Police in the United States have taken back a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for hours occupied the building at the University of California, Irvine, and then cleared a student encampment that stood for more than two weeks. Officers from about 10 law enforcement agencies converged on the campus on Wednesday after university officials … Read more
AMSTERDAM (AP) — In sometimes violent confrontations, police broke up a protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam Wednesday in a second straight day of unrest over the war in Gaza. After police ended a blockade on university grounds, hundreds of demonstrators moved to a nearby square to continue protesting late into the … Read more
Heiko Rebsch/picture-alliance/dpa/AP/File Matthias Ecke at a SPD Saxony conference in June 2023, where he was nominated as a candidate for the upcoming European election. CNN — A 17-year-old boy handed himself in to police after admitting that he attacked a German politician on Friday. Police say that Matthias Ecke, the candidate for the Social Democratic … Read more
Police in riot gear massed on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus and ordered a large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside an encampment to leave the area or face arrest after violence instigated by pro-Israel counter-protesters. The barricaded encampment was full of hundreds of people and tents. Some protesters prayed as the sun set … Read more
Police in Sydney say a man has been shot at a shopping centre in the Australian city after reports of multiple people stabbed. New South Wales Police said in a statement that emergency services were called to the Westfield Bondi Junction mall complex just before 4pm (06:00 GMT) on Saturday following the reports. “People are … Read more
Rome, Italy CNN — A 22-year-old French woman whose blood-drained body was found in an abandoned church in northern Italy’s Aosta Valley over the weekend had been looking for a haunted house believed to contain ghosts, according to police. She told family members about her plans before leaving the village near Lyon where she lived, … Read more
Police arrested 21 individuals for attacking two transgender people late on Saturday in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, including 11 minors who were later released under orders of a prosecutor. They are facing charges of serial verbal abuse with racist motives, while two of the adults were additionally charged with attempted serial simple bodily … Read more
Israelis Hold Pro-Palestine Protest, Clash With Police | Netanyahu Says ‘Contributing To Hamas…’ Hindustan Times Pro-ceasefire and anti-Netanyahu protesters come together as Habima Square rally begins The Times of Israel Israel: Fighting erupts between police, protesters in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Middle East Monitor Israeli Police Clash with Protesters in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Palestine Chronicle Israel: Fighting erupts between police, … Read more
Cologne police chief says sniffer dogs will search building following indications of attack planned for New Year’s Eve. German police have searched a cathedral in the western city of Cologne amid warnings of a possible attack planned for New Year’s Eve. Cologne police chief Michael Esser said on Saturday that Cologne Cathedral would be closed … Read more
The US and the UK have condemned the move as Hong Kong authorities expand crackdown under national security law. Police in Hong Kong have offered bounties for information leading to the arrest of five activists living overseas, expanding a crackdown on those involved in the city’s once vibrant pro-democracy protest movement under a harsh national … Read more