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Finnish Border Guard's offshore vessel Turva on patrol at sea, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 near damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline, Gulf of Finland, 10 October 2023
Sweden reports new damage to Baltic Sea cable link with Estonia
STOCKHOLM — The latest incident might have happened at the same time as a cable linking Finland to Estonia was also damaged, an incident being investigated as sabotage.Sweden says an undersea telecommunications cable that runs under the Baltic Sea to Estonia has been partially damaged - and authorities believe it happened at the same time as damage to an undersea pipeline linking Finland to Estonia.Finland launched an investigation into possible sabotage after reporting the damage to its gas pipeline to Estonia last week.Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said Tuesday that the damage to the cable between Sweden and Estonia appeared to have happened at the same time, but that it's unclear what caused it.“It is not a total cable break. There is a partial damage on this...
October 18, 2023

Sweden reports new damage to Baltic Sea cable link with Estonia

MI5 boss Ken McCallum says a major challenge is detecting when people with extremist mindsets might turn to violence
MI5 fears Israel-Gaza war could fuel radicalization
LONDON — MI5 is monitoring for increased risks to the UK as the Israel-Gaza war continues, its head has told the BBC."One of the things that concerns me most right now, is to understand quite what the shape of the UK impact will be," Ken McCallum said in an interview.He also warned there was a risk that events in the Middle East could radicalize people towards violence.He was speaking at an unprecedented public appearance of security chiefs of the Five Eyes alliance in California.The heads of US, UK, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand security agencies were appearing together for the first time to warn of technological innovation being stolen by China.In an interview with the BBC, McCallum said "the scale and monstrous nature" of the Hamas attack on Israel had come...
October 18, 2023

MI5 fears Israel-Gaza war could fuel radicalization

A yacht club and sailing school in Odesa were hit by debris from falling drones, Ukraine said. — courtesy EPA
Ukraine ‘destroys Russian helicopters in Berdyansk and Luhansk’
KYIV — Ukraine says it has destroyed nine Russian helicopters in an air strike on two cities in the Russian-occupied east of the country.A special forces statement said an air defense system and other equipment were hit, as well as a munitions dump, in the cities of Berdyansk and Luhansk.Dozens of Russian troops were killed or injured in the operation, it added. There has been no independent confirmation of the attack, and no comment from the Russian military.Vladimir Rogov, the Russian-appointed governor of the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region, said air defense systems “successfully intercepted enemy rockets” over Berdyansk, adding that information about casualties and damage was being checked and would be provided later.But an unverified video on a pro-Russian social media...
October 17, 2023

Ukraine ‘destroys Russian helicopters in Berdyansk and Luhansk’

A spokesperson for the federal prosecutor's office said the suspect is believed to be a radicalised Tunisian national living illegally in Belgium.
Brussels police 'shoot and arrest' suspect in killing of Swedish football fans
BRUSSELS — There's confusion this morning about the fate of a wanted suspect in the shooting deaths of two Swedish football fans in Brussels on Monday night.A spokesperson for the federal prosecutor's office said the suspect, believed to be a radicalized Tunisian national living illegally in Belgium, had been arrested in the city's Schaerbeek neighbourhood early Tuesday morning, where a building had been searched during the night."The police opened fire" the spokesperson said, but would not confirm whether the suspect had been hit.However, Belgium's Interior Minister Annelies Verlindentold broadcaster VRT: “We have the good news that we found the individual.” She said that the weapon believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered.The federal...
October 17, 2023

Brussels police 'shoot and arrest' suspect in killing of Swedish football fans

Protesters wave Palestinian flags during a rally in support of Palestinians in Amsterdam on October 15, 2023. Gunmen from the Islamist Hamas burst across the Gaza border with Israel on October 7 and shot dead more than 1,300 people, including civilians. In response, Israel has mounted a withering campaign of air and artillery strikes on Gaza that has killed 2,450 people. (Photo by Robin van Lonkhuijsen / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
Thousands march across Europe in support of Palestinians
AMSTERDAM — Large-scale demonstrations in support of Palestinians took place around Europe this weekend as conditions in Gaza deteriorated with tens of thousands of residents attempting to flee Israeli airstrikes.As the conflict reaches unprecedented heights, protests in support of both Israelis and Palestinians have been seen around the world — some resulting in violent clashes.In Amsterdam, about 15,000 people attended a pro-Palestinian march Sunday, according to police. One person was arrested for displaying the Hamas flag, while two others were held for covering their faces and threatening police officers, police said.In London on Saturday, more than 1,000 police officers were deployed as thousands of protesters marched from the BBC’s headquarters to Downing Street. Red paint was...
October 16, 2023

Thousands march across Europe in support of Palestinians

A voter in Warsaw. There were queues outside polling stations across the country. — courtesy Reuters
Polish ruling party set to lose majority — exit poll
WARSAW — The right-wing populist Law and Justice party is on course to win most seats in Poland’s general election, an exit poll suggests, but may struggle to secure a third term in office.Known as PiS, it is set to win 36.8% of the vote, with the centrist opposition on 31.6%, says the Ipsos poll.Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition is aiming to bring an end to eight years of PiS rule under leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski. And if the exit poll proves correct he may have a greater chance of victory.“Poland won, democracy has won. This is the end of the bad times, this is the end of the ruling party, PiS,” he told a large crowd of jubilant supporters in Warsaw.Tusk appeared to loud cheers and chants of his name. Supporters appeared stunned by the exit poll, which confirmed their earlier hopes...
October 15, 2023

Polish ruling party set to lose majority — exit poll

Police say the situation is now under control. — courtesy Reuters
France raises security level after school knife attack
PARIS — The French prime minister has put the country on its highest state of counter-terrorism alert after an assailant fatally stabbed a teacher and seriously wounded two others.Witnesses say the knifeman shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the attack at a school in Arras, northern France. He is now in custody.The “attack emergency” level has been used in previous counter-terror cases.The alert can trigger extra security deployments and public warnings.On Saturday, 7,000 soldiers were mobilized for increased security patrols and the Louvre Museum in Paris was closed for security reasons.Speaking to French news agency AFP, police said the Palace of Versailles had been evacuated on Saturday after a bomb threat.The alert came via an anonymous message online, a source close to the matter...
October 14, 2023

France raises security level after school knife attack

Some protesters set off green or red flares, with police warning “action will be taken” if they are identified. — courtesy EPA
Pro-Palestinian march draws thousands in London with protests across UK
LONDON — Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place across the UK, including in London and Manchester.In London, several thousand people marched from the BBC’s New Broadcasting House to Downing Street. More than 1,000 police officers were deployed.Police warned that anyone showing support for Hamas, a proscribed terrorist organization, or deviating from the route, could face arrest.It comes a week after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel.Fighters from the Palestinian militant group entered communities near the Gaza Strip, killing at least 1,300 people, and took scores of hostages.More than 2,200 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched retaliatory air strikes and a ground offensive is also expected.In London at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstration,...
October 14, 2023

Pro-Palestinian march draws thousands in London with protests across UK

A general view of a Human Rights Council meeting. (file) —courtesy UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré
Israel-Gaza crisis dominates close of Human Rights Council session
GENEVA — At the concluding segment of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday in Geneva, several States seized the opportunity to address the conflict engulfing Gaza and Israel, now in its sixth day.Some 22 countries and one non-governmental organization (NGO) took the floor, turning the meeting into a mini urgent debate on the crisis sparked by Hamas attacks against Israel and the capture of more than 100 Israelis who are being held hostage by militants inside the Gaza Strip.The surprise incursion prompted intense aerial bombardment by Israel, a complete siege of the Gaza Strip, and an order to evacuate the northern part of the enclave within 24 hours, which began on Thursday evening, local time.At the Council, Western States focused on condemning Hamas and support for...
October 14, 2023

Israel-Gaza crisis dominates close of Human Rights Council session

The minivan rolled over several times after the driver evaded a road check, police said
Germany migrants: Seven dead after vehicle crashes in Bavaria
BERLIN — Seven people have died after a crowded minivan driven by a suspected people-smuggler overturned, say German police.More than 20 migrants, including some children, are thought to have been in the van.The driver attempted to evade police at a road check before losing control near Ampfing in Bavaria, authorities say.The accident happened amid a rise in people-smuggling which has led several Central and Eastern European countries to impose border checks.Police say they tried to intercept the Mercedes Vito van at around 03:00 (01:00 GMT) on Friday.The driver of the vehicle, which had an Austrian licence plate, accelerated before rolling over several times at a junction on the A94 motorway, between the Austrian border and Munich.There have been a number of crashes involving...
October 13, 2023

Germany migrants: Seven dead after vehicle crashes in Bavaria

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