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UNITED STATES

Hunt on for gunman after lawmakers killed

A manhunt was underway on Sunday for a gunman who shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota, killing Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding the other, in what Governor Tim Walz said were politically motivated attacks. State Representative Hortman and her husband Mark were killed at their home in Brooklyn Park on Saturday night, Walz said. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were shot and wounded at their home in nearby Champlin, he added. Authorities named the assailant as Vance Boelter, 57, who was still at large and considered "armed and dangerous".

RUSSIA

Putin says ready for fresh Ukraine talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday that Moscow is ready to hold a fresh round of peace talks with Kyiv after June 22, once both sides complete exchanging prisoners and soldiers' bodies. "Both leaders expressed satisfaction with their personal relations" during the phone call, the Kremlin said. It said the presidents "communicate in a businesslike manner and seek solutions to pressing issues on the bilateral and international agenda, no matter how complex these issues may be".

Agencies - Xinhua