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00:00European leaders to gather in Paris for an emergency Ukraine summit as the U.S. looks
00:06to exclude the continent from peace talks.
00:12Thousands protest outside the Munich security conference venue demanding politicians prioritize
00:17peace over war.
00:22A two-year-old girl and her mother have died two days after they were critically injured
00:26in the Munich car ramming attack.
00:31A 23-year-old man stabbed six people, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring five other
00:36men in the southern Austrian city of Wallachia.
00:42European leaders are set to gather in Paris for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine
00:46to discuss recent developments next week.
00:49The summit aims to discuss Europe's response as the United States looks to move ahead with
00:53Russia peace talks.
00:55Over the past few days, Washington has made clear its desire to broker a peace deal in
00:59Ukraine but has ruled out including Europe in the negotiations.
01:04The development has angered European leaders who say no lasting peace can be achieved without
01:08European involvement.
01:10The summit has not yet been officially confirmed, but European officials at the Munich security
01:15conference have hinted at it likely happening on Monday.
01:18Washington's decision to exclude Europe comes despite Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky's
01:23insistence on the involvement of Brussels.
01:25Speaking at the conference in Germany, he called for the formation of a European army.
01:30Zelensky says the days where Europe can rely on the U.S. are over, arguing that the continent
01:35must reduce its reliance on anyone but itself.
01:42Thousands of protesters demonstrated against the Munich security conference in Germany
01:46calling on politicians to prioritize peace over war.
01:50Protesters rallied against NATO, the arms industry and further weapons deliveries to
01:54Ukraine which has been fending off Russian aggression for almost three years.
02:00Protesters also voiced their objection to the planned stationing of U.S. medium-range
02:03missiles in Germany from 2026.
02:06Some 5,000 police officers were reportedly deployed to secure the vicinity.
02:11Police sources say more than 2,500 protesters participated in the rallies, adding that there
02:16were no incidents or violence.
02:19They also say that the turnout was lower than anticipated, and say Thursday's vehicle ramming
02:24attack against a protest in the city may have impacted that.
02:27A separate protest also took place in support of Ukraine.
02:31Participants of that protest urged politicians to continue financially and militarily supporting
02:36Kiev in its fight against Moscow.
02:42A two-year-old girl and her mother have died two days after they were injured in the car
02:46ramming attack on a union protest in the German city of Munich.
02:50On Thursday, a 24-year-old Afghan national was immediately arrested after driving a car
02:55into a crowd of people.
02:57Authorities said at the time that 39 people were injured, two of which were in critical
03:02condition.
03:03Prosecutors say the Afghan man appears to have had an Islamic extremist motive, but
03:07no evidence pointed towards his involvement with any radical networks.
03:12It was the fifth in a string of attacks involving immigrants over the past nine months in
03:16Germany.
03:17It also came just over a week before the country holds its federal elections, with immigration
03:22being one of the forefront issues.
03:25Immigration debates have paved the way for Germany's far right to make significant gains
03:28politically.
03:29The Alternative for Germany party, which promises to crack down on immigration, is currently
03:34projected to win around 20 percent of next week's vote.
03:42A 23-year-old man stabbed six people in the southern Austrian city of Village, killing
03:46a 14-year-old boy.
03:49Five other men were injured in the attacks, with at least two of them sustaining critical
03:53injuries.
03:56Police say the attacker, who is a Syrian national with legal residence in Austria, started to
04:01attack passers-by on the street.
04:04Authorities are still investigating the motives behind the attack.
04:08It's not yet clear whether the attacker acted alone.
04:12Austria's far-right leader, Herbert Kickl, expressed anger at the attack and highlighted
04:16the need to reform the immigration system.
04:20Kickl has often expressed desire to crack down on immigration and asylum applications.
04:27Austria's foreign ministry says that almost 25,000 asylum applications were received in
04:312024.
04:33Austrian nationals constituted the largest group, followed by Afghans.