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One dead in stabbing in French city of Mulhouse
[Getty Images] One person has been killed and three police officers injured in a knife attack in the eastern French city of Mulhouse. A 37-year-old Algerian man was arrested at the scene and the prosecutor has opened a terrorist inquiry because the suspect reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”, or “God is great”. The man injured two…
Read MoreFive detained at protest in Swiss town where AfD leader Weidel lives
Five people were temporarily detained on the fringes of a demonstration Saturday in the Swiss town where Alice Weidel, the co-chair of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), lives with her family, police said. The authorized protest in Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz was directed against a political shift to the right. Counter-demonstrators also…
Read MoreMacron says ‘no doubt’ Islamic terrorism behind Mulhouse attack
After Saturday’s deadly attack in Mulhouse, French President Emmanuel Macron assumes that the act was an Islamist one. “In view of the terrorist’s statement, there is no doubt that this was an Islamist act of terror,” Macron said in a video statement. He expressed his condolences to the family of the victim. At the same…
Read MoreMali to investigate claims soldiers ‘executed’ women and children
Mali’s military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers “coldly executed” at least 24 civilians in the north of the country on Monday. That claim was made by a separatist Tuareg rebel alliance, called Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), which is battling the Malian government in the same region. The FLA accuse Malian forces and…
Read MoreFrench officials suspect terrorist motive in stabbing that killed one
Anti-terrorism prosecutors have taken over investigations following a stabbing incident in Mulhouse on Saturday in which one person was killed, the anti-terrorism prosecutors said. The attack, which also injured two people – one seriously – occurred on Saturday afternoon at a market in Alsace, in eastern France, a police spokesman said. The alleged perpetrator has…
Read MorePolice: Berlin Holocaust Memorial attack suspect planned to kill Jews
The suspect in Friday’s attack at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin was motivated by anti-Semitism, German prosecutors said on Saturday, as Interior Minister Nancy Faeser called for him to be deported to Syria from prison. “According to what we know so far, especially based on statements made by the accused to the police, he has…
Read MoreSix Israeli hostages freed ahead of Palestinian prisoner release
Hamas has released six more hostages held in Gaza, in exchange for 602 Palestinian prisoners to be freed later on Saturday. The released hostages included four kidnapped during the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel – Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Eliya Cohen and Omer Wenkert. The two other men freed, Avera Mengistu and…
Read MoreSix hostages released in Gaza as hundreds of Palestinians to be freed
Palestinian extremist group Hamas released six more hostages on Saturday, with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners set to be released from Israeli jails in exchange under a fragile ceasefire deal. The six hostages were turned over to the Red Cross in different parts of Gaza, with 40-year-old Tal Shoham and long-term captive Avera Mengistu, 39, released…
Read MoreHamas hands over three more hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
Palestinian extremist group Hamas has transferred three more hostages to Red Cross representatives in the Gaza Strip, a live broadcast of the handover ceremony showed on Saturday. The three men, Omer Shem-Tov, Omer Wenkert and Eliya Cohen, were abducted during the October 7 attacks on Israel some 16 months ago. They were handed over to…
Read MoreChina’s EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year’s end
X9 electric vehicles by Chinese EV manufacturer XPeng, waiting to be loaded on a ship headed for Thailand (Pedro Pardo) One of China’s leading electric vehicle makers XPeng plans to double the number of countries in which the company operates by the end of this year, its CEO said Saturday. Founded in 2014, XPeng is…
Read MoreAnger as aid worker dies after DR Congo shooting
An aid worker has died from gunshot wounds in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels who captured two key cities in recent weeks are trying to seize more territory. Jerry Muhindo Kavali, 49, was injured two days ago by a bullet that struck the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) office in Masisi where he…
Read MoreThe Rise of the Passive Spectator
The famed twentieth-century photojournalist Weegee was just as fascinated with tragedy—fires, car crashes, murders—as he was with our desire to gawk. Source link
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