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June 8, 2023

Austrian authorities recover train that was stuck in tunnel when fire broke out

Rescuers evacuated 151 people on board a train that was stuck in an Austrian tunnel on June 8, 2023. The train is being recovered from the tunnel by authorities in the country.

June 8, 2023

Knife attack injures young children in French Alps town

First responders arrive at scene of knife attack in French Alps town of Annecy. (Credit: Florent Pecchio/L'Essor Savoyard/Reuters)

June 8, 2023

Syrian refugee injures 4 children, adult in knife attack in French Alps town: report

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that a stabbing spree in Annecy, which has left multiple young children injured, is an “attack of absolute cowardice."

June 8, 2023

Massive NATO air drill to simulate attack on member nation: 'our red line'

NATO to launch its largest-ever air drills over Germany on Monday in a stimulated response to an attack on an alliance member.

June 7, 2023

6 arrested in raids targeting migrant smuggling network across Romania, Germany, Bulgaria

Authorities in Romania, Germany, and Bulgaria have conducted raids leading to the arrest of six individuals accused of operating a migrant smuggling network.

June 7, 2023

Poland and Germany collaborate to protect river from deadly pollution, discuss prevention strategies

The environment ministers of Poland and Germany held a meeting at the border of their countries to address the protection of a river from potential recurrence of pollution.

June 7, 2023

Serbia's president announces early elections amid protests, tragic shootings

In response to widespread protests and two recent mass shootings that deeply affected the nation, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has pledged to hold early parliamentary elections.

June 7, 2023

Ex-Russian security officer who turned on Kremlin sent back home

Poland has deported Emran Navruzbekov, a former Russian intelligence officer for the FSB, after it denied his repeated applications for asylum.

June 7, 2023

Investigation launched into death of pregnant woman amid accusations of negligence at Polish hospital

Prosecutors and the patients' ombudsman in Poland are conducting an investigation into the death of a pregnant woman at a hospital amid accusations of doctors withholding information.

June 7, 2023

UN judges declare 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to stand trial due to dementia

United Nations judges announced that an 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect, Félicien Kabuga, has been declared unfit to stand trial due to his advanced dementia.