You’re reading the Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition newsletter. Get what you need to know to start your day.... Zelensky wants an immediate and unconditional cease-fire, followed by peace negotiations.... Putin, who appears confident of Russia’s upper hand on the battlefield, is refusing to stop fighting before he gets what he wants. Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like....

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pre-COP26 meeting on Thursday along with COP26 president Alok Sharma and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres

the November COP26 talks, where countries will attempt to finish the technical rules to put the Paris

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announcement on the appointments could come as early as Thursday. The new government will face huge

U.S. officials say it's unclear if Putin has decided to attack again in an all-out invasion, but Biden has already made clear U.S. forces will not come to Kyiv's aid on the battlefield.... Anatolii Stepanov/ AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian soldier walks along a trench on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists, not far from town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Dec.... The European Union" must be involved in these negotiations," its top diplomat, Josep Borrell, told the German newspaper Die We

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We’re covering South Korea’s slow vaccine rollout, China’s overtures to the Taliban and the latest Olympics news. Long lines for South Korean vaccines Once a model in fighting the pandemic, South Korea has been slow to vaccinate.... “ Your expected waiting time: 111 hours, 23 minutes and 52 seconds.” As the country faces its worst wave of infections, South Koreans are more desperate than ever for shots.... The country recorded its highly daily case count on Wednesday. Background: In November,