A suspect with ties to Islamic extremists identified after a car crashes into crowds at the Berlin Pride parade; Fuel prices set to soar, but the prime minister rules out extending the fuel excise;The Tour de France mountain stage comes to an end, with its winner saying his victory was well deserved.
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- A suspect with ties to Islamic extremists identified after a car crashes into crowds at the Berlin Pride parade.
- Fuel prices set to soar, but the prime minister rules out extending the fuel excise.
- The Tour de France mountain stage comes to an end, with its winner saying his victory was well deserved.
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Berlin police say they have identified a suspect who has ties to Islamic extremists after a van slammed into people at Berlin’s Gay Pride celebrations, killing one person and injuring at least 16 others.
The attack sent revellers fleeing Tiergarten park, where the vehicle was later found abandoned as helicopters and officers from across the country joined the manhunt.
Police say the suspect is known to police and has ties to Islamic extremists in the German capital.
Berlin police spokesman Florian Nath said the search was proceeding at full speed.
"He is a suspected perpetrator. We still have no information regarding his specific motives, the exact sequence of events, or his role in the crime as such."
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Massive wildfires are tearing through France and Spain, forcing more than 300,000 people to flee as authorities warn of another difficult night ahead.
In Spain, tens of thousands have been evacuated west of Madrid as two major wildfires threaten to merge into one massive inferno.
One fire near Valencia in eastern Spain has killed one person before being brought under control.
In southwestern France, fires that already claimed the lives of two French firefighters are moving inland towards Bordeaux, forcing the evacuation of thousands in the city's suburbs.
Late into the night, some residents were taking matters into their own hands.
Cereal farmer Pascal Roudier drove his tractor from another region, spraying the ground with water from a tank in hopes of preventing the fire's spread.
"We came to lend a hand because if it were our region, we'd want others to do the same. And given the scale of the disaster, we think our efforts are very welcome too."
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The US-Israeli war with Iran is expected to drive petrol prices above $2-a-litre again in coming weeks — but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government has no plan to extend the fuel excise.
The federal government introduced the 50 per cent fuel excise in April, in response to the War in the Middle East that began on February 28.
It was later extended to August 2 at a lower rate of 16 cents per litre.
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An internal investigation is underway after an innocent bystander was shot during a tense stand-off between officers and an armed offender in Cairns.
Officers opened fire on a 28-year-old man armed with knives, allegedly during an attempted armed robbery.
Both the man and the woman were taken to hospital, and no officers were injured.
It's the second high-profile Queensland police shooting in three days, after an officer was wounded and a man later found dead near Maryborough on Friday.
Both incidents now under review by the Ethical Standards Command.
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Richard Carapaz of Ecuador has powered to victory on the Tour de France's final mountain stage.
He stormed clear on Alpe d'Huez after American Sepp Kuss crashed twice in the closing kilometres.
It was Carapaz's second stage win in three days, finishing 31 seconds ahead of Belgium's Remco Evenepoel, with Kuss settling for third.
Carapaz said it was a memorable experience.
"I think in the end for me it has been beautiful winning here with a commemorative jersey. I think I deserve it because I have fought so hard in this Tour [de France]."
Race leader Tadej Pogacar cruised through the stage untroubled, and now sits more than seven minutes clear heading into Sunday's finish in Paris.
That final stage has been trimmed from 133 kilometres to 89 to free up security resources for wildfires burning near Bordeaux.
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