at Euro 2016 – in pictures 1/15 Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 : An England fan kicks a tear gas canister as fans clash with police ahead of the game against Russia GETTY 2/15 Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 : England fans throw bottles and clash with police ahead of the game against Russia GETTY
Violent confrontations could escalate between South Korea and Chinese boats found fishing in its waters after the US ally sanctioned a greater use of force , including the use of firearms , to control its sea border . The threat of lethal force comes as China publically berated the US over its operations close to artificial islands Beijing has built in the South China Sea , and its plan to deploy a missile defense system to South Korea . China ’s ambassador was summoned by South Korean officials to protest the latest clashconflict.attack.naoff the Korean peninsula ’s west coast , in which a coastguard patrol boat sank last week after being rammed by a Chinese fishing vessel . There were no reported casualties . Three Chinese fishermen were killed last month when a fire broke out on their boat after a South Korean coastguard threw flash grenades into their cabin .
Washington has consistently refused to join forces with Russia in Syria ever since Moscow launched its campaign of air strikes in September last year , accusing it of acting solely to prop up Syrian President Bashar al - Assad . The United States has called on Assad to step down . Communication between the U.S. and Russian militaries on Syria has been limited to contacts aimed at avoiding an accidental clashconflict.attack.selfdirectedbattleas they carry out rival bombing campaigns and small numbers of U.S. forces operate on the ground . Western officials suggested that the proposal , which the Pentagon said had not been formally presented to the U.S. Defense Department , was an attempt by President Vladimir Putin to raise Russia 's profile on the international stage . "There is no agreement to conduct joint air strikes with the Russians in Syria , " said U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby .
He added : ' And then the police charged . They always blame the England fans but we did n't do anything . ' Fans clashconflict.attack.nain Marseille 's Old Port district as violence continues for the third day in a row between English and Russian supporters An English fan is detained by French security personnel in Marseille as the square was left resembling a war zone A group of riot police officers restrain a fan among broken beer bottles and over - turned tables after three days of fighting in Marseille
Syria condemns the attack , urges UN to step in Turkey views the Kurdish YPG as an extension of the PKK , Washington does not Pro - Kurdish protests in Istanbul turn violent as demonstrators clashconflict.attack.selfdirectedbattlewith police On Saturday , Turkey demanded the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia withdraw from areas that it had captured in northern Aleppo in recent days from insurgents in Syria , including the Menagh air base . The shelling has targeted those areas .