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Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles continue for a third day, with police saying downtown LA is now an “unlawful assembly” area

Vehicles have been set on fire and there have been some reports of looting

A British photographer needed surgery after being shot with a sponge bullet, while an Australian reporter was shot with a non-lethal round while reporting

The protests gave Trump an opening to follow through on his promise to use his presidential powers to clamp down on left-wing lawlessness, writes North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher

The president has already called in the National Guard – against the wishes of California’s governor, Gavin Newsom

The protests have been mainly limited to downtown LA – our correspondent Peter Bowes says things seemed quieter on Sunday night, after a violent

The fan died after falling from the stands during extra time at the Nations League final between Portugal and Spain, the UEFA confirmed.

Fan dies after fall during Nations
The fan died after falling from the stands during extra time at the Nations League final between Portugal and
The incident occurred during the first period of extra time

A football fan died after falling from the stands during the Nations League final between Portugal and Spain in Munich on Sunday, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) said.

The supporter fell from the central tier into the media area below during the first period of extra time amid rising tensions among the fans.

Emergency services responded immediately, but the fan succumbed to their injuries.

A UEFA spokesperson confirmed to news agencies that a fan had “sadly” died during the match.

Addressing the incident following the match, Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said, “I would like to express my condolences because a fan died in the stands today. My condolences to the family.”

Portugal coach Roberto Martinez called the incident “extremely sad news.”

The exact circumstances of the fall remain unclear.

In the match, Portugal twice fell behind, but came back both times, with captain Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the second equalizer. Ronaldo’s team eventually went on to win 5-3 on penalties, but the 40-year-old football star had already exited the game at the 88th minute.

|The Lebanese army is searching for weapons and military equipment in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, a stronghold of the Hezbollah terror group, the Lebanese TV network Aljadeed reports.

It comes days after Israel struck underground drone manufacturing sites in the neighborhood.

This was happening, the military said, “despite the understandings between Israel and Lebanon” as laid out in a November ceasefire agreement that halted more than a year of fighting along Israel’s northern border.

“This activity is a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon. The Hezbollah terror organization creates challenges for the Lebanese state and thus impairs the implementation of the understandings,” the IDF asserted.

An image circulating on social media appeared to show Lebanese troops searching Dahiyeh, apparently for weapons.

Ukraine drone barrage targets Moscow as Zelenskyy demands accountability for Putin LONDON — At least 10 Ukrainian drones were shot down on their approach to Moscow overnight into Sunday morning, according to the city’s mayor, with temporary restrictions introduced at two of the capital’s airports.

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said emergency services were dispatched to the impact sites of the downed drones. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the uncrewed aircraft attacking Moscow were among 67 Ukrainian drones shot down overnight.

dispatched to the impact sites of the downed drones. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the uncrewed aircraft attacking Moscow were among 67 Ukrainian drones shot down overnight.

To the south of the capital region, Tula region governor Dmitry Milyaev reported a drone attack on the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk and a fire there caused by falling debris. Two people were injured, Milyaev wrote on Telegram. “The situation is under control,” he said.

Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Counter-Disinformation Center operating as part of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said in a Telegram post of the Azot facility. “It is here that explosives are produced, in particular TNT, which is used in artillery shells, aircraft bombs and missiles.”

Russian forces continued their own long-range strikes into Ukraine overnight, with Ukraine’s air force reporting 49 drones and three missiles fired into the country. The air force said on Telegram that it shot down or otherwise neutralized 40 drones.

Italians vote on citizenship rules, labor laws

Italians begin voting on referendums that would make it easier for children born to foreigners to obtain citizenship. PM Giorgia Meloni has urged supporters to skip the vote.

Italians begin voting on referendums that would make it easier for children born to foreigners to obtain citizenship. PM Giorgia Meloni has urged supporters to skip the vote.

Last month’s opinion polls showed that only 46% of Italians were aware of the issues driving the polls.

The vote was triggered by an NGO-led grassroots campaign. According to Italy’s constitution, a referendum can be called if a petition is signed by at least 500,000 voters.

Results are expected after polls close on Monday at 3 p.m. local time (2pm UTC). Over 51 million Italians are eligible to participate in the vote, but the results are only binding with a 50% turnout.

Italy has held 78 referendums, but the results of many of them were not enacted due to not reaching over 50%
Italians vote on citizenship rules, labor laws

Italians are voting on referendums that would make it easier for children born to foreigners to gain citizenship. PM Giorgia Meloni has urged supporters to skip the vote.

Last month’s opinion polls showed that only 46% of Italians were aware of the issues driving the

Polls opened in Italy on Sunday, in a two-day voting session for a referendum that could change citizenship law and labor laws.

The vote was triggered by an NGO-led grassroots campaign. According to Italy’s constitution, a referendum can be called if a petition is signed by at least 500,000 voters.

Results are expected after polls close on Monday at 3 p.m. local time (2pm UTC). Over 51 million Italians are eligible to participate in the vote, but the results are only binding with a 50% turnout.

Italy has held 78 referendums, but the results of many of them were not enacted due to not reaching over 50% turnout.

Italians voting on easing citizenship rules
On the ballot are several questions related to the country’s labor law, while immigration policy, a hotly contested issue in Italy, is one that has recieved the most attention.

Italians will be asked if they support reducing the time required to apply for citizenship that makes it easier for children born to foreigners in Italy to obtain citizenship.

Currently, a non-EU adult resident without marriage or blood ties to Italy must live in the country for 10 years before they can apply for citizenship. The referendum asks to reduce that to 5 years.

Campaigners for the change in the citizenship law say it will help second-generation Italians born in the country to non-EU parents better integrate into a culture they already see as theirs.

They say this reform would bring Italy’s citizenship law in line with many other European countries, including Germany, adding that it would benefit around 2.5 million people.

Italian voters will also choose whether they agree with greater worker protections against dismissal, access to higher severance payments, support for the conversion of fixed-term contracts into permanent ones, and about liability in cases of workplace accidents.

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