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The death toll from torrential rain and flooding in central and eastern Europe has risen to at least 16, with several more people missing, as authorities reported deaths in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria and warned the worst may be to come.

Kyiv on Monday denied links to a man accused of trying to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump, after it emerged that the suspect was a supporter of Ukraine who had said he wanted to recruit foreign volunteers to fight there.

Strike that killed Ahmed al-Ghandour last year was initially said to be unrelated to death of hostages held by Hamas

It comes as French authorities rescued some 200 people off the coast of Calais over a 24-hour period between Friday and Saturday night.

At least six people have died as dams fail to hold back floodwaters in eastern Europe.

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a prominent leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, pleaded not guilty on Friday to U.S. charges of drug trafficking. The case accuses him of orchestrating murder plots and ordering acts of torture as part of his cartel’s operations.

Police seek to identify intended recipient after drugs found under pallets at four Grand Frais stores

The UN Palestinian refugee agency said the attack on Nuseirat led to the highest death toll among its staff in a single incident

Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, according to interviews with relatives and a review of social media data.

Investigators in South Africa are finalising a second report on the multinational holding company Steinhoff, which was embroiled in an accounting scandal that led to criminal charges against former executive Markus Jooste and ultimately resulted in the company’s liquidation.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro authorized a service on Monday to detect traces of Pegasus spyware on civilian phones, following his announcement last week that the National Police had acquired the Israeli spyware to conduct illegal interceptions during a massive social uprising in 2021.

Kenya’s high court temporarily blocked a proposed deal for India’s Adani Group to lease the country’s main airport, court documents showed. The proposal sparked protests in Kenya and raised concerns in India over the country’s image.

Overturning her previous acquittal, a Swedish court sent former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen behind bars for 15 months for having made misleading, financially damaging statements about the bank’s poor anti-money laundering operations.

South African investigators arrested two Cameroonian nationals for allegedly manufacturing fake South African rand and U.S. dollars. Officials say the two may be part of a larger operation, as money counterfeiting is on the rise.

A triple shooting on the largely quiet border with Jordan could suggest that the Gaza war is spreading violence across the region.

A British prisoner serving time at a Portuguese jail for kidnap and robbery has managed to escape by ‘climbing up a ladder’.

A former Georgian defense minister is under investigation for his alleged role in a sprawling international call center scam that duped European victims out of their savings, prosecutors said Friday.

The Police Minister of the South African Republic has said that poor economic conditions in the country have led to a “wave of extortions” but that police are “hard at work” and will introduce new measures to combat crime.

Two crew members and about five passengers were injured due to severe turbulence on the plane, with two others being hospitalized for further treatment.

Man carrying ‘long-barrelled gun’ died after being shot by officers near the consulate and Nazi documentation centre

Macron has assigned the former EU Brexit negotiator the task of forming a unifying government after months of political paralysis.

Autopsies of tech billionaire Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah are set to take place on Friday, with four victims already confirmed to have died from suffocation

Donald Trump’s re-election campaign includes a promise to release real-life X-Files footage to the public, despite his claim of not believing in aliens.

President carries out biggest government shake-up since start of war as deadly attacks continue