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This photo sparked a big police response amid fears it was a human toe

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USA

US Capitol riot shows disparity of police attitude to protesters' race

Wallace Ford is a professor of Public Administration at Medgar Evers College in New York. He says the police response in Washington DC highlights the disparity between the way black and white people in the US are treated by law enforcement.

Kosovo

More than 40 people injured in Kosovo gas explosion

Kosovo police say that more than 40 people were injured on Tuesday in a suspected gas tank explosion in the town of Ferizaj.

France

Paris protest in support of French man who died after police arrest

One year after the death of Frenchman Cédric Chouviat resulted from his arrest by police his family join a rally calling for justice.

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USA

Girlfriend of Nashville bomber told police he was 'making bombs'

Police went to Anthony Warner's house after the accusation but he did not answer the door. On Wednesday, the Nashville police chief admitted: "Hindsight is 20/20."

Norway

Norway landslide: Fresh evacuations after more unstable ground found

Local police say it has been difficult to search for people on the ground due to a danger of further landslides, so most has been conducted by air.

Germany

Swan Wake: Bird 'mourning' dead companion rescued from railway line

Its companion is thought to have died after getting caught in a live overhead line, police said.

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonian police arrest 8 for creating 'terrorist organisation'

Authorities detained the suspects on Sunday after carrying out searches in Kumanovo and Skopje. They also seized a large number of weapons.

Russia

Russian police officer killed in knife attack in Chechnya

The two assailants, described as "terrorists" by the region's leader, were shot dead by authorities after trying to seize police weapons.

United Kingdom

UK 'Super Recogniser' officer spots more than 2,000 suspects

Andy Pope, a police officer in Birmingham, has said his talent for recognising faces is "impossible to explain". He's also managed to spot wanted suspects while they were wearing face masks.

France

Three police killed in France after responding to domestic violence

Three French police were killed and a fourth was injured overnight on Tuesday in a rural area of central France while responding to a domestic violence call, the country's interior ministry said.

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Police in Peru carry out drug-related arrest in Santa and elf disguise

Members the National Police of Peru disguised themselves as Santa Claus and an elf during a police operation in Lima.

Lithuania

Lithuania deploys police checkpoints to enforce COVID holiday lockdown

Hundreds of police checkpoints are being put in place across the Baltic country to try to stop people from travelling over the holiday period.

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Tension in Tirana amid protests over police shooting during curfew

Protesters threw stones and flares at police, according to Albania's interior ministry.

Albania

Albania's interior minister resigns over fatal police shooting

On Thursday, Prime Minister Edi Rama confirmed he has accepted the resignation of interior minister Sander Lleshaj.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia arrests seven former police and army officials over war crimes

Bosnia has arrested seven former police and army officials on suspicion of war crimes committed against Bosniak and Croat citizens in the Donji Vakuf area in 1992.

United Kingdom

Bristol explosion: Four dead, one injured in blast at UK sewage plant

Authorities have confirmed there are a "number of casualties" in the blast, which is believed to taken place in a chemical tank at a water recycling centre.

World

France security bill revision 'welcome', but more work needed says RSF

Reporters sans frontières editor Pauline Adès-Mével says the controversial Article 24 could allow police to stop journalists reporting live from the scene of an incident.

France

Four police officers indicted over Michel Zecler beating in Paris

Three of the officers have been charged with 'willful violence' and another for forgery.

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Security law protest in Paris sees fires, water cannons and injuries

Fires blaze around the Place de la Bastille in Paris during the protests against a security law that is being considered by French lawmakers.