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Germany

'There are vultures out there': Police thwart €2.38m face mask scam

€2.38 million euros were paid up front for masks that never arrived. Two arrests have been made in the Netherlands, and more are expected, says Interpol.

France

Two dead and several others injured in French knife attack

A man has killed at least two people and injured four others in a knife attack in the southeastern French department of Drôme.

Germany

Investigation continues as injury toll rises in Germany car ramming

Police say the driver was arrested at the scene in Volkmarsen, after around 60 people including children, were injured at Carnival in the German town.

World News

US and German intelligence 'used Swiss firm to spy on governments'

The Swiss encryption firm Crypto was secretly used for spying by CIA and West Germany for decades, a new German and American media investigation says.

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China

China probes death of coronavirus whistleblower doctor after outcry

Investigators are to examine the death of LiWenliang, warned by Chinese authorities for raising the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak, and who died from it.

Europe Decoded

'Disgusting': Attack on office of Africa-born MP in Germany is slammed

Bullet holes have been discovered at the office of high-profile Bundestag politician.

Sweden

Sweden charges former China envoy over Gin Minhai meetings

Swedish prosecutors suspect Anna Lindstedt of organising a meeting in January between Gui’s daughter, China's ambassador and two businessmen about the possible release of her father, a dissident bookseller who is current imprisoned.

Czech Republic

Andrej Babis: Czech PM fraud investigation to continue

The ruling reverses an earlier decision to drop the case that the PM had received European Union subsidies.

France

Notre Dame: Probe examines power fault or cigarette as possible causes

French authorities have no grounds to believe that the fire that wrecked Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral in April was the result of criminal activity, although they are looking into the possibility of negligence, said the Paris prosecutor's office.

World News

Russia denies claims of involvement in Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash

Russia said claims of alleged Russian military involvement in the fatal crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 are groundless, blaming Ukraine instead

France

Notre Dame fire: investigators probe restoration work

Officials believe the fire that ravaged the world-famous cathedral in Paris was begun acccidentally, and could be linked to restoration work.

USA

Euroviews. Mueller report is the end of the beginning for Trump, not the beginning of the end ǀ View

Democrats are gearing up to fulfill their oversight responsibilities in a manner wholly consistent with what Republicans called for during the Obama years.

Netherlands

Dutch prosecutors investigate terrorist motive in tram shooting

"Up to this point, a terrorist motive is seriously being considered," prosecutors said in a statement, citing "the nature of the shooting and a letter found in the getaway car."

World

France clears Rwandan officials of killing president in 1994

Rwanda said on Dec. 24 that it welcomed the definitive end of what it called a politically-motivated investigation.

United Kingdom

Brexit donor Arron Banks denies Russia connection

Banks is currently under criminal investigation over claims that he was not the "true source" of the €9 million loaned to the Leave.EU campaign.

United Kingdom

UK Police open antisemitism inquiry into Labour members

Scotland Yard has opened a criminal investigation into allegations of antisemitic hate crimes linked to Labour party members.

World News

Pope Francis orders an investigation of an American bishop accused of sexual misconduct

It comes as the Pope was meeting with American Catholic Church leaders to discuss the fallout from the scandal and demands from an archbishop that the pontiff should step down

Italy

Initial findings over collapsed bridge

Engineers investigating the Genoa bridge collapse say a combination of factors could have caused the fall including a huge increase in traffic

Italy

Genoa: Rescue operations have ended

It's after all missing people have been recovered. The operation will focus on collecting evidence for the investigation

Greece

Relatives of Greece fire victims demand answers

Following last month's deadly wildfire in Greece relatives of the victims are demanding answers as to how the rescue operation went so wrong