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France

There are appeals of calm after a second night of violence in Nantes in France

It's after police fatally shot a 22-year-old driver who was trying to avoid an identity check, triggering violence and unrest in several neighbourhoods on Tuesday

05/07/2018

France

Violence erupts in Nantes after police kill young man in traffic stop

Cars were burned and a shopping centre partly set alight in the Breil neighbourhood as police confronted young people, some armed with molotov cocktails.

04/07/2018

United Kingdom

Wiltshire pair 'exposed to same nerve agent which poisoned Skripals'

UK police have declared a major incident — two people left in critical condition after possible exposure to 'unknown substance' in Amesbury, Wiltshire.

04/07/2018

World News

Iran diplomat arrested over ‘plot to attack’ opponents in France

The diplomat is among a group of people arrested over an alleged plot to bomb a weekend rally by an exiled Iranian opposition group in France, where US President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in attendance.

03/07/2018

Russia

'I was ordered to leave Russia because of my Fifa T-shirt'

Moroccan fan says he was detained by police and had his passport taken for wearing a T-shirt criticising Fifa

29/06/2018

Spain

Debunked: Spanish police dog 'performing' CPR is stunt for kids

Spain's puppy "paramedic" doesn't actually know how to perform CPR, a police spokesman told Euronews. It's all a stunt to get schoolkids excited when they visit the station.

26/06/2018

Ireland

#Europeanheroes: the Garda who uses humour to enforce the law

Traffic enforcement doesn't sound that heroic, but Ireland's Sgt Peter Woods proves that, by enforcing the law, and with a touch of humour, traffic policemen can transform lives. Our third #Europeanhero is a Garda in the DMR Traffic Division.

19/06/2018

World News

Celebrating #Europeanheroes, without whom a continent would cease to f

We take them for granted, and yet without them Europe would cease to function. Euronews tells the stories of ordinary #Europeanheroes as they go about their daily lives.

12/06/2018

Brazil

Brazilian police rescue baby buried alive for seven hours

The fifteen-year-old mother of the baby girl told police she thought the infant had died

10/06/2018

World News

Germany: Police shoot 'rampaging' man at Berlin Cathedral

German police shoots man at Berlin Cathedral.

03/06/2018

Nicaragua

Two more people killed in Nicaraguan protests

More than 110 people have been killed in the country since mid-April amid clashes between forces loyal to President Daniel Ortega and opposition groups demanding his removal

03/06/2018

Europe News

Thousands turn out for funeral of migrant girl shot by Belgian police

Two-year-old Mawda Shawri was reportedly shot in a van carrying illegal immigrants, as it was chased by police

30/05/2018

World News

Most UK police don't carry guns. What about other countries?

In England and Wales, just 4.9% of all police officers carry guns. In Spain, the combined police forces own enough guns to arm 83.6% of their officers.

30/05/2018

France

Paris police don pyjamas for protest over working conditions

Demonstrators said their long hours would soon force them to sleep at work.

29/05/2018

USA

Civil liberties groups slam Amazon for facial recognition technology

Over 40 groups sign letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

25/05/2018

Germany

German police fine parents for pulling kids out of school for holiday

Bavarian police have fined 10 families for trying to take their kids on holiday during the school term.

21/05/2018

United Kingdom

British police in remote areas could carry guns

One reason for the proposal is the time it would take armed response units to get to the scene of an attack in a rural area

18/05/2018

Germany

Bavaria votes for increased police powers

Critics say the new law is unnecessary and will lead to infringements of civil rights

17/05/2018

United Kingdom

Thief jailed after dismal robbery attempt using underwear for a mask

He was resourceful enough to arm himself with a loaded revolver but Jason Keogh, who stole a cash box in Enfield, skimped on the mask, using a pair of underpants instead. He has been jailed for seven years and two months.

16/05/2018

Indonesia

Militants armed with swords attack Indonesian police station

Islamic militants are again being blamed for an attack on the Indonesian police after four men were shot dead and one arrested after killing one police officer and wounding two.

16/05/2018