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North Korean hackers steal €5.85 billion from Binance
Investigators attribute the breach to TraderTraitor, an elite cyber warfare unit operating under Pyongyang’s state intelligence apparatus.
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Italian Government brands release of alleged Milan riot organiser ‘shameful’
A Milan judge found no serious evidence that Youssef Siher incited violence, reopening the clash between Rome and the judiciary.
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Le Monde spreads false RN link on Trappes shooter as psychiatric and left-wing history emerge
French media was also quick to present him as a right-winger and connect him with the RN, saying leaflets of the party were found in his car.
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France deploys 70,000 officers to head off new riots
In a counter-gesture, President Emmanuel Macron received secondary school organisations.
Paris extends curfew as Louvre closes before weekend protest
Demonstrations not called by trade unions are to be banned wherever possible, with five national museums shut before a new day of action.
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German Left leader calls for French-style protest front in Germany
“What works in France, connecting the various movements, we must also do in Germany,” Schwerdtner said.
Paris bans protests across the city centre before weekend mobilisation
The capital's police prefecture has placed the Élysée, the Louvre and most main railway stations off limits to demonstrators for 12 hours.
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Australian MP has both legs amputated after attack
Police arrested and charged 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, a local resident from the nearby rural locality of Tarrawingee within Haines’ own electorate.
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Carrefour takes up to €200 million hit from French riots and looting
According to group chief executive Alexandre Bompard, roughly 50 Carrefour outlets were attacked on the initial night of unrest alone.
Soros foundations fund groups at the centre of French unrest
Spanish reporting has linked seven organisations active in France's October unrest to George Soros's foundations, as activists prepare a Europe-wide youth strike…
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Boy of 13 stabs teacher in Romanian school after announcing attack on TikTok
Video footage showed him arriving in front of the classroom, knocking on the door and waiting for a female teacher to come out.
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Police arrest left-wing activist over Limoges town hall arson attack
According to police sources and local prosecutors, the man is an activist registered on France’s national security watchlist with an active “Fiche S” notice.
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France moves to cut welfare benefits for convicted looters and rioters
The circular reflects the government’s broader effort to target the financial incentives surrounding street unrest and the informal economy.
Italy sends soldiers into Milan as ministers prepare emergency riot decree
Troops are to reinforce police in the city after two nights of looting and street battles, with the cabinet set to approve tougher detention powers that would also…
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Trump says Paris will soon be a ‘Muslim city’ as France counts the cost of riots
The US President blamed immigration for the worst disorder France has seen in decades and said he had warned his French counterpart years ago to close the borders.
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French prime minister orders localised curfews as state of emergency stays on the table
“If it’s necessary, we could do it. The implementation of these curfews seems to me to be more appropriate,” Lecornu said.
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Bukele claims France could restore order in ‘one week’
About 90,000 people have been arrested under the measure, renewed by parliament every month since.
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French interior minister offers to resign over riots, Macron refuses
In many cities the marches were overtaken by large-scale violence by migrant youths and left-wing agitators.
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Brussels police officer shot dead during interception of stolen vehicle
Reports describe the shooting as occurring at close range; the victim was described in some accounts as a 41-year-old father.
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Pupil, 14, shoots school principal and teacher in southern France
The 53-year-old head and the 37-year-old teacher were hit in the lower body; the former in the hip, the latter in the thigh.
Communist network and unions latch on to France’s school revolt
Only 15 of the 50 organisations identified in the French protest movement are student or youth groups, an investigation has found.
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Brussels frees minors held after riot as youth detention places run out
Prosecutors had sought placement in a closed institution for eight of the youths, citing the seriousness of the alleged offences.
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Deadly knife attacks in Polish schools used as political football by PM Tusk
The attacker has been detained and will appear before a family court as he is a minor.
France rushes thousands of substitute teachers into schools as student revolt grows
Unions have called fresh nationwide action for October 13 after a day of protests that left dozens of police officers injured and hundreds of people in custody.
Four in five people convicted of theft in Switzerland hold a foreign passport
Algerian and Romanian nationals were the most frequently recorded. About two-thirds of those convicted were not part of the permanent resident population.
French court sharply increases sentences over Trèbes and Carcassonne attacks
Two associates of the gunman who murdered four people in 2018 have been convicted of terrorist conspiracy on appeal, after a first trial that largely rejected the…
Trump links French school protests to ‘out of control mass migration’
"What's happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn't about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country!".
Brussels calls for ‘proportionate’ policing as French school revolt drags on
The commissioner responsible for youth has intervened in a policing dispute over which the European Union has no authority.
Swedish police shoot armed man outside Royal Palace in Stockholm
The man was seriously wounded at Lejonbacken, the slope leading up to the palace's northern entrance, and is being treated in a city hospital, police said.
France suspends secondary lessons as pupil revolt turns violent
Timetables are halted nationwide until at least the weekend after 215 pupils and 85 school staff were injured, with the French Government blaming La France Insoumise…