Crime

The Cube

Fact check: Is Sweden as unsafe as Trump says?

The US president recently said that Sweden "has gone from being a country free of crime to a country that now has a lot of crime". The Cube took a look at its homicide statistics and compared them to those in other European countries and the US to see how true this is.

15/12/2025

Green News

Huge wildlife trafficking crackdown seizes nearly 30,000 live animals

More than 1,000 suspects have been identified in a global sting to crack down on illegal trafficking.

11/12/2025

Italy

Man accused of dressing as dead mother in scam to collect her pension

The 56-year-old former nurse is reportedly under investigation in northern Italy in a case that has been dubbed the "Mrs Doubtfire scandal".

25/11/2025

USA

Texas men charged over Haiti island plot to kill and rape residents

Two Texas men face federal charges for allegedly plotting to seize a Haitian island, kill men, and assault women and children.

24/11/2025

Belgium

Eight people arrested over suspected plot to kill Brussels prosecutor

Suspects have criminal records for organised drug trafficking and may "be active within the Albanian criminal underworld", Belgian prosecutors said.

18/11/2025

Turkey

More than 1,000 Turkish football players suspended in betting probe

Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Ibrahim Hacıosmanoğlu has described the scandal as a "moral crisis" and vowed to purge the sport of "all its filth."

11/11/2025

Europe in Motion

'On the wrong path': Which European countries think they're doomed?

Which European country is the most pessimistic about its future? What are Europe's top concerns? And which European country worries about war more than Israel?

05/11/2025

Austria

Man arrested in Austria after threatening to take hostages on train

The 31-year-old suspect was arrested after making threats to passengers on a train travelling from Vienna to Innsbruck, police said.

04/11/2025

Spain

Gang arrested over theft of 1,000 restaurant chairs in Spain

The stolen chairs, which had an estimated value of €60,000, were resold in Spain, Morocco and Romania, according to police.

22/10/2025

Europe in Motion

Walking alone at night: Which European countries feel the least safe?

Is France less safe than Rwanda and Bangladesh? The new World Safety Index has raised questions on security across Europe.

22/10/2025

United Kingdom

Afghan man jailed for TikTok threat to kill Reform UK leader Farage

Fayaz Khan, 26, was sentenced at a court in London for making a threat to kill against Nigel Farage and also for entering the UK illegally on a small boat.

14/10/2025

United Kingdom

Seven men in UK 'grooming gang' jailed for raping and abusing girls

The men in northern England were sentenced to jail terms from 12 to 35 years after sexually abusing and raping two girls from the age of 13.

01/10/2025

USA

In US and Europe, troops on streets of capitals tell a different story

Following an executive order signed by Donald Trump in August, over 2,000 National Guard members patrol the streets of Washington, evoking scenes similar to those in European capitals. Yet in Washington, experts and residents believe this is different.

01/10/2025

United Kingdom

Asylum seeker jailed for sex attacks that sparked UK protests

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was found guilty of assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, a town near London.

23/09/2025

USA

Man charged with aiming laser pointer at Marine One with Trump aboard

Jacob Samuel Winkler is accused of flashing a red laser beam at Marine One while US President Donald Trump was on board the aircraft.

23/09/2025

France

France detains murder suspect after four bodies found in River Seine

The bodies of four men were discovered in the river earlier this month in Choisy-Le-Roi, a southeastern suburb of the French capital.

26/08/2025

Italy

Passengers evacuated from Italian airport after 'lunatic' starts fire

Tourists fled a blaze at Milan's Malpensa Airport after a man started a fire in Terminal 1 and caused damage with a hammer, according to reports.

20/08/2025

Germany

Suspect in car attack on German Christmas market charged with murder

The suspect is charged with six counts of murder, 338 counts of attempted murder and 309 counts of bodily harm.

19/08/2025

USA

Trump deploys hundreds of US National Guard troops in Washington

The deployment of the troops follows an order by US President Donald Trump for a crackdown on crime in the US capital, a similar action he took during protests in Los Angeles in June, prompting widespread backlash.

15/08/2025

EuroVerify

Fact checking Fox News claims on crime rates and migration in Ireland

Right-wing US news channel Fox News sparked a controversial debate after it aired a TV segment alleging that Dublin is one of the most dangerous cities in Europe, while also implying that crime and migration are linked.

13/08/2025