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The proposal comes days after Pyongyang says it moved new military units into ‘firing positions’ along the border. South Korea has proposed holding military talks with North Korea in a bid to calm rising tensions over their heavily fortified border. Seoul said on Friday that it had invited Pyongyang to discuss restoring communication channels. The offer was made as military activity on the border increases. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards the sealist 2 of 4China and North Korea open New Yalu River Bridge, state media reportslist 3 of 4China-North Korea border bridge may do little to spur trade, experts saylist 4 of 4North Korea to resume propaganda broadcasts, South Korea urges dialogueend of listTalks with North Korea would aim to “mutually confirm” the precise location of the land Military Demarcation Line (MDL), “discuss ways to restore military communication lines and prevent accidental clashes in border areas”, Kim Hong-cheol, deputy minister for national defence policy, told reporters.

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Both Putin and Zelenskyy said Thursday they were open for peace negotiations, even as they continued strikes overnight.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of the occupied West Bank after two Palestinian gunmen opened fire Friday on an Israeli military checkpoint, wounding at least five people.

During a recent Bible study service in the Río de Janeiro neighbourhood of Vila Isabel, the congregation recited a prayer about God and being faithful. Regina da Silva Andrade, 38, one of the congregants, said that while she believed God was in charge of the universe, Brazil's elected officials had a duty to care for the country's citizens. "We have ... expectations that our country’s leadership would be concerned with meeting essential needs — such as health care and education —and that, at the very least, these areas would be properly cared for," she said. Still undecided about who to vote for, Andrade said she was leaning toward Flávio Bolsonaro, the 45 year-old senator son of Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president convicted of plotting a coup after he lost the 2022 election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Scotland is braced for a wet and windy weekend as two named storms hit in two days. Storm Austen is the first to sweep across the country, with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for rain in central and eastern areas from 07:00 on Friday until midnight. Forecasters say some places could experience 60-80mm of rain, with a risk of flooding and travel disruption. Storm Boelo will follow hard on its heels on Saturday, with another yellow weather warning issued, this time for high winds, for the whole of mainland Scotland, the Western Isles and Orkney. The wind warning will come into force from 18:00 on Saturday and last until 21:00 on Sunday. The wind speeds are expected build on Saturday afternoon, reaching a peak overnight. Gusts of 50-65mph are forecast widely and could reach 80mph in exposed locations. The storm will also bring wet and windy weather across the whole of the UK on Saturday, with poor travelling conditions expected due to surface water and spray on faster roads and motorways.