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Russia bombards areas where it pledged to scale back
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces pounded areas around Ukraine’s capital and another city just hours after Moscow pledged on Tuesday to scale back military operations in those places.
Minn. astronaut ends record-long spaceflight in Russian capsule
Mark Vande Hei, a NASA astronaut, is back on Earth after a yearlong, record-setting spaceflight. He caught a Russian ride from the International Space Station on Wednesday with two cosmonauts. 
South Korea has key rocket launch, days after North's ICBM test
The launch comes six days after North Korea conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test since 2017 in an apparent attempt to pressure on the Biden administration amid stalled talks.
Ukraine leader says he seeks peace 'without delay' in talks
Ukraine's president says the country could declare neutrality and offer security guarantees to Russia to secure peace “without delay” in talks expected to resume Tuesday.
Zelenskyy: West needs more courage in helping Ukraine fight
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an exasperated plea for fighter jets and tanks to sustain a defense in Europe's biggest ground conflict since World War II.
Shelled city in north Ukraine fears becoming 'next Mariupol'
The northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv has been holding out against Russian forces since the early days of the invasion. But the city located not far from the border with Belarus on the road to Ukraine's capital of Kyiv is surrounded, and the suffering of residents who haven't been able to flee is mounting.