Debutants Morocco stunned Colombia 1-0 in their final group match in Perth on Thursday to reach the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup at the first attempt along with their opponents.
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A fragile ceasefire: FRANCE 24 reports from the Yemeni front line
For seven years now, Yemen has been mired in conflict. But negotiations are currently taking place in Riyadh between the Houthi rebels and the Arab coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, which is providing military support to the internationally recognised government. A ceasefire has held for several months, but remains fragile. On the front line, Yemeni soldiers still face their enemy. FRANCE 24’s Edouard Dropsy was able to join them.
Man crashes stolen forklift into Apple store (VIDEO)
Los Angeles police arrested a suspect following a bizarre rampage
An unidentified man hijacked a forklift from a construction site and took it on a wild ride through downtown Los Angeles, crashing into multiple buildings, including an Apple store in the historic Tower Theatre.
The incident took place around 7pm on Tuesday. Part of the rampage was captured on video, with eyewitnesses saying the male suspect apparently stole the vehicle from a building site near 8th Street and Broadway.
The suspect first crashed into the Apple Tower Theatre on 802 South Broadway and then tried to flee the scene with the lift truck’s horn blaring, according to dramatic footage shared on X (formerly Twitter).
The vehicle then drove down 8th Street toward Hill Street, before crashing into another building, where the driver was eventually detained.
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Another video shows a smashed entrance to the building, but the full extent of the damage was not immediately clear. There were no reports of injuries.
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The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed it had one suspect in custody, but his identity has not been released and his motives remain unclear.
US soldier dies after truck plows in to convoy in Germany
The incident marks the second crash involving an American tactical vehicle in the European country this week alone
A US Army soldier stationed in Germany was killed after the armored vehicle she was traveling in as part of a US convoy was struck by a civilian semi-truck on Tuesday, according to the Pentagon and local authorities.
Assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, the victim was peering out of her Stryker vehicle’s roof hatch at the time of the collision, with its heavy door hitting her in the head and inflicting such injuries that “she died a short time later in a nearby hospital,” according to Juergen Harwardt, chief superintendent of the Weiden police.
US Army Europe and Africa announced the fatal crash in a statement on Wednesday, noting that it had taken place on an autobahn in Germany’s Bavaria region the day before. US officials have declined to name the service member pending notification of her next of kin, though German police confirmed she was a 24-year-old female.
“The soldier was traveling in a Stryker when a civilian semi-truck struck the military vehicle as it merged onto Autobahn 93,” the military said in a press release, referring to a type of armored fighting vehicle. “Civilian medical personnel treated and transported the soldier to a local hospital, where the medical staff pronounced the service member dead.”
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Local law enforcement added that the crash occurred after the armored vehicle merged onto the highway as part of a convoy, saying a German truck driver was unable to switch lanes in time. It is unclear whether the soldier was wearing a helmet during the wreck.
No other injuries were reported among US troops following the smash-up.
The US military is currently conducting a round of drills in Germany, with the southeastern town of Weiden located not far from the Grafenwoehr Training Area, the largest Army training site in Europe.
Last week saw another crash involving US Army personnel stationed in the area, after a driver lost control of a light medium tactical vehicle while on the way to a range near the Grafenwoehr complex. Though the vehicle overturned, the eight soldiers inside sustained only minor injuries.
Tuesday’s accident also follows an incident earlier this year which saw two Army trucks carrying “tons of missiles and munitions” collide on a German freeway, as reported by Stars and Stripes. One American soldier was seriously injured in the crash and required an airlift to a hospital, while three others were wounded less severely.
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Debutants Morocco beat Colombia to reach last 16 of Women’s World Cup
Goal by Anissa Lahmari gives the win to Atlas Lionesses as Germany are eliminated after 1-1 draw with South Korea.