French police arrest 780 after violent clashes as PSG fans celebrate Champions League win

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Interior minister says 57 officers injured as rioters set fires and vandalise shops in about 15 cities

French police have detained 780 people involved in violent clashes in Paris and other French cities that erupted on Saturday night after Paris Saint-Germain defeated Arsenal to win the Champions League.

The interior minister, ­Laurent Nuñez, said 57 officers were wounded, with most suffering minor injuries, as football fans set off fires and vandalised shops. One small group even tried to storm a Paris police station.

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Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave in hazardous rescue mission – The Guardian

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  1. Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave in hazardous rescue mission  The Guardian
  2. ‘The best outcome’: Laos cave survivors surprise rescuers by freeing themselves  CNN
  3. Heavy rains threaten to delay search for 2 people missing in Laos cave  NBC News
  4. 5 Are Freed in Laos Cave Rescue After More Than a Week  The New York Times
  5. Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing  AP News
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New Aukus drone tech to protect critical undersea cables as Marles warns: ‘seabed is a battlefield’

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Minister at Singapore defence summit also reveals Australia to buy only secondhand Aukus submarines from US

The defence minister, Richard Marles, has said the “seabed is a battlefield” in a combative speech urging Beijing to be more transparent about its maritime operations, and taking aim at weak international controls over so-called “shadow-fleet” vessels.

The warning came as the US, UK and Australia announced a new Aukus project to develop new underwater drone technology to protect undersea cables.

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Family pays tribute to girl, 15, who died after swimming at Merseyside beach

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Chiedza Nyanjowa, who wanted to be a nurse, died in hospital after getting into difficulties in the sea

A 15-year-old girl, who died after getting into difficulties in the sea off the coast of Merseyside, wanted to be a nurse so she could “give back”, her family said in a tribute.

Chiedza Nyanjowa, from Cheshire, was taken to Alder Hey children’s hospital after swimming at Formby beach on bank holiday Monday, Merseyside police said.

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