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France

Ex-Interpol chief who vanished on China trip sentenced for bribes

Meng's wife, who remains in France with their two children, has accused Chinese authorities of lying and questioned whether her husband was even alive.

Spain

Former Catalonia police chief on trial for role in secession bid

The trial takes place as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attempts to resolve the regional conflict with political talks, instead of legal proceedings.

World

Another weekend of unrest as violent scuffles break out in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Government condemned the demonstrators after two plainclothes police officers were set up by some protest march participants.

Malta

Malta's police chief resigns amid government reshuffle

Cutajar's resignation comes shortly after the resignation of Joseph Muscat as the island country's prime minister.

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'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.

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Hong Kong lawmaker gets pepper spray in the face as protests continue

Ted Hui Chi-Fung, who was uninjured in the incident, called on police violence to be investigated.

Germany

German returns lost backpack with presents and €16,000 in cash

Police praised the gesture saying: "There really are people who do good deeds over Christmas."

Germany

Berlin Christmas market, attacked in 2016, evacuated in false alert

The report of a "possibly suspicious object" leading to the evacuation of the market was a false alert, the Berlin police said.

Germany

Grave of top Nazi official dug up in Berlin

Heydrich's grave was unmarked, suggesting the perpetrators had insider knowledge.

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Murder charges over Albanian earthquake

Nine people have been arrested in Albania in connection with the deaths of 51 people in an earthquake last month.

Germany

One dead and 25 injured in German residential building explosion

Police recovered gas canisters and World War I ammunition from one of the flats.

Denmark

Police in Denmark make arrests over suspected terror plot

Police in Denmark said they made several raids around the country, arresting a number of people in connection with suspected preparations for an Islamist militant attack

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Police go pink to highlight women's safety in crime-hit Delhi

Delhi has the highest rate of crime against women in India. Now, a special pink patrol is hoping to tackle the problem.

United Kingdom

London Bridge attack: Victims named by police

Jack Merritt, 25, of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire and Saskia Jones, 23, of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, died in the attack, police said, as well as the suspect.

China

Hong Kong police seize roughly 4,000 petrol bombs on university campus

Hong Kong police said they had seized roughly 4,000 petrol bombs found at a university campus.

France

French police start moving migrants from northern Paris site

On Thursday morning, between 200 and 300 people were moved by French police from an illegal site in northern Paris.

Germany

Pensioner loses €20,000 after driving off with banknotes on car roof

Police in Germany are appealing for honesty if anyone finds the €20,000 in banknotes, which were lost after being left on a car roof before the driver pulled away.

Netherlands

Dutch police arrest two suspected of 'preparing terrorist attack'

Authorities believe the attack would have been carried out at the end of the year, involving bomb vests and "one or more car bombs".

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Georgia protests: Crowds gather outside Parliament | #TheCube

Police in riot gear clashed with demonstrators in the second day of protests over the failure of promised election reforms.

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Georgia: Police clash with protesters in front of Parliament

Police in riot gear attempted to push thousands of demonstrators away from the parliament building in the Georgian capital, as a second day of sizable protests simmered over the failure of promised election reforms