Putin backs US ceasefire proposal for Ukraine, but attaches long list of conditions

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that Russia supported a US proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but that any truce would have to address the root causes of the conflict and that many crucial details needed to be sorted out.

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Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire and says more discussions are needed

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but he emphasized that the terms are yet to be worked out and noted that any truce should pave the way to lasting peace.

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Russia says its forces will soon retake all of Kursk from Ukrainian troops

Russia said on Thursday there was no doubt that its troops would soon complete the task of clearing out Ukrainian forces from Russia's Kursk region where they have held a pocket of territory for more than seven months.

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Bel Trew: I&ve followed Russia&s brutal footprints in Ukraine & Putin can&t be rewarded for a temporary US truce

Flanked by minefields, with the deadly percussion of shelling in the background, we made our way cautiously into recently liberated Kherson.

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Three girls face trial over death of pensioner in bus stop attack

Three teenage girls accused of killing a 75-year-old man in a violent street attack face a provisional trial in December.

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New offence over planning mass killings recommended in wake of Southport murders

The terrorism definition should not be changed in the wake of the Southport murders but a new offence to address the gap for lone individuals planning mass killings should be considered, the UK&s terror watchdog has said.

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