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Austria

Austrian weapons instructor 'accidentally' kills fellow police officer

The "tragic accident" occurred during a police firearms training exercise in Graz.

Switzerland

Swiss police find 23 migrants crammed into delivery van near Lucerne

Police said the migrants were locked in the van for several hours without a break.

USA

Uvalde school board dismissed police chief after mass shooting

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed at the school in May.

Germany

Woman held on suspicion of injuring three with 'sword-like object'

The 65-year-old suspect was detained by passers-by until police arrived at the scene.

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Sweden

Bag found at Stockholm festival contained an explosive, say police

A preliminary investigation has been launched.

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Bolivian coca farmers and police clash in third week of market dispute

Anti-government coca farmers throw homemade dynamite sticks at the police in Bolivia's La Paz as they continue their attempts to shut down a parallel market for the plant, which they claim is illegal and enjoys government support.

Norway

'Completely destroyed': Wooden road bridge collapses in Norway

The drivers of two vehicles have been rescued and doing well, police said.

Montenegro

Eleven dead in Montenegro mass shooting after family dispute

Witnesses were quoted as saying the attacker shot randomly at people in the street in the town of in Cetinje before being shot dead by police.

Culture news

Watch: Brazilian police find stash of stolen paintings worth millions

Video shows Brazilian police finding more than 10 stolen paintings underneath a bed of an alleged trickster. But how did the group of con artists steal the paintings?

France

Police shoot dead knife-wielding man at Paris airport

It happened in terminal 2F of the airport at around 8:20 CEST.

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Coca growers, police clash in Bolivian capital

Clashes broke out in the Bolivian city of La Paz on Monday between protesters and riot police that left several people injured, according to officials.

Albania

Death of girl on Albanian beach sparks protests against government

Jonada Avida, 7, died after an off-duty police officer struck her with a jet ski while she was playing at the beach with her father.

United Kingdom

Shock as London police admit strip-searching hundreds of children

Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England, said she was "deeply shocked" that so many youngsters had been searched this way.

Spain

'Shorter' women can join Spain's police force, says Supreme Court

Judges ruled that a minimum height requirement for female police officers in Spain is discriminatory.

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Tear gas, ambulances at protest outside Sri Lanka PM office

Police fire tear gas at protesters mobbing the Prime minister's residence in Colombo as crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country.

Poland

Investigation launched after explosive device placed in central Warsaw

Police say they have arrested a 31-year-old man, who reportedly took the powerful explosives out of a backpack.

Sweden

Swedish police investigate Gotland killing as 'terrorist' crime

A 32-year-old man was arrested after fatally stabbing a woman on the island of Gotland last week.

United Kingdom

UK opposition leader cleared of breaking COVID lockdown rules

He had said he would step down if police had issued him with a fine.

Republic of North Macedonia

Dozens of police injured as EU compromise protest turns violent

Demonstrators are angry with a proposed "compromise solution" that would allow North Macedonia to begin EU membership talks.

USA

Black man Jayland Walker 'unarmed' when US police shot him dead

Police thought Walker had shot at them earlier from a vehicle and was preparing to shoot again.