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It was about 1:30am after the crowd faded from the streets of Bordeaux.

“Someone smacked my left forearm. I began to feel paralysis in my muscles, like when I got the vaccine. About 30 minutes later, the injection mark appeared,” she recalled to CNN.

She said, “I don’t want to panic,” despite not knowing what she had been injected with or what she did.

Manon, 22, was one of almost 150 people in France who reported being stabbed with a syringe at a national street music festival over the weekend. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, it remains unclear whether date rape drugs such as Rohypnol and GHB have been used in “needle spikes” attacks that appear to involve multiple perpetrators.

Feminist influencers had warned that women were called on social media to target syringes ahead of the festival, which attracted millions of people on the streets.

After spending 7.am from 4am in the emergency room on Sunday, Manon shared a video of his experience at Tiktok.

“I had never seen testimony from people who were injected, so it was important to raise awareness,” said Manon, who refused to give her last name for safety reasons.

“We were told to be careful on social media, but people want to know more. How it happens, the symptoms, how does it unfold, it made me feel more at ease to talk about it.

After she returned home from the hospital, Manon filed a police report. “Because if we’re too loose, if we say, ‘Oh, others will file a complaint,’ nothing will change.

Since Saturday, French police have detained 14 men between the ages of 19 and 44, including both French citizens and foreigners, police spokeswoman Agate Foucault told Radio France on Tuesday, but have not arrested them in connection with needle spikes.

“The police have not identified the perpetrator behind the injection, but the incident has been confirmed,” Justice Minister Gerald Derman told CNN’s affiliate BFMTV on Tuesday.

The minister said the authorities would also pursue those who called for the attack online.

“We are implementing a criminal policy to prosecute the responsible person on social media for these very unhealthy injection games targeting women,” Dharmanin said.

Abreth Soul, a feminist influencer who had warned on social media that men had planned such an attack before the festival, told CNN that the perpetrator “is not just drug women.”

“When people start saying there’s a needle attack, it spreads in the form of rumors. Some mention it in group chats, they just pick it up and it’s amplified,” she said.

Faced with three weeks waiting for her toxicology outcome, Manon says she “slept barely in the last few days”, but she refuses to be caught up in her experience.

“Fete de la Musik is meant to be a time of good atmosphere, music, dancing and having fun. Someone wanted to ruin the moment and kill that spirit.

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According to the Brazilian government, a young Brazilian hiker fell hundreds of meters from the towering ridge of an Indonesian volcanic volcano and was trapped there for almost four days. Over the course of several days, millions of people in Brazil looked, posted and prayed as rescuers tried to find her.

Juliana Mullins, 26, began her summer on Mount Rinjani, an active 3,726 metres (12,224 feet) volcano on Lombok, Indonesia, and Mount Rinjani on June 21, when a guide and five foreigners fell to about 600 metres (1,968 feet) (1,968 feet).

“No signs of life were found,” said Mohammad Syafii, head of Indonesia’s national search and rescue agency.

The family of Mullins in Brazil confirmed her death.

Indonesian rescuers said they used thermal drones to find Mullins’ body next to the crater after a four-day intensive search, complicated by extremely harsh terrain and weather.

The difficult situation and limited visibility delayed the evacuation process, Syafii said that rescuers climbed up to transport Mullins’ body to Sembalan Base Camp, but would have to wait until Wednesday for transport to police hospitals.

Brazil’s Foreign Ministry called her death a tragedy, saying the country’s embassy in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, coordinated rescue with local authorities.

Mullins’ ordeal riveted her home country, Brazil, and has seen millions of people since her fall news broke after dramatic search and rescue efforts.

Authorities had not said exactly when she passed away.

In addition to the Brazilian frenzy, the Brazilian embassy in Jakarta, has accused the Indonesian government of manufacturing a rescue for Marinz and misleading her family of giving her food and water in the fall.

There was no immediate response from the Indonesian government to that claim.

Lombok, Indonesia, is located east of Jakarta, with its neighbor being Bali. Mount Rinjani, the country’s second most tense peak, is a popular destination for trekkers.

In an Instagram post, the Mullins family thanked many Brazilians who prayed for their daughter’s safety.

Mullins, a dancer who lives in Niteroy, outside of Rio de Janeiro, has been traveling around Asia since February, her family said. She had visited the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand before her arrival in Indonesia.

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Russia killed dozens of Ukrainian civilians within 48 hours on Monday and Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said.

A five-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were among the victims of the Russian attacks, and launched as Ukrainian allies began gathering for a key NATO meeting in the Netherlands.

Ukrainian officials said 15 people were killed in Dnipro on Tuesday after Russian ballistic missiles struck the largest city in the country’s southeastern part of the country, but nine were killed on a strike in an apartment in Kiev on Monday.

At least 20 others have been killed in strikes across the country, including Sumy, Kherson, Donetsk and Odesa regions.

In Dnipro, local officials said the missiles caused damage, unlike previous attacks on the city.

Mayor Boriz Firatov said almost 50 buildings have been damaged, including schools, medical facilities, city sites and residential buildings.

“This is an unprecedented amount of destruction that cities have never seen before in the entirety of a full-scale war. The number of casualties is so high that even ambulances can’t keep up,” he added.

Authorities say more than 170 people have been injured, with about 100 remaining at the city’s hospital on Tuesday evening.

The passenger seat, which has around 500 people, was also damaged by the strike.

“In residential buildings and various local government facilities in the city, there are only over 2,000 crushed windows,” he said.

Ukrainian President Voldymeierzelensky was in the Hague at the NATO Summit on Tuesday.

While Ukraine is not a member of NATO and would like to participate, the issue of potential membership in the future remains controversial. Russia has tried to prevent Ukraine from joining the alliance. Moscow claims that NATO’s Eastern expansion poses a threat to its security following the end of the Cold War.

Zelensky met NATO Secretary General Mark Latte, chairman of the Council of Europe Antonia Costa and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

He hoped to meet President Donald Trump later Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said.

The two were scheduled to meet at Canada’s G7 summit earlier this month, but the meeting didn’t happen as Trump left the summit earlier than expected due to the Iran-Israel conflict.

As the world turned its attention to the Middle East, Zelensky was keen to highlight Iran and Russia’s relations.

Iran has been one of Russia’s strongest supporters since President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale Ukrainian invasion in 2022. The Iranian regime supplied weapons to Moscow, including short-range ballistic missiles and thousands of Shahed drones. US authorities also have a drone factory built in Russia.

Moscow has been backed by Iran after the recent conflict with Israel and its attack on Iran’s nuclear grounds on Sunday.

Russia has intensified air attacks on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks after successfully expanding domestic production of Iran-designed Shahed, the most frequently used type of drone.

Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia launched 28,743 Shahed drones to Ukraine since 2022, with 2,736 people being fired this month.

“Russia could not have done this without its involvement with the Iranian regime,” he said.

The Ukrainian leader told reporters at the summit that there were no indications that Putin wanted to stop the war with Ukraine.

“Russia rejects all peace proposals, including those from the United States. Putin thinks only about war. That’s true. He is alive as long as he is alive, as long as he continues to kill his political survival,” Zelensky said.

Talks between Russia, Ukraine and third countries have largely stagnated after Moscow has retreated its biggest demands and presented a ceasefire proposal based on Ukraine’s surrender.

Speaking about the summit’s sidelines, British Defense Secretary John Healy said it was important not to forget Ukraine, “although all eyes were in the Middle East.”

“President Putin wants to slip our focus and part of the strong message from NATO is that we don’t let it happen and this session is an important part of that,” he said.

Zelensky was in London on Monday. There he met British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer and King Charles III.

Kiev officials said Monday’s attack on the apartment killed several members of several families.

Lucy Alexenkova, a journalist with a Ukrainian television channel, said her brother, wife and step-sister’s father were killed in an attack on Kiev.

The same strike killed his mother and 11-year-old daughter, Timur Tokachenko, head of the Kiev junta, said on Telegram.

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It appears that a US-brokered ceasefire took place on Tuesday after a 12-day heavy strike between Israel and Iran, was suspended over the weekend by Iran’s nuclear bombing and retaliation for Tehran’s performance.

However, in Gaza, Israeli attacks show no signs of mitigation. Israel has killed hundreds of people since the Israeli conflict began. As Iran took control of the headlines, the Palestinian and hostage families caught up in the region’s longest war have slid from the front page, largely forgotten amid the devastation between the two most powerful countries in the Middle East.

On Tuesday, the Hostages and Missing Family Forum called for an extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Iran to include Gaza.

“Those who can achieve a ceasefire with Iran can also end the war in Gaza,” said a group advocating for the return of hostages held by Hamas. According to the Israeli government, 50 hostages remain in captivity in the enclave, of which 20 are thought to be still alive.

“It would be a serious mistake to conclude this decisive operation against Iran without utilizing our success to bring all the hostages home,” the forum said, adding that there is now a “window of critical opportunity.”

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid reflects those feelings and writes in X’s post.

Qatar, which was the leading mediator of ceasefire and hostage release talks between Israel and Hamas, said on Tuesday it hopes indirect talks will resume in the next two days. Qatar’s Prime Minister added that the talks are “ongoing” and that Qatar and Egypt are in touch with both sides to find the “center” on the latest US-sanctioned ceasefire on the table.

They are seeking that 10 Israeli hostages and 18 more Israeli bodies were attacked on October 7, 2023 as part of a 60-day ceasefire. Earlier this month, Hamas had not rejected the proposal, but said that stronger guarantees were needed at the end of the war.

“We’re sure that our major achievements in Iran are also contributing to our goals in Gaza,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters on Sunday.

Iran provides financial and military support to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic jihad in its enclave.

When asked by CNN about the off-ramp from the war in Gaza, Netanyahu said, “Look, this war could end tomorrow. Hamas surrenders, puts his arms down, and releases all hostages, it’s over.

Hamas says it’s open to a ceasefire but has no intention of abandoning his arm.

For Gaza’s 2.1 million residents, there was no rest from more than 20 months of death, violence and despair.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 55,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, of which more than 17,000 are children.

More than 860 people have been killed in Israel’s fires since Israel began bombardment on June 13, according to CNN calculations of daily deaths released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Meanwhile, the United Nations has repeatedly warned that artificial hunger is becoming increasingly likely on the territory.

The Ministry of Health says attacks on civilians trying to access food supplies have escalated since May 27th and while seeking assistance since May 27th, more than 500 have been killed by Israeli forces.

In a statement Tuesday, the United Nations Humanitarian Cooperation Agency (OCHA) called Israel’s actions “a potential war crime.”

CNN contacted the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) for comment.

Philip Lazarini, executive director of UNRWA, the United Nations Palestinian refugee refugee agency, highlighted the fears of Palestinians and many supporters’ humanitarian groups in a light-form manner.

“Brutality continues in Gaza, but global attention changes elsewhere,” he said.

CNN’s instruction Orenn, Abeer Salman of Kaddede reports eBratomed.