Joe Biden says he is ready to debate with his opponent Donald Trump, US media reports.
- I would be happy to debate with him. I will, somewhere, I don't know when, says Biden in an interview with radio host Howard Stern.
His staff has long avoided answering the question. Last election's duels were criticized for not being productive.
In a post on his social network Truth Social, Donald Trump responded in capital letters: "Anywhere, anytime."
"We can hold the debate in the courthouse tonight - on national television, I'll be waiting here," he continued.
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American gun laws
Teachers in Tennessee are allowed to carry guns in school
School staff and teachers will be allowed to start carrying guns in schools in the US state of Tennessee. This is according to a new law that Governor Bill Lee signed on Friday, AP reports.
Arming teachers is a proposal often floated by Republican politicians after school shootings. The law in Tennessee ended up on the politicians' agenda after a shooting at an elementary school in Nashville a year ago.
The law has met with strong opposition from protesters who chanted that the state's politicians have "blood on their hands" when the law was approved by the state parliament earlier this week.
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Finland's new government
Finnish Member of Parliament is suspected of shooting
Finnish Risk Day member Timo Vornanen, who belongs to the True Finns, is suspected of aggravated assault and weapons offenses after firing a weapon outside a nightclub in Helsinki. This is according to information to several Finnish media.
The True Finns' party leader Riikka Purra tells Yle that she has information that it is about Vornanen, but that she has not had this confirmed.
- If it actually happened as I was informed, then it is a question of a serious event with serious consequences, she tells Yle.
There are no reports that anyone was injured in the shooting. Both police and prosecutors are tight-lipped about the incident. According to Iltalehti, the Member of Parliament has been arrested.
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The Israel-Hamas War|The Victims
UN: 37 million tons of rubble - could take 14 years to clear up
Since Israel's air offensive against Gaza began last fall, 37 million tons of rubble have been spread over Gaza. The UN official Pehr Lodhammar, who previously led the UN's demining effort in Iraq, appreciates that, The Guardian reports.
- Based on the current amount of rubble, it will take 14 years to clear if we use 100 trucks, he says at a press conference.
It is believed that there are several explosive devices in the debris that have not detonated. According to Lodhammar, it is usually assumed that around 10 percent of all explosive devices that are fired do not detonate.
About 65 percent of all buildings in Gaza have been turned into ruins, adds the Swedish UN official.
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