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Five people arrested in France in anti-terrorist operation

22 Dec 2023

PARIS (Reuters) – Five people were arrested in France on Friday in an anti-terrorist operation, the country’s anti-terrorism prosecutor said in a statement. The prosecutor did not give further details on those arrested. Earlier, French media reports said the arrests had been made in Meurthe-et-Moselle in eastern France. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Chris …

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‘Shoot here!’: reporter screams at Prague gunman to help people flee

22 Dec 2023

(This story contains language that some readers may find offensive in paragraph 1) By Radan Sprongl PRAGUE (Reuters) – “Hey, you fucker, here I am, shoot here!” screamed a Czech reporter trying to distract a gunman who killed 14 people at a university building in Prague on Thursday, helping people to flee the country’s worst …

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Czechs mourn victims of university shooting as police patrol public areas

22 Dec 2023

By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czechs mourned the victims of the country’s worst mass shooting as police tightened security around schools and other public buildings across the country on Friday after a student gunman killed 14 people at a Prague university building on Thursday. At the Charles University headquarters, crowds that included Prime Minister Petr …

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Russia calls prisoner swap talks delicate, accuses U.S. of leaks

22 Dec 2023

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A top Russian diplomat said Moscow and Washington were still engaged in sensitive negotiations over a prisoner exchange, but accused the U.S. side of leaking details to the media. The United States said on Dec. 5 that Russia had rejected a “new and significant” proposal for the release of Paul Whelan, a …

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Migrants, Roma evicted from squats ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics

22 Dec 2023

By Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) – Camelia Toldea has packed her family’s suitcases ready for a quick exit from an abandoned building where she and dozens of other Roma live, fearful the squat will be next in a wave of evictions near Paris’ 2024 Olympic Games facilities. Romanian-born Toldea, her husband and three children are …

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Woman killed by falling Christmas tree on Belgian market square

22 Dec 2023

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A woman was killed and two people were injured by a large Christmas tree that fell over in the Belgian city of Oudenaarde on Thursday evening, authorities said on Friday. Security camera footage on Belgian news media showed a brightly lit 20-metre (65.62 ft) high Christmas tree slowly leaning over, then collapsing …

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Norwegian cruise ship remains in North Sea following storm, power outage

22 Dec 2023

By Louise Rasmussen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud is still in the North Sea after a rogue wave and hurricane-force winds shattered windows on the bridge, causing a power outage late on Thursday, Danish authorities said on Friday. The ship’s 266 passengers and 131 crew members were safe, a spokesperson for the …

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Norwegian cruise ship loses navigation ability in North Sea during storm

22 Dec 2023

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud suffered a power outage after a rogue wave shattered windows on the bridge while it sailed in the North Sea, causing the vessel to lose its ability to navigate, Danish authorities and the ship’s owner said on Thursday. The 266 passengers and 131 crew …

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Gunman kills 14 in unprecedented attack at Prague university

22 Dec 2023

By Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) -A 24-year-old Czech student shot dead his father, then killed 14 people and wounded 25 others at his Prague university on Thursday before possibly killing himself, police said, marking the country’s worst-ever mass shooting. The government declared a day of mourning across the central European country for …

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