Police

Helsinki (EFE).- The Finnish police announced on Friday they had made progress in the investigation of the Fitburg, a cargo ship flying the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, suspected of damaging with its anchor a submarine communications cable connecting Finland and Estonia. As of Friday, police had interrogated...

Sydney, Aug 9 (EFE).- New Zealand police found two missing children in a remote bushland camp on Monday hours after their father, a fugitive of four years, was killed in a shootout with police. In December 2021, Tom Phillips fled into bush in the North Island’s Waikato region with his...

Islamabad, Mar 15 (EFE).- Pakistani police said Wednesday that they have suspended an operation to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan after two days of clashes with his supporters at his home in the eastern city of Lahore. Khan is wanted by police on charges relating to undeclared state gifts...

Tbilisi, Mar 9 (EFE).- Georgia’s ruling party announced Thursday that it will drop its “foreign agents” bill that provoked large, violent protests in the capital, Tbilisi. The draft law required individuals, civil society organizations and media outlets to register as «agents of foreign influence» if they received at least 20...

Madrid, Mar 7 (EFE).- Uefa will issue refunds to fans who struggled to get into the Stade de France in Paris for last season’s Champions League final, European soccer’s governing body said Tuesday. The announcement comes after a recent independent report found Uefa bore “primary responsibility” for the chaotic scenes...

Washington, Nov 23 (EFE).- At least six people have been killed in a shooting at a Walmart in the southeastern state of Virginia, United States, the Chesapeake city council reported. “Chesapeake Police confirm 7 fatalities, including the shooter, from last night’s shooting at Walmart on Sam’s Circle,” the municipal government...

By Snezana Stanojevic Belgrade, Sep 17 (EFE).- The first EuroPride march in the Balkans took place here Saturday thanks to the intervention of Serbia’s prime minister, who overturned a previous ban, and more than 5,000 police were deployed to forestall attacks by anti-LGBT+ protesters. Belgrade has witnessed annual gay pride...