German police shoot man armed with an axe in Hamburg
German police shot a man armed with a pickaxe in Hamburg on the Reeperbahn on Sunday afternoon, German newspaper Bild reported. The man survived.
German police shot a man armed with a pickaxe in Hamburg on the Reeperbahn on Sunday afternoon, German newspaper Bild reported. The man survived.
Police say they shot and injured the man, ahead of a Euro 2024 match between the Netherlands and Poland.
Security forces killed inmates who had taken two members of staff hostage at the centre in Rostov-on-Don, state news agency RIA Novosti reported.
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At least two prison staff are freed after being taken hostage at a pre-trial detention centre.
Trump suggested Biden 'take a cognitive test' - only to mis-name the doctor who administered his own cognitive test when he was president.
Vladimir Putin had said that Russia would end its war if Ukraine withdrew troops from four regions annexed by the Kremlin and didn't join NATO.
Water misting systems are one way the authorities are trying to cool pilgrims who face soaring heat at this year's Hajj in Mecca.
More than 90 countries and global institutions hope to reach agreement on nuclear security and food exports.
All the latest developments from the Israel-Hamas war.
From ferry companies to flight-free travel agents, there is confusion and scepticism about the new scheme.
Despite its prevalence, ADHD remains widely misunderstood and underdiagnosed in Europe, particularly among adults.
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From big picnics to car-free days and new cycle lanes, Paris is speeding ahead with sustainable transport initiatives.
European Union diplomat Johan Floderus and another man, Saeed Azizi, were released by Iran in exchange for Iranian national Hamid Nouri who was convicted in Stockholm of committing war crimes over his part in 1988 mass executions in the Islamic Republic.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted “history being made” that aims to plot the first steps toward peace even though experts and critics don't expect any major breakthroughs because Russia isn't attending.
Italy finished 2-1 against Albania in Dortmund while in Berlin it was a 3-0 finish in the Spain-Croatia game.
Since Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza, more than 100 hostages were released during a weeklong ceasefire in November last year. But efforts to strike a new truce deal which would include an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners have so far stalled.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he would first ensure approval of peace deal from the dozens of leaders attending the peace summit in Switzerland.
Leaders from Italy and Germany called the Russian president's plan "propaganda" and "dictatorial".
Israel's military said Saturday that eight soldiers were killed in southern Gaza in the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months.
The summit aims to plot the first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though analysts don't expect any major breakthroughs because Russia is absent.
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There are reports of tensions over the wording of the final statement from this year's summit.
According to Sweden's Armed Forces, the Swedish Air Force intercepted the Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
Hamid Noury has returned to Tehran in exchange for two Swedish citizens detained by Iran.
Iran released a Swedish diplomat arrested in 2022, whilst Sweden released an Iranian official convicted of war crimes in 1988.
Maintaining security for more than 50 heads of state and government is not an easy matter, and Switzerland has deployed up to 4,000 soldiers to do so.
The proportion of the population with a higher education degree is higher in Nordic and Baltic countries, with women overall being the most educated.
The IOC approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics in their first round of decisions.
Time was when Europeans thought British cuisine consisted of not much more than soggy fish and chips, swilled down by a warm pint of bitter (beer). That was, in fact, not so long ago, and some on European mainland still rather snobbishly (and wrongly) give a Gallic shrug at the
Kate Middleton waved to the crowd from Buckingham Palace's balcony, in her first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
The ceremony took place amid heightened security after the assassination attempt on his close ally, populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, a month ago.
The attacker killed one person in a housing estate before entering a private garden party in the eastern city of Magdeburg.
Over the past years political representatives and public health experts have been sounding the alarm over the increased number of young people, particularly minors using tobacco based products and e-cigarettes on a regular basis. The European Commission has set standards for