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September 6: Putin Talks and Jakarta Airport Closure
In Indonesia
Jakarta’s main airport, Soekarno-Hatta, suspended flights after ash from an eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau disrupted operations.
In Lebanon
Reported figures say nearly 9,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 2023. Since March 2, more than 179 attacks on ambulance crews have also been recorded, with 179 healthcare workers reported killed.
In the United Kingdom
The British government is considering compensation for veterans exposed to radiation during nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s and 1960s. One proposal would pay £30,000, below Labour’s earlier £50,000 pledge, while ministers decide whether roughly 2,000 surviving veterans, bereaved families, or both would qualify.
On Ukraine diplomacy
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss possible next steps toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the White House. The Kremlin called the talks highly useful and said the Americans outlined several paths for restarting stalled negotiations. The envoys are now due in Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, though neither side has released substantive details from Moscow.
In Nepal
Chandika Shrestha, 64, was found alive after more than 10 days in her partially mud-buried home. She was airlifted to hospital for treatment.
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