatory strikes in an apparent bid to ease tensions.

Russia on Saturday backed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Maria Zakharova, Spokeswoman for Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Assange faced 'ostentatiously absurd chares'.

As Germany faces criticism over its reluctance to send arms to Ukraine, a report claimed France and Germany sent arms worth millions to Russia which is likely to be used against Ukraine.

According to South African officials, thecoronavirus cases in the country have been on the rise for the first time in months.

In a significant move, the European Union(EU) finalised a new legislation named Digital Services Act (DSA) to regulate harmful content including hate speech, disinformation and child sexual abuse images.