2 dead, 11 injured after truck drives through Kansas football field during youth match
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2 dead, 11 injured after truck drives through Kansas football field during youth match

A woman drove a truck through a football field during a youth match in Kansas on Saturday, killing two people and sending 11 other victims to the hospital, authorities said on Sunday. A six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were killed, Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses said. The ages of the injured people ranged from five to 68. Moses said the driver, a 34-year-old, was in custody. He did not s...

Zelensky seeks to ease US tensions as Trump accuses him of stalling peace

Zelensky seeks to ease US tensions as Trump accuses him of stalling peace

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with top US envoys Sunday to try to ease tensions, as Donald Trump accused his counterpart of not wanting to end the war with Russia. Zelensky spoke to US officials Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as both Russia and Ukraine hit each other’s energy sites, with Moscow leaving thousands without power and Kyiv carrying out the largest drone attack on St Pet...

Zelensky speaks to US envoys amid Trump spat after warning US not to side with Russia

Zelensky speaks to US envoys amid Trump spat after warning US not to side with Russia

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Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the midst of his spat with US President Donald Trump on Sunday, saying “a lot depends on America” as he earlier warned Washington not to side with Moscow in Europe’s worst conflict since World War II. The wartime leader spoke to the US officials as both Russia and Ukraine hit each other’s energy sites, with Moscow l...

Kansas driver who allegedly killed two and hurt 10 at soccer game is released from custody

Kansas driver who allegedly killed two and hurt 10 at soccer game is released from custody

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Wichita police awaiting toxicology results and mechanical exam of pickup truck driven by the 34-year-old womanA woman who was arrested on Saturday after she drove a truck through a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas – killing a boy and a man – has been released from custody without charges pending further investigation, according to authorities.In a statement on Sunday, the Wichita police depart...

Six-year-old among two dead after Kansas woman drives through soccer game, with 10 more injured

Six-year-old among two dead after Kansas woman drives through soccer game, with 10 more injured

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Wichita police awaiting toxicology results and mechanical exam of pickup truck driven by the 34-year-oldA woman who was arrested on Saturday after she drove a truck through a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas – killing a boy and a man – has been released from custody without charges pending further investigation, according to authorities.In a statement on Sunday, the Wichita police department s...

Outrage after Meta suspends No Kings Instagram account during protests

Outrage after Meta suspends No Kings Instagram account during protests

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‘Meta owes us an explanation,’ group says as organizers fear censorship after account goes dark for several hoursThe coalition leaders behind nationwide pro-democracy protests that have drawn millions of Americans to the streets in recent years were frustrated when its Instagram account was temporarily shut down during its latest demonstration on Saturday.The No Kings movement’s account went dark ...

Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after days of unrest and 2,400 arrests across France

Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after days of unrest and 2,400 arrests across France

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Ministers, officials and police under pressure over response to protests as government holds crisis talks amid ‘colossal failure of the state’The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has criticised “unbridled violence” after one of the most violent days of unrest in years left public buildings burned, hundreds of shops destroyed and looted and at least 2,400 people arrested in cities across the coun...

Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after days of unrest and 2,000 arrests across France

Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after days of unrest and 2,000 arrests across France

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Ministers, officials and police under pressure over response to protests as government holds crisis talks amid ‘colossal failure of the state’The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has criticised “unbridled violence” after one of the most violent days of unrest in years left public buildings burned, hundreds of shops destroyed and looted and more than 2,000 people arrested in cities across the cou...

Macron says 'nothing justifies' violence in protests during address to nation

Macron says 'nothing justifies' violence in protests during address to nation

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French President Emmanuel Macron said that "nothing justifies" violence during an address to the nation on Sunday, a day after demonstrations drew hundreds of thousands of people to the streets to protest the rising cost of living and poor school conditions. Police arrested more than 2,300 people over the weekend after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops.

Netanyahu casts doubt on settler attack witnessed by Guardian reporter

Netanyahu casts doubt on settler attack witnessed by Guardian reporter

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Assault on European delegation in West Bank exposes government’s response to violence even when those targeted represent Israel’s alliesHours after Israeli militants attacked a delegation of European diplomats, French clerics and a visiting mayor in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, responded by questioning the delegation’s account of the assault.“Serious accusations req...

Guardian reporter filmed masked militants seconds before West Bank attack on French mayor

Guardian reporter filmed masked militants seconds before West Bank attack on French mayor

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New video footage of Israeli settler assault on European delegation as Netanyahu attempts to raise doubtHours after Israeli militants attacked a delegation of European diplomats, French clerics and a visiting mayor in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, responded by questioning the delegation’s account of the assault.“Serious accusations require serious evidence” was the a...

DR Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province

DR Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province

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The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to an eighth province in the country’s north, authorities said on Sunday. The Health Ministry has recorded two cases, including one death, in Nord-Ubangi province, bordering Central African Republic. The ministry said both patients were men in their 20s living in the Wapinda health zone, which borders Bas-Uele province, where Ebola case...