Italian police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters in Milan on Saturday, the first full day of the Winter Olympics, while a storm caused widespread flooding in Spain and Portugal, and former US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to meet to discuss Iran.
In Milan, officers in riot gear confronted approximately 100 protesters who had broken away from a larger demonstration of an estimated 10,000 people, according to Sky News. The protesters, some wearing hoods and scarves, threw firecrackers, smoke bombs, and bottles at police near a Winter Olympics venue. The main demonstration was organized to protest housing costs and the environmental impact of the Games.
Meanwhile, a "storm train" of consecutive winds and rains battered Spain and Portugal, forcing 11,000 people to evacuate their homes, according to Sky News. In Portugal, a man, believed to be about 70 years old, died after his car was swept away by floodwater. In Spain, a second body was found in Malaga, and aerial footage showed widespread flooding in the Andalusia region, where around 7,000 people had to leave their homes due to the storms, according to Euronews. Among those evacuated were around 1,500 people ordered to leave the mountain village of Graza.
In other news, US skiing legend Lindsey Vonn suffered a devastating crash in the women's downhill skiing final at the Winter Olympics. The 41-year-old, who had ruptured her ACL less than two weeks prior, crashed just 13 seconds into her run, clipping a slalom gate.
Finally, US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were scheduled to meet in Washington on Wednesday to discuss negotiations with Iran, according to Netanyahu's office. This meeting followed indirect nuclear talks between Iranian and US officials in Muscat, Oman, on Friday, amid a continued American naval build-up near Iran.
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