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Two dead and one still unaccounted for in Grand Canyon flash flood

Rescue efforts were hampered on Monday by more heavy rains that swept through the region, a natural part of the seasonal monsoon that frequently causes flash floods.

USA

Bank of America vice president dies in fatal knife attack in New York

Bank of America executive Erin Piacenti has been named as the victim killed in New York by a woman who stabbed two people in Times Square before being fatally shot by police. The woman has reportedly had a history of mental health issues, according to the NYPD.

Europe News

Swiss man arrested after one killed in shooting at rave, police say

In a statement earlier on Monday, the cantonal police said that partygoers were preparing to go home when several shots were fired "at a group of people."

Mexico

Six wounded after car bomb explodes in front of Mexico police station

Zacatecas is key to the drug trade because it links central Mexico with the north and west of the country and features routes that are key to smuggling cocaine and other narcotics to the United States.

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Europe News

Brussels' prosecutor calls for drug gang crackdown after shootings

Julien Moinil said that there have been 69 shooting incidents in Brussels so far this year and 170 in total since the start of 2025.

Cambodia

Cambodia shuts 700 cyberscam locations in past year, government says

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said last year that hundreds of industrial-scale scam centres across Asia generate just under €35 billion in annual profits.

Europe News

Two dead in 'violent incident' at school near Berlin, local media says

Regional public broadcaster RBB and a local daily said the alarm had been raised at a secondary school in the town of Gosen-Neu Zittau, just outside the German capital.

Europe News

Polish Olympic chief arrested in crypto-linked graft probe

Authorities launched an investigation in April, which prompted most of Poland's sports federations to call for Piesiewicz's resignation.

Culture news

Thieves steal Villena Treasure in under four minutes, one of Europe's great Bronze Age hoards

The thieves distracted security forces with a false alarm on the outskirts of Villena and stole the museum's 59 prehistoric pieces in under four minutes.

Europe News

Russian driver arrested after two killed in France car ramming

The suspect, lawfully residing in France, was not known to intelligence services and had never been convicted of a crime, according to authorities.

USA

US police arrest driver transporting guillotine in truck in Washington

"The suspect drove here from California," US Capitol Police said in a statement, adding that investigators were looking into the man's background to try to understand his motives for arriving in the city.

Europe News

'Escape master' who broke out of multiple European prisons arrested

Officers tracked the fugitive down to a neighbourhood in Tarragona where they believed he was living. A judge ordered the man to be remanded in custody without bail while his extradition to Italy is processed.

Europe News

Spain cuts estimate of minors in Ceuta to 1,500

Madrid is preparing to redistribute some of the minors across Spain as police found duplicate records had significantly inflated the figures.

Haiti

More than 50 kidnapped as violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead

In a video posted on social media, the gang leader threatened to kill the hostages if any of his members were harmed.

Europe News

French man detained in Italy after three Akeron missiles found in van

The 46-year-old said he was working as a subcontractor for a French company that specialises in transporting military goods.

Europe News

Three arrested after Slovak police thwart planned arson attack

"If the attack had occurred, there would have been a large-scale fire, a threat to people's life and health, and extensive damage," police said in a statement posted to social media.

Europe News

Syrian criminal clans: What challenge does Germany face?

Criminally organised groups pose a consistently high threat, a federal report has found. Some states, including Saxony, have a "Taskforce Clan" as one group there has recently attracted particular attention.

Europe News

Poland: Suspect in food-delivery pranks faces up to 8 years in prison

The 23 year old suspect placed one single order for some 300 pizzas worth €8, 583, used politicians' names and issued threats in delivery notes.

Europe News

One killed, two teens injured in Swedish high school sword attack

Fagersta municipality said an attacker armed with a sword entered Brinell School and killed one person and wounded two teenagers before being detained by police. Local media reported that the attacker was armed with a sword and was shot in the leg by police.

Europe News

Weapons for Putin's agents? Secret arms cache found in Berlin forest

Investigators uncovered the weapons in woodland in Brandenburg, according to reports by broadcasters NDR and WDR and the Süddeutsche Zeitung daily.