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Chad

Chad ends defence pact with France nixing its military presence

The decision represents growing anti-French sentiment in Chad and the Sahel region, where France has been effectively expelled from several former colonies.

29/11/2024

Norway

Breivik in court again to sue Norway for alleged human rights breach

Anders Behring Breivik is claiming his prison life in solitary confinement is illegal.

08/01/2024

Czech Republic

Czech Republic mourns victims of worst mass shooting in its history

Authorities say 14 people were killed and 25 wounded in the mass shooting in the Czech capital's historic centre on Thursday.

21/12/2023

USA

A suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 in Maine is still at large.

US authorities carried out a massive manhunt in Maine for an Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 more.

26/10/2023

Poland

Poland's far-right parties foment anti-Ukrainian sentiment

Could the seemingly foolproof relationship between Ukraine and Poland be tainted by events that occurred 80 years ago? The far-right thinks so.

14/07/2023

Poland

Polish demand for recognition of WWII massacres sparks row with Kyiv

Poland is marking the 80th anniversary of massacres committed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II, possibly endangering its relationship with Kyiv and fuelling Russian propaganda.

07/07/2023

France

French police charge Dutch pensioner with murder of British girl

Local media reports suggest the British family had lived in the area for several years but had been in dispute with the neighbour over an area of land between their two properties.

13/06/2023

USA

Fact-check: Has 1 in 5 Americans lost a family member to gun violenc?

A majority of Americans say they have a family member who has experienced gun violence, such as witnessing a shooting, being threatened by a person with a gun, or being shot, according to a new survey.

10/05/2023

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Serbs mourn victims of two mass shootings

People in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on Saturday laid flowers and lit candles in front of the school where earlier in the week a 13-year-old boy opened fire on his fellow students.

07/05/2023

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.

30/04/2023

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.

30/04/2023

Burkina Faso

At least 60 killed in suspected jihadist attack in Burkina Faso

Attacks blamed on suspected jihadists are on the rise in Burkina Faso, which is battling an insurgency that spilled over from neighbouring Mali.

24/04/2023

Greece

Protests continue across Greece amid public anger over rail diaster

Officials have blamed the crash that killed at least 57 people on human error, and the stationmaster involved faces multiple charges of negligent homicide, bodily harm and disrupting transportation.

05/03/2023

USA

Two more California shooting incidents leave seven dead

Police in California believe the same suspect they have arrested shot seven people dead at two sites on Monday afternoon

24/01/2023

USA

California mass shooting: Suspect dead after killing 10

The gunman, a 72-year-old man, was found dead on Sunday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

22/01/2023

Democratic Republic Of Congo

France condemns DR Congo massacre that left at least 131 dead

Local residents have said that M23 rebels forced them to dig mass graves to bury the victims.

08/12/2022

Germany

Munich massacre at 50: What happened at the 1972 Olympics?

Today marks 50 years since a massacre at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Here's all you need to know about what happened.

05/09/2022

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland marks 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday massacre

Hundreds made their way to the Bloody Sunday Monument for the annual memorial service and wreath-laying ceremony, carrying pictures of the victims and flowers in their memory.

30/01/2022

Ukraine

European delegation visits Babi Yar ahead of Holocaust remembrance day

Around 34,000 Jews were killed by Nazi German soldiers on September 29, 1941, at the Babi Yar ravine in Ukraine.

27/01/2022

Sweden

Prison massacre accused to give evidence at landmark trial in Sweden

Charged with more than 100 murders and grave war crimes, Nouri is expected to give evidence that allegedly implicates Iran's current president Ebrahim Raisi.

23/11/2021