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Russia ready for talks with Ukraine: Putin

MOSCOW, Sept 05 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was ready for talks with Ukraine, after having previously rebuffed the idea of negotiations while Kyiv's offensive into the Kursk region was ongoing.Ukraine launched an unprecedented cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region in August, sending thousands of troops across...

Minor boy kills four in US school shooting

WINDER, United States, Sept 5 (AFP): A 14-year-old gunman killed at least four people, including two students, and wounded nine more when he opened fire at a high school in the US state of Georgia on Wednesday, law enforcement said.The shooter-also a student at the school-was taken into custody. He...

UK govt moves to oust hereditary lawmakers from upper house

LONDON, Sept 05 (AFP): The UK government on Thursday introduces legislation to axe seats in the House of Lords retained for hereditary lawmakers as it moves to reform parliament's unelected upper chamber.The bill will remove the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherited their position as a member of an...

Macron names new premier

PARIS, Sept 05 (BBC): French President Emmanuel Macron has named Michel Barnier as prime minister almost two months after France's snap elections ended in political deadlock.Mr Barnier, 73, is the EU's former chief Brexit negotiator and led talks with the UK government between 2016 and 2019.A veteran of the right-wing...

US to present new Gaza truce proposal

NEW YORK, Sept 05 (Reuters/AFP): The White House is scrambling to put forward a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages by Hamas in the coming days, two US officials, two Egyptian security sources and an official with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.The new proposal...

Super typhoon set to hit Chinese cities

HONG KONG, Sept 05 (AFP): Cities in southern China suspended schools and cancelled some flights on Thursday, as tropical storm Yagi strengthened into a super typhoon and barreled straight for the holiday island province of Hainan.Yagi triggered floods and landslides on the main Philippine island of Luzon this week, leaving...