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Just nowPaulin KolaA total of 219 people have been injured in clashes between football fans and police across France after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won the Champions League final against Arsenal.Eight were in a serious condition, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said. Thousands of officers were deployed to curb unrest that disrupted bus, train and rail services in the capital, Paris. Fifty-seven of them were injured.Nuñez said 780 people had been arrested over the violence - with more than 450 in custody. A person was found dead after an accident on Paris's ring road, which rioters tried to block overnight. Some 6,000 police have been mobilised for Sunday's victory parade at the site of the Eiffel Tower.AFP via Getty ImagesScenes from Paris were similar to last year's celebrations of PSG victoryThe interior minister said the security forces would be "firm" in their response."We are a great country for maintaining public order. We allow freedom of assembly, but not excesses," he said.There was similar violence when PSG won the same trophy last year, with celebrations turning deadly. Thousands of officers had been deployed this time to curb unrest that disrupted bus, train and rail services in Paris. The vast Champs-Élysées was swarmed by fans shortly after the local team won in a penalty shootout. Footage shows flares being set off, electric bikes burning on roads and revellers smashing the glass of at least one shopfront. Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds in the city centre.Paris police made 480 arrests, with 277 taken into custody, including 82 minors.The figures were provisional, the Paris prosecutor's office said. It added that offences ranged from attacks on officers to attacks on property, theft, as well as illegal possession of weapons.The circumstances surrounding the death of the 24-year-old near Porte Maillot in the Paris ring road remain unclear. Some witnesses said he was riding a motorcycle when he crashed into concrete blocks. A teenager was also in critical condition following a brawl in another area of Paris. It is not clear if they were involved in the football-related rioting."The vast majority go out to celebrate and it goes very well," the French interior minister said on Sunday. "But other individuals, who are not PSG supporters, who don't even watch the match, come to cause trouble and disturbances. We are here to prevent them from doing so. Our response is very firm."Far-right leader Marine Le Pen wrote on X: "Only in France does a football club's victory spark riots.""Only in France does everyone feel compelled to lock themselves in their homes on the evening of a victory to avoid being confronted with violence," she said.Players are due to take part in the victory parade later on Sunday. It includes touring the Champ-de-Mars next to the Eiffel Tower and a reception held by French President Emmanuel Macron.Anadolu via Getty ImagesFlares set off in central Paris after PSG defeated Arsenal
10 minutes agoOlivia IrelandTurkish riot police forced their way into the headquarters of the country's main opposition party on Sunday, days after a court dismissed its leadership.Clouds of tear gas billowed outside the Republican People's Party (CHP) building in Ankara, where party members had blocked the entrances with a makeshift barricade.Footage from the scene showed those inside shouting and throwing objects towards the entrance, and police being sprayed with hoses.Party leader Özgür Özel had vowed to defy an appeal court decision on Thursday which declared his election null and void, in a move further cementing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's grip on power.The court decided that Özel should be replaced by Kemal Kilicdaroğlu, a 77-year-old party veteran who was defeated by Erdoğan in the 2023 presidential election.Turkish media reported that Kilicdaroğlu's representatives had requested the police carry out "necessary procedures" to hand over the headquarters to the new leadership, claiming they had so far been barred entry.The city's governor then instructed the police to "implement the court decision", according to a statement from his office.Getty Images"We are under attack," Özel said in a video message shared on X as the security forces sought entry to the building, where clashes were also reported between his supporters and those of Kilicdaroğlu.Özel later emerged from the premises, telling crowds gathered outside: "They tried to uproot and throw us out - to where?"He said the party would "from now be on the streets or in the squares, marching towards power".He then set off towards the Turkish assembly, leading hundreds of supporters through the streets of Ankara.Getty ImagesOusted CHP leader Özgür Özel waved to supporters atop a police vehicle as they marched through the Turkish capitalThe court's decision overturned a 2025 ruling by a lower court that threw out allegations of vote buying in the party election which made Özel leader.It also means the party's entire executive is replaced, and it is thought its decisions are no longer recognised.Human Rights Watch warned on Saturday that Erdoğan's government was undermining Turkish democracy with "abusive tactics" against the CHP.He has led Turkey since 2003, as prime minister and then as president, and Özel has accused his AK party of pursuing a strategy to "eliminate its rivals".The 72-year-old leader can only run for president again if he calls early elections before 2028 or changes the constitution. His Justice Minister Akin Gürlek said earlier this week that the appeal court ruling "reinforces our citizens' trust in democracy".Previously the chief prosecutor in Istanbul, Gürlek spearheaded investigations targeting the opposition - including the city's highly popular mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, seen as Erdoğan's main political rival, who has been in jail for more than a year on corruption charges.
52 minutes agoLana LamSydneyGetty ImagesThe man died after falling down a ravine on the Inca Trail to Machu PicchuAn Australian man has died after falling down a ravine while walking on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru, local authorities have said.Members of the High Mountain Rescue Unit in the city of Cusco found the body of Matthew Cameron Paton, 53, on Thursday, about 300m (984ft) down a steep slope near the "50 Gradas" section of the trail.On Wednesday, Paton - who arrived in Cusco about 12 days ago with his wife - had been reported missing after he fell through a broken railing as he was hiking the famous Peruvian mountain trail with a group of tourists and a guide, police said. Authorities will investigate the cause of the fall and Paton's body is expected to be transferred to a nearby town.Cusco Police Region Chief General Virgilio Velasquez said search and rescue operations were launched on Wednesday after he received reports of the missing man."We have information indicating that he apparently tripped while crossing a wooden bridge and he likely tried to hold onto the wooden railing," Velasquez said, according to Peruvian news outlet Andina."But it gave way and he slipped into the abyss along with it. Unfortunately, he fell down the ravine," Velasquez added.In a statement, a spokesman for the Police Association of Victoria (TPAV) said its staff and members were shocked and saddened by "the loss of one of our members in a tragic accident overseas"."Matt's contribution to policing, through both his role in training police and as a TPAV Assistant Delegate, was representative of the care and concern he had for his colleagues and his want to give back to policing," the association said. A spokesperson for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was providing consular assistance to the family of a citizen who had died in Peru. "We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time," the spokesperson said.
Authorities confirmed the identities of two other men killed in an attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego, in the latest apparent hate incident in the United States.Mosque officials on Tuesday said Mansour Kaziha and Nader Awad had been killed when two gunmen attacked the religious site the day before.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Two teen gunmen kill three at San Diego mosque in suspected hate crimelist 2 of 3San Diego mosque shooting: What we know about the victims and the attackerslist 3 of 3I knew Amin Abdullah, the hero of the San Diego mosque shootingend of listThat came after friends and family identified Amin Abdullah, a security guard credited with thwarting the attackers, as the third man killed. The alleged gunmen were later found dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Police have been investigating the attack as a hate crime.The chairman of the Mosque’s board of directors, Ahmed Shabaik, said all three men had played a role in responding to the gunmen.Mansour Kaziha, a longtime employee of the mosque, called police before he was killed, Shabaik said. Nader Awad, a member of the mosque who lived across the street, rushed to the facility when he heard gunshots.Kaziha “has been with the mosque since its construction in the 1980s”, Shabaik said. “He does everything in the mosque, all the everyday demands. He also ran the gift shop inside the mosque and was behind all the cooking during Ramadan for iftar and made the suhoor meals.”“He was a cornerstone, a pillar of this masjid,” he said, adding that Kaziha, who was originally from Syria, was married with five adult children.Awad was also a husband and father, he said, adding that “when he heard the shots, he ran into the masjid to help, he also diverted some people who were coming to the masjid at the time.”Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Imam Taha Hassane said Awad’s wife is a teacher at the Islamic school and he was a devout member of the community.“He is every single day at the Islamic Center, joining the prayers every single day,” he said.San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said the three men’s actions likely helped to save 140 children inside a school at the address.He said Abdullah engaged in a gunfight with the attackers and followed proper lockdown protocols, slowing their progress. After he was killed, Awad and Kaziha “drew the attention” of the attackers to the car park, where they were eventually cornered and killed.“I want to be very clear, all three of our victims did not die in vain,” Wahl said. “Without distracting the attention, without delaying the actions of these two individuals, without question, there would have been many more fatalities yesterday.”‘Predictable as it is unacceptable’On Tuesday, the mosque complex, the largest in the county, remained closed as police continued their investigation. Authorities said the alleged attackers were ages 17 and 18, but their identities were not immediately released.Police had been searching for the teenagers for two hours at the time of the attack. The response was launched after one of their mothers told police her son was suicidal and had run away from home. Authorities were searching homes believed to belong to the attackers on Tuesday, with an FBI official saying more than 30 guns and a crossbow had been recovered.Speaking to reporters, Police Chief Wahl said they had not yet uncovered any direct threat against the mosque, but that the suspects had used more general “hate rhetoric”.Shabaik said the mosque has seen an increase in hate calls in recent times, as instances of Islamophobia have remained elevated amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza.That has included Islamophobic statements by several US senators and members of the House of Representatives.“Hate against American Muslims is completely out of control,” the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) said in a statement on Tuesday.“A deadly attack on an American mosque was as predictable as it is unacceptable,” it
10 minutes agoTiffanie TurnbullSydneyAustralian Broadcasting CorporationThe girl was last seen at Old Timers Camp on SaturdayWarning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this article contains references to someone who has died.Police believe they have found the body of a five-year-old girl allegedly abducted from her Outback home, as a search for her suspected murderer continues.The girl, who is identified only as Kumanjayi Little Baby for cultural reasons, was last seen on Saturday when she was put to bed at an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs just before midnight.Northern Territory Police say the body of a child was located on Thursday, and forensic testing to confirm the young girl's identity and cause of death is underway.They have been combing nearby bush and desert for Jefferson Lewis, who was released from prison six days before Kumanjayi Little Baby disappeared and vanished around the same time."We believed he has murdered this child," investigation lead Peter Malley told reporters."I say to Jefferson Lewis: we're coming for you."A pair of children's underwear was located nearby the camp, and forensic testing has since confirmed they contained the DNA of both the little girl - who is non-verbal - and 47-year-old Lewis, he added.Lewis - who local media have reported is a distant relative - had been in and out of prison for domestic and family violence-related offences, and was released less than a week before he was seen holding hands with the child late on the night she disappeared.In a statement, Kumanjayi Little Baby's mother - who was not named - said her daughter was loved and missed."It is going to be so hard to live the rest of our lives without you.""We know you are in heaven with the rest of the family and Jesus. Me and your brother will meet you one day."The girl's mum also thanked the dozens of people, both police and volunteers, who have spent days searching the area around Old Timers Camp - a site set aside by the government for Aboriginal people to stay in when in Alice Springs."Around 200 people have worked tirelessly around the clock in searching for this beautiful little girl who went missing five days ago," Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said."And for five days every Territorian has had their heart in their throat waiting for the moment when we got the announcement that she had been found safe and well... Everyone is incredibly devastated.""This is the worst possible outcome," NT Police Commissioner Martin Dole said.Detectives say they believe Lewis - who has no phone, no bank account and no car - has been assisted and appealed for anyone with information to contact authorities.They have previously said his lack of digital footprint has been complicating the manhunt."We're knocking on doors, we're going through houses. It's going back to 1930s policing," Malley said on Wednesday.Using the name of deceased people, as well as broadcasting their image or voice, breaches cultural protocols around mourning in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and cannot be done without the permission of their families.
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