Thousands of police have descended on central Madrid in response to the government’s plans to make it legal for people to take images of officers on duty, a change that is part of an overhaul of a controversial gag law. Spain’s left-wing cabinet has pitted itself against the country’s police force with its push to […]
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WATCH: Police put down mass protests sparked by plummeting currency
Scenes of police in full riot gear attempting to suppress protests have been coming in from Istanbul, as more people have taken to the streets across Turkey, upset over the record fall of the lira. Officers wearing helmets and carrying shields are seen cordoning off streets in Istanbul, while police in lighter gear infiltrated the […]
Police cadets in Nazi uniforms catch Colombian president’s eye
Any apology for Nazism is unacceptable, Colombia’s president Ivan Duque has insisted, after photos of police academy cadets dressed up in Third Reich uniforms were uploaded online, causing outrage. “Any apology for Nazism is unacceptable,” Duque stated in a tweet on Friday. The president said he condemned any references to those who were “responsible for […]
France ships police to island territory gripped by Covid protests
France has imposed a curfew on its overseas territory of Guadeloupe and is sending extra police to the island, citing days of “violence,” unrest and vandalism in response to harsh pandemic restrictions. “Given the ongoing social unrest and acts of vandalism, the prefect of Guadeloupe has decided to establish a curfew starting today from 6pm […]
WATCH: Protesters, police clash after new Covid restrictions announced in the Netherlands
Protesters took to the streets and clashed with Dutch police in The Hague shortly after caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced strict new lockdown measures to curb Covid-19 cases. Demonstrators threw stones and set off fireworks on Friday evening, while riot police at one point deployed a water cannon, according to footage and reports from […]
US diplomat flees after hit-and-run, hides at military base – police
An American diplomat in Seoul has fled the scene after a suspected hit-and-run incident and is now hiding from the police at a US military base, South Korean law enforcement has complained. An unnamed member of the US diplomatic mission had allegedly been behind the wheel of a car that collided with a taxi in […]
Child porn cases set to overwhelm German police
During the first half of 2021, reports of child pornography in Germany almost reached the country’s caseload from last year – as federal police authorities warn that its forces are being stretched to their “limits.” The head of Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) told Bild am Sonntag newspaper that there were as many cases […]
Fake illness? Police investigate suspicious Facebook ad after 12 passengers vanish from plane during emergency landing
Spanish police have launched an investigation into an incident that saw 12 passengers run away from a Turkey-bound plane that made an emergency landing in Mallorca. Authorities are trying to find out if the incident was staged. The Spanish authorities suspect they might have fallen victim to a clever ruse devised by a group of […]
Ex-Polish president, anti-communist & Nobel Peace Prize winner Walesa faces jail over denying links to сommunist secret police
Former Polish President Lech Walesa was summoned to the nation’s prosecutor’s office on Friday on charges of perjury in a case related to his alleged links to the socialist-era Polish secret police. The leader of Poland’s Solidarity movement known as a pro-democracy activist, Walesa was summoned to hear the charges related to his testimony back […]
‘A knife in the heart of Holocaust survivors’: Australian police seize Nazi flag near synagogue ahead of Kristallnacht anniversary
The mayor of Brisbane, Australia has called for a ban on Nazi symbols after a flag with a swastika on it was spotted flying next door to a synagogue just days before the anniversary of the Nazi-era Kristallnacht programs. The Nazi flag was flown from a window of the neighboring UniLodge student housing complex downtown. The […]
French police clear square outside Paris’ City Hall occupied by camp of homeless migrants demanding accommodation (VIDEOS)
Hundreds of tents were set up on a square near the iconic Hotel de Ville in Paris on Thursday, as homeless migrants, supported by an NGO, demanded better housing. The protest was later dispersed by police. Videos published on social media showed officers in riot gear removing dozens of tents from a square at the […]
Pakistan will treat banned Islamist party as militant group, govt says as 4 police officers killed, hundreds injured in clashes
At least four police officers have been killed and hundreds more injured in massive clashes that erupted in Pakistan’s north-eastern Punjab province, as law enforcement sought to stop an Islamist protest march on Islamabad. Punjab’s Chief Minister Usman Buzdar confirmed casualties on Twitter on Wednesday, saying at least four officers had been killed and over […]
21 Iraqis on their way to UK detained by German police after crossing border illegally from Poland
Police in Germany’s north-eastern region of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania have detained 21 Iraqi nationals, after they crossed illegally into the country from neighbouring Poland, federal law enforcement said on Tuesday. Authorities, who had acted on a tip-off from local residents, said they believe the Iraqis were secretly brought into Germany in several vehicles. The migrants named […]
Blast on board bus in Uganda was suicide bomb attack by ISIL-affiliated group, police say
A 23-year-old man with ties to Islamists in Uganda blew himself up on a packed passenger bus which was travelling from the capital Kampala to one of the country’s southern provinces on Monday evening, local police said. Incredibly, all 52 passengers survived, though several were injured. A police spokesperson described the explosion as a suicide […]
False alarm: Police clear office block in Paris suburb after reports of armed assailant… and find air-conditioning repair man
Police evacuated an office block belonging to telecommunications company Axione in the Malakoff district of Paris after sightings of an allegedly armed man – but it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. Police were called to the Boulevard Camélinat, in a southern district of the French capital, on Tuesday afternoon, after reports […]











