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Spain

6.5 tonnes of cocaine found hidden in bananas in Spain

The leader of the criminal network behind the bust is considered to be one of Spain’s biggest drug traffickers.

France

Shooting of 11-year-old in France blamed on 'family dispute'

The shooting of a young British girl in a northern French town has been linked to a dispute between the family and a 71-year-old Dutch suspect

France

Annecy citizens gather in solidarity with attack victims and families

Perpetrator remains in custody while police attempt to identify his motives

World News

Killer known as the Unabomber dies in prison at 81

Harvard-educated Ted Kaczynski, who ran a 17-year bombing campaign that terrorised the United States, has died aged 81.

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USA

Trump stored and refused to return documents, felony indictment says

Donald Trump improperly stored in his Florida estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, repeatedly enlisted aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showed off a Pentagon “plan of attack” and classified map, according to a felony indictment.

France

Man shot dead on Champs-Élysées in Paris – police investigating

Man shot dead on Champs-Élysées in Paris – police investigating

Tech News

Europol is worried criminals may exploit powers of ChatGPT. Here’s why

ChatGPT and similar AI tools are proving useful in many different contexts - and Europol worries they may be just as useful to criminals.

Travel News

Two European tourists caught taking nude photos in Machu Picchu

Peru increased surveillance at the UNESCO World Heritage site back in 2014 as streaking became a trend.

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In pictures: Tributes to eight children and a guard shot in Belgrade

Mourners laid flowers and lit candles outside a Belgrade school where eight pupils and a guard were shot dead by a schoolboy. Police detained a 13 year old boy.

Portugal

Four dead after dispute among Portuguese pigeon racers

A man fatally shot three people before turning his gun on himself, Portuguese police said Sunday, in what local media described as a dispute among rival pigeon racers.

USA

Texas mass shooting suspect could be anywhere, sheriff says

Authorities say a Texas man went next door with a rifle and fatally shot five of his neighbours, including an eight-year-old boy, after they asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep.

Culture news

Halyna Hutchins' family still suing Alec Baldwin over her on-set death

Halyna Hutchins' family in Ukraine still plans to sue the Hollywood actor despite criminal charges being dropped over the cinematographer's death.

United Kingdom

Stabbings are spreading 'like a virus' in Britain. Why?

Knife crime has lept by more than 34% over the last decade in England and Wales, according to data.

Culture news

Former LA auctioneer to plead guilty in Basquiat art forgery scheme

A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and falsely attributed the paintings to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Culture news

The purr-fect crime: Police detain woman smuggling drugs and a kitten

After detaining a "mother" whose "child" aroused suspicion in the Russian city of Nizhny Tagil, police instead discovered a kitten dressed in baby clothes and a diaper, stuffed away with five packs of powdered methylephedrine, a prohibited stimulant.

Iran

Iran's Supreme leader condemns the poisonings at girls schools

In his first comments on the mystery poisonings, Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said those behind the school poisonings should face "severe punishment". More than a thousand female students have fallen ill since last November.

United Kingdom

Hunt for a two-month old baby in the UK continues

Constance Marten, 35, and her boyfriend Mark Gordon, 48, a convicted sex offender, have been charged with suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after being on the run since January 5 as the search for their missing baby continues in Sussex.

Culture news

French actor Pierre Palmade to be remanded in custody

The comedian is under investigation for manslaughter after he was involved in a serious road accident while on cocaine.

Italy

Fine dining and Godfather memorabilia: Inside a Mafia boss's hideouts

Matteo Messina Denaro was living an almost normal life in his native Sicily, despite being on Italy's most wanted list for 30 years.

Italy

Palermo sighs in relief after Mafia boss arrest

An outpouring of relief in Palermo after the arrest of Italy's most wanted alleged Mafia boss. But Italian prosecutors are warning that the fight against organised crime is far from over.