France to deploy 10,000 security forces in Paris to deter New Year’s Eve riots
French authorities are mobilising a massive police presence in anticipation of violence and rioting during New Year's Eve celebrations in Paris and around the country.
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French minister warns of violence as nationwide strike nears
France’s outgoing interior minister Bruno Retailleau has warned that the imminent nationwide strike risks degenerating into violent unrest.
Alleged rape attempt by teens, speaking through Romanian interpreter, fuels riots in Northern Ireland
For the second night in a row, the Northern Irish town of Ballymena faced chaos as masked rioters clashed with police, setting cars and homes on fire, following…
French mayor bans Palestine flag as ‘riot symbol’ after violent football celebration
A ban on the Palestinian flag in the French town of Chalon-sur-Saône has been instigated by the local mayor.
Violence erupts in Italy over police death of Italian-Egyptian teenager
Italy has seen violent unrest break out, largely attributed to immigrant communities over the death of 19-year-old Italian-Egyptian Rami El Gamal during a police…
Riots mar New Year’s Eve celebrations in Belgium
Serious unrest erupted over the New Year festivities in parts of Belgium, with migrant youngsters being blamed for outbreaks of rioting, arson and attacks on security…
Riots in France’s Martinique lead to death, police injuries and a burned-down precinct
Tension has risen in the French Caribbean island of Martinique amid rioting and arson attacks.
Oh, really? Starmer says online free speech causes riots
Last week, as much of the world now knows, three young girls were murdered and eight others were seriously injured in a knife attack at a children’s dance class…
Two killed in New Caledonia rioting after right to vote is broadened
At least two people have been killed in rioting on the French Pacific Island of New Caledonia.
Rival Eritrean groups set The Hague aflame as riots erupt
Major rioting broke out in The Hague as rival groups of fighting Eritreans destroyed parts of the city.
Brussels firemen targeted by fireworks-hurling thugs on New Year’s Eve
Brussel's firemen are expressing outrage after being targeted by thugs hurling fireworks during New Year's Eve celebrations.
Social media giants ‘got EU censorship threats’ amid Ireland riots
Major social media firms were ordered to censor their platforms by the European Commission during the recent riots in the Irish capital Dublin, reports have claimed.
Dubliners fear police cannot defend them from criminals, Irish councillor says
Communities in Dublin have little confidence that Ireland's police can protect them from criminals, a councillor in the country has claimed.
Musk attacks Irish Prime Minister’s planned ‘crackdown on freedoms’
Irish authorities have vowed to tighten mass surveillance in the wake of rioting in Dublin on November 23, which itself was in retaliation to a stabbing of three…
Irish justice minister’s position ‘untenable’ after Dublin riots
Ireland's Minister for Justice Helen McEntee’s position is no longer tenable after the violence seen in Dublin on November 23, politicians from across the country's…
Riots erupt in Irish capital after child stabbings
Rioting engulfed the Irish capital of Dublin on November 23, after a man is said to have stabbed a number of people, including three children
Police injured and 174 arrested after pro-Palestine riot hits German capital
An illegal pro-Palestine demonstration in Berlin turned ugly, resulting in dozens of police officers being injured and 174 protestors arrested on October 18.
Riots erupt in Sweden’s third-largest city after another Quran burning
Rioting has erupted in the Swedish city of Malmö after Iraqi migrant Salwan Momika once again publicly torched a copy of the Quran.
Security personnel shortage ‘puts Paris Olympics at risk’
A year before the Olympic Games in Paris, experts say there is a worrying lack of security personnel.
Five French police arrested over alleged rioter’s death
Five members of Marseille's branch of the RAID elite tactical unit of the French National Police have been arrested in relation to the death of a 27-year-old male,…
French Government to give tobacco shops €10k cash injection after rioting
Tobacconist shops in France that fell victim to last month's countrywide riots will be given a cash injection by the French Government, ministers have announced.
Swedish Embassy in Baghdad stormed and set on fire
Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on July 20, enraged by the Quran burnings that have taken place in the Scandinavian country.
French policeman claims he shot teen to save colleague
The French police officer accused of shooting teenager Nahel M, 17, sparking violent riots in many parts of France, has reportedly claimed he did so to save his…
Macron suggests ‘financial punishment’ for rioters’ families
In response to the violent riots that erupted in France, where large numbers of youths have rampaged in a spree of country-wide destruction, French President Emmanuel…
France living a ‘multicultural nightmare’, says Belgian politician
French citizens were living a “multicultural nightmare” as a result of left-wing immigration policy, claimed a senior Belgian politician.
Call for protests across France after attack on family home of mayor
French mayors have urged citizens and elected representatives to convene at town halls nationwide on July 3 to express collective outrage at the riots that have…
Violence erupts in Brussels after French rioting spreads
Migrant youngsters took to social media to urge protestors to take to the streets.
Violence spreads across France after teenager shot by police in Paris
Violent riots erupted in Paris and other cities across France on the night of June 27 following the shooting of a North African teenager by a policeman in the French…
Private cars of German police officers sabotaged during far-Left riots
Riots involving hundreds of far-Left radicals in Leipzig, Germany, protesting at the conviction of the activist known as 'Lina E', resulted in what a German police…
Fifty police wounded after weekend of far-left rioting in Germany
German police say 50 officers have been wounded after violent rioting erupted in Leipzig at the weekend.