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Two people are dead, a police officer is in a coma and nearly 560 people were arrested after disorder broke out in France following Paris Saint-Germain’s victory in the Champions League final, the French authorities have said.The ministry added 192 people were injured and there were 692 fires, including 264 involving vehicles.A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the city of Dax during a PSG street party, the national police service said. A man was killed in Paris when his scooter was hit by a car during PSG celebrations, the interior minister’s office added. The circumstances of both are…

Two fans died and a police officer is in a coma after mass nationwide celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain’s historic Champions League victory, European football’s biggest prize, French authorities said Sunday.The fatalities marred what started as a night of exuberance after PSG clinched its first — and long-awaited — Champions League title, in a 5-0 win over Inter Milan. The Eiffel Tower glowed in team colors, and fans partied through the night in celebrations that were largely peaceful but degenerated into violence in some areas.A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the western city of Dax during a PSG street…

Staff members remove a sign following a press conference after the House passage of the tax and spending bill, at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesHouse Republicans passed a multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package after months of debate, which included many of President Donald Trump’s priorities. Now, policy experts are bracing for Senate changes as GOP lawmakers aim to finalize the “big bill” by the Fourth of July.If enacted as currently drafted, the House’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would make permanent Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, while adding new tax breaks for tip…

LOS ANGELES — Most MLS organizations would state that they have ambitions of maintaining a global reach. Indeed, two years before even kicking a ball in its 2018 debut, front office members at LAFC were already tossing around the aspirations of being a “global brand,” which would have been fair to take with a pinch of salt at that moment. Yet, less than decade after those comments and just seven years since its inaugural season, the 2022 MLS Cup champions and two-time Supporters’ Shield winners have punched a ticket to the 2025 Club World Cup.Thanks to a dramatic extra-time winner…

CNN  —  Athletes, coaches and officials are among 22 people killed in a road accident in northern Nigeria as they returned from the country’s National Sports Festival on Saturday, local authorities have said. Others were left “seriously injured” by the accident, according to a statement issued by Kano’s government office. The majority of the victims were young, it added. “It is with a deeply saddened heart that I received the tragic news of the unfortunate incident which claimed the lives of 22 innocent citizens and left several others injured,” Abba Kabir Yusuf, governor of Kano State, said in the statement.…

CNN  —  Music festivals are facing a crisis. On the brink of what should be another exciting summer festival season, dozens of music festivals are shutting down. The trend has been simmering for years — the longstanding Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago isn’t returning this summer, following similar announcements last year from Atlanta’s Music Midtown and Kickoff Jam in Florida. Meanwhile, festivals like Jay-Z’s Made in America festival and Delaware’s Firefly Music Festival haven’t returned since 2022. This year, more than 40 festivals have already been canceled, according to one count. These cancellations aren’t the only signs that something is…

Inter Milan are keen to continue with manager Simone Inzaghi if he wants to stay, club president Giuseppe Marotta said, adding that Saturday’s 5-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final would not be a factor in their decision-making.Luis Enrique’s PSG claimed their first Champions League title with the biggest winning margin in a final, while a distraught Inzaghi suffered his second defeat at this stage, two years after losing narrowly to Manchester City in Istanbul.Inzaghi’s contract with Inter expires in June next year, and Marotta confirmed that talks with the coach will begin in the coming days.…

Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister will come up against each other on June 11 when Colombia travel to Argentina. Before that, on Friday, Argentina play Chile ahead of Colombia’s encounter with Peru. In the Asian section of qualifying for the 2026 tournament, Wataru Endo and Japan face Australia on Thursday afternoon and Indonesia the following Tuesday.Lewis Koumas, who has spent the season on loan at Stoke City, will be with Wales for qualifiers against Liechtenstein (Friday) and Belgium (Monday June 9).Andy Robertson will captain Scotland in friendlies with Iceland (Friday) and Liechtenstein (June 9).Two friendly matches are on the…

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. is about to see the biggest increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War as it seeks to send “a message to Moscow,” the British defense secretary said Sunday.John Healey said the Labour government’s current plans for defense spending will be enough to transform the country’s military following decades of retrenchment, though he does not expect the number of soldiers — currently at a historic low — to rise until the early 2030s.He said plans for defense spending to hit 2.5% of national income by 2027, which amounts to an extra 13…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump faces the challenge of convincing Republican senators, global investors, voters and even Elon Musk that he won’t bury the federal government in debt with his multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package.The response so far from financial markets has been skeptical as Trump seems unable to trim deficits as promised.“All of this rhetoric about cutting trillions of dollars of spending has come to nothing — and the tax bill codifies that,” said Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, a right-leaning think tank. “There is a level of concern about the competence…