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France

Yellow Vest protests lose bite as the French prepare for Christmas

Numbers are down along with incidents of violence & destruction but there's shock at the arrest of one of the Yellow Vest leaders in Paris.

France

Six people arrested over plans to attack French president

An alleged attack against French President Emmanuel Macron has been foiled as six plotters were arrested on Tuesday.

World News

Credit card cloning gang busted

Police in Spain say a man arrested as part of an operation against credit card cloning had previously been jailed for helping finance the 9/11 terror attacks

World News

Police clear protesters from tree houses

More arrests made as German police clash with activists protesting the planned clearing of a forest to expand coal mining

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Greece

Volunteers aiding migrants arrested, charged by Greek police

The two detained, including a 'hero' swimmer, have denied all allegations.

Spain

Murder suspect arrested after 20 years

Police in Spain arrest a man suspected of murdering a schoolboy in the Netherlands in 1998

Israel

Israel releases Italian street artist painting mural of Ahed Tamimi

Agostino Chirwin, better known by the pseudonym Jorit Agoch, was arrested alongside another Italian national and a Palestinian. The Italians have been given 72 hours to leave the country.

United Kingdom

Four men arrested over acid attack on toddler

The four men aged between 22 and 39 have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm after the three year old suffered from burns to his face and arm

Brazil

Plastic surgeon arrested over death of patient

Brazilian police have arrested plastic surgeon Denis Cesar Barros Furtado after he was on the run since a patient died on Saturday. Lilian Calixto had injections to enlarge her buttocks at his home in Rio de Janeiro

Nicaragua

Concerned families in Nicaragua wait outside jails for news of their loved ones

It's after arrests were made at anti-government protests which continued over a three month period

Spain

Spanish police arrest paedophile suspects

Thousands of illegal images of minors being abused were found

World News

Victim of Anfield attack named by police

The victim of the attack outside Anfield prior to Liverpool's Champions League semi-final first leg has been named by Merseyside Police.

USA

Deadpool actor charged over false bomb threat

American actor TJ Miller could face up to five years in prison if convicted, the FBI and Connecticut US District Attorney’s office said in a statement.

USA

UFC fighter McGregor turns himself in to police after vandalizing a bus

Champion UFC fighter Conor McGregor has turned himself in to police after being accused of vandalizing a bus at a media event in New York City on Thursday. A police investigation is ongoing.

Italy

Italian police arrest five Tunisians in "vast anti-terror operation"

Security services also concerned about foreign fighters from Syria after so-called Islamic State all but defeated there.

World News

Greek protesters call on Turkey to release detained soldiers

Sgt Dimitris Kouklatzis, 27, and Lt Angelos Mitretodis, 25, were arrested almost two weeks ago after allegedly entering a “forbidden military zone” inside Turkey.

USA

Frances McDormand's alleged Oscar thief arrested

A Hollywood partygoer posted a video on Facebook of himself holding and kissing the statuette.

World News

Shackled children found in California home

Police charge two parents in California after 13 siblings, some shackled to beds, are found at the family's home in the city of Perris.

Germany

Eleven mafia suspects arrested in Germany to be deported to Italy

Part of group of 200 arrests made in southern Germany and Italy in cross-border joint operation with Italian anti-mafia police.

Tunisia

Hundreds arrested as clashes rock Tunisia

The interior ministry reports at least 237 people have been arrested as anti-government protests turn violent.