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Germany

German police continue evictions of protesters opposing coal mine

Two climate activists are still holding out in tunnels under the condemned hamlet of Luetzerath in Germany, which is due to be demolished in order to expand a nearby coal mine.

Germany

Police continue clearing climate activists from German village

German police continued clearing protesters who are against the expansion of a nearby coal mine.

Germany

German police start removing climate activists from Lützerath

Several hundred climate activists tried Tuesday to prevent heavy machinery from reaching an abandoned village in Germany that is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine as police pushed back protesters and removed roadblocks ahead of a possible clearance this week.

France

Paris railway station knife attack leaves six injured

The alleged attack at Paris’s Gare du Nord station happened at 6:45 am CET. The suspect was shot by police and subsequently hospitalised.

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Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonia arrests nine border police officers for corruption

The suspects are accused of taking bribes from motorists to ease their crossing into Serbia.

Culture news

Four critically injured after crowd storms London concert venue

Four people are in critical condition in hospital after being crushed during a concert at London's 02 Brixton Academy

Turkey

Bomb attack on police vehicle in southeastern Turkey injures nine

Five people have been detained in connection with the attack.

Poland

Poland's police chief hospitalised after a gift from Ukraine exploded

Warsaw police commander Jarosław Szymczyk received the gift during a recent visit to Ukraine.

United Kingdom

Three boys die after falling into an icy lake in England, say police

A fourth boy remains in a critical condition in hospital.

My Europe Series

Is Poland becoming more authoritarian?

"We took it for granted that after Communism Poland would become a democracy ... that everything would go smoothly," said Filip Pazderski of the Insitute of Public Affairs.

Czech Republic

China closes two 'secret police stations' in Czech capital Prague

Beijing has been accused of setting up more than 50 illegal centres in Europe to harass dissidents.

Germany

Germany arrests four members of suspected migrant smuggling ring

The criminal gang allegedly trafficked Middle Eastern migrants to Germany via Poland and Belarus.

France

Minority communities in France fined more frequently by police, report

French police fine people at higher rates in areas with higher minority population, report finds

Greece

Protests in Greece after police shoot teenager

Violent protests broke out in Greece's second-largest city Thessaloniki over the police shooting of a teenager after he allegedly filled his vehicle at a petrol station and drove off without paying.

Germany

Teenage girl dies after knife attack near school in southern Germany

A 13-year-old girl was also seriously injured after the incident near Ulm.

Ukraine

Kyiv police detain eight people after Banksy mural goes missing

Police in Kyiv prevented the theft of a Banksy mural in the Ukrainian capital. Authorities say the work is still in good condition.

Switzerland

Honest couple find €20,000 in a car park and return to owner

Would you have done the same?

Germany

Poacher given life in prison for shooting dead two police officers

The man killed the officers in January after they stopped him on suspicion of poaching.

São Tomé and Príncipe

Portugal sends coup investigators to São Tomé and Príncipe

Four people were killed in the events of last Friday, but authorities in the tiny equitorial nation say order has now been restored.

World News

Worldwide protests denounce violence against women

Protesters take to the streets for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.