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Man in custody after woman and girl stabbed in Leicester Square

The girl's injuries were not life-threatening, but she required hospital treatment, while the woman sustained "more minor" injuries, according to domestic outlets.

Culture news

Taylor Swift 'completely in shock' over Southport stabbings

Singer Taylor Swift says she is "completely in shock" after the death of three children attending a dance class inspired by her music in Southport, UK. Nine other people were wounded and six remain in critical condition.

United Kingdom

Three children dead and 10 people injured in UK stabbing attack

The children were attending a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport near Liverpool at the time of the incident.

Europe News

Soldiers in Paris take part in combat training ahead of Olympics

The French army says such training sessions are regular refresher courses that every soldier takes several times a month and were not implemented in response to recent violent incidents involving patrols.

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Paris police officer wounded in knife attack

The attack in the 8th arrondissement comes as the French capital is already on high alert days before the Summer Olympics' opening on 26 July.

Israel

Knife attack in Israeli mall leaves one dead and another injured

The incident took place at Hutzot Karmiel Mall on Wednesday. Local authorities labelled the stabbing as a "terrorist attack".

Europe News

Finland: Man with 'far-right ties' arrested for child knife attacks

A 33-year-old man with far-right ties was arrested for stabbing a 12-year-old in Oulu's Valkea shopping center on Thursday evening.

Europe News

Far-right AfD local candidate stabbed in another Mannheim attack

A police officer was killed in another stabbing in the city in Germany's southwest.

France

Four people injured in knife attack in Lyon metro

The attack took place early Sunday afternoon, according to the Rhône prefecture. Passengers had earlier reported the erratic behaviour of an individual wielding a knife.

Australia

Knife attack in Sydney church treated as 'act of terrorism'

Authorities in Sydney have arrested a 16-year-old following a knife attack that injured a bishop and a priest during a church service, declaring the incident an act of terrorism with a suspected religious motive.

United Kingdom

Idris Elba calls for ban on machetes and 'zombie' knives in the UK

The star of "Luther" helped to launch a new campaign called Don’t Stop Your Future, with an art installation in London's Parliament Square.

Spain

14-year-old student stabs five people at Spanish school

The attacker reportedly used two kitchen knives to wound three teachers and two pupils.

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.

Brazil

Brazil wrestles with solutions after deadly day care attack kills four

A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and burst into a day care centre Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children, authorities said.

Brazil

Brazil in shock after man kills four children with hatchet at daycare

A man in his mid-twenties with a hatchet hopped over a wall and went on a killing spree in a kindergarten in Brazil, killing four children according to authorities. The victims are reportedly three boys and a girl, ranging from five to seven years old.

Portugal

Stabbing that killed two women in Portugal was ‘isolated act’

A stabbing at an Ismaili Muslim centre in Portugal was probably an ‘isolated act’, according to authorities.

Portugal

Two people killed after stabbing at Portuguese Muslim centre

A man wielding a large knife killed two women and injured several other people at an Ismaili Muslim centre in Lisbon, Portugal.

Germany

Deux attaques meurtrières en Espagne et en Allemagne : au moins trois morts et des blessés

Deux attaques meurtrières ont eu lieu ce mercredi en Espagne et en Allemagne : au moins trois morts et plusieurs blessés

France

Paris station knife attack: Six people injured and suspect shot

Police say the attacker had been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

France

Paris railway station knife attack leaves six injured

The alleged attack at Paris’s Gare du Nord station happened at 6:45 am CET. The suspect was shot by police and subsequently hospitalised.