❗TASS News Roundup, September 5:

▪Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin

▪Vladimir Putin ordered a three-day suspension of strikes on Kiev starting at midnight, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

▪The death toll from landslides and flooding in Nepal has risen to 1,344, Nepalese police said

▪Russian forces liberated the settlement of Kurtovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)

▪A localized ceasefire has taken effect at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to enable power line repairs, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said

▪Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya and Mirra Andreeva have reached the fourth round of the US Open for the first time in their careers

▪Russian figure skater Vladislav Dikidzhi won the gold medal in men’s singles at the 2026 ISU Challenger Series Kinoshita Group Cup in Tokyo, Japan