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French tourist banned from Egypt after false charge of trafficking

The tourist was suspected over a statue she had purchased from the shopping arcade of a luxury hotel.

Georgia

Georgia seizes explosives allegedly in transit from Ukraine to Russia

The SSG claims the devices were intended to be used in terrorist attacks on Georgian soil or abroad.

France

Three wounded in Paris knife attack at train station

A man has attacked three people at a major train station in Paris, police said, adding that they don't believe it was a terror attack.

United Kingdom

Victims left with 'life-changing' injuries after attack in London

Superintendent Gabriel Cameron said none of their conditions were life-threatening, but the injuries could be life-changing.

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United Kingdom

Crossbow-wielding suspect shot dead by police in London

A suspect armed with a crossbow was fatally shot by an armed police officer as he was breaking into a south London home.

Healthcare

Doctors and nurses told not to report illegal abortions to police

Women who end their own pregnancy shouldn’t be investigated or prosecuted, a global medical body has stated in new abortion guidelines.

Spain

Spanish police apprehend major drug dealing network

Spanish police raided several homes across Madrid where they discovered two drug distribution lines belonging to the same criminal organisation.

France

French police strike to demand better pay for the Olympics

Police officers are demanding a bonus as they will be expected to secure over 500,000 people during the event.

Spain

Bomb threats prompt closure of several international schools in Spain

Spain is the latest of several European countries which have received bomb threats against its schools in recent months.

France

British teen returns to UK after going missing in Europe for 6 years

Alex Batty was taken on a holiday to Spain at the age of 11 but, some 6 years later, he eventually turned up in France.

Travel News

Ritz Paris finds guest's missing €750k ring inside vaccum cleaner

The guest had reported the missing ring to the police, suspecting it had been stolen.

Travel News

Overtourism: Why has Madrid issued a ‘black level alert’?

A year’s increase of tourism in Spain ends with Madrid activating a black level measure for the influx of visitors to the city over the festive season.

France

Major lights festival kicks off in Lyon despite terror threat concerns

In Lyon, millions of people flock to the Fête des lumières, a festival with light displays installed across the city.

Tech News

Euroviews. EU governments' hypocrisy is on full display over dangerous police AI

Our governments must be willing to put their money where their mouth is, ensuring that state uses of AI are subject to the same reasonable rules and requirements as any other AI system, Ella Jakubowska writes.

France

New report shows thousands of French minors victims of sexual assault

The newly-launched Domestic Abuse Task Force estimates that there are some 160,000 children victims of sexual violence in France every year - and many cases go unreported.

World News

Interpol chief calls for action against transnational organised crime

Interpol was founded in 1923 in Vienna as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC). After World War II, the agency was renamed Interpol and adopted a new constitution.

Green News

Date set for Greta Thunberg’s London trial over climate protest

Fossil Free London campaigners say the charges are part of a wider government crackdown on the right to protest.

Food and Drink

French police recover €600,000 of stolen champagne in dramatic chase

The thieves stole two champagne-filled lorries from a Reims-based company, triggering a high-speed pursuit on the A4 motorway towards Paris.

Green News

Over 60 Just Stop Oil activists arrested for blocking London road

The UK is following in other European countries footsteps with new powers to break up the climate group's slow marches.

France

Paris police plan street clean-up ahead of Olympic Games

Police plans to clean-up the streets of Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games which will take place in the French capital.