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French riot policemen secure the Stade-de-France on the eve of the UEFA Nations League football match between France and Israel, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on November 13, 2024
Fans scuffle despite heavy security presence at France-Israel soccer match
PARIS — A brief scuffle broke out in the stands as Israeli soccer fans returned to Europe, but a heavy security presence in Paris ensured there was no repeat of the large-scale violence seen in Amsterdam last week.Thousands of extra security personnel were deployed in the French capital and a “double ring” of security thrown around the stadium for the Nations League game between France and Israel, a week after shocking violent attacks marred Israeli club Maccabi-Tel Aviv’s visit to Amsterdam amid accusations of organized “hunting” of Jews and aggression from some traveling Israeli fans.In Paris on Thursday, the atmosphere was tense at the at Stade de France — and French authorities were taking no chances.It only took about a minute for security personnel to step in when a...
November 15, 2024

Fans scuffle despite heavy security presence at France-Israel soccer match

Web Summit CEO and co-founder, Paddy Cosgrave said the event 'fits beautifully with Lisbon'.Euronews
Questions raised over Portugal's capacity to host Europe's largest annual tech event
LISBON — As Europe's largest annual Web Summit draws to a close, questions are being asked about Lisbon's capacity to host the event beyond 2028 when the contract is due to expire.Web Summit CEO and co-founder, Paddy Cosgrave, said tech journalists criticized the decision to move the event from Dublin to Lisbon in 2016, but he believed it had paid off.''They (tech journalists) thought the Web Summit should have gone to a serious European tech capital and apparently Lisbon was very 'unserious' — a destination for backpackers and stag parties,'' he said.''Over the last nine years, Lisbon has transformed. The Web Summit, I would say, has played some role.''A record 3,000 companies from dozens of countries showcased advanced technology during...
November 15, 2024

Questions raised over Portugal's capacity to host Europe's largest annual tech event

Ukrainian soldiers train at a military camp in eastern France, 9 October, 2024 -
French mission to bolster Ukrainian defenses against Russian invasion end
KYIV — A group of 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers known as the 'Anne of Kyiv' brigade, which has undergone two months of intense military training in eastern and southern France, is being put through its final paces before returning to Ukraine.Once deployed, the French-trained brigade could prove to be a formidable force on the battlefield. It will eventually comprise 4,500 troops formed of infantry battalions, engineers, artillery teams and other specialists, French authorities have said.The majority of Ukrainian fighters were recently mobilised and previously had only a few weeks of basic training before their arrival in France in September, the French military said.It said the Ukrainian military is also training other troops for the brigade in Ukraine.The French military dedicated...
November 15, 2024

French mission to bolster Ukrainian defenses against Russian invasion end

Inflatable boats found at a storage site in Germany alleged to have been supplied to people smugglers operating English Channel crossings
'Major supplier' of people-smuggling boats arrested
LONDON — A man suspected of being a significant supplier of small boats equipment to people smugglers has been arrested in Amsterdam following a joint operation by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) and Dutch and Belgian police.The man is alleged to have supplied engines and boats to smugglers in northern France, according to the NCA.The Turkish national, 44, was arrested at Schiphol Airport on Wednesday and will be extradited to Belgium to face charges of human smuggling.NCA director general for operations Rob Jones called the arrest a milestone in one of the agency's "most significant investigations into organized immigration crime".He said the man was thought to be a "major supplier" of "highly dangerous" boats and engines to smugglers operating...
November 15, 2024

'Major supplier' of people-smuggling boats arrested

Protesters take part in a rally against the 'Israel is Forever' gala organized by far-right Franco-Israeli figures, in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024
Thousands of protesters march in Paris ahead of tense football match between France and Israel 
PARIS — Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday night against a controversial gala organized by Israel’s far-right. The event, held in a secret location, intended to raise money for Israel.It advertised guests such as the Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, known for his extreme positions on Gaza, who ended up canceling his trip to Paris at the last minute.In the past, Smotrich has pushed for West Bank settlement annexation and also said that Israel's first prime minister should have "finished the job" and kicked all Arabs out of the country when it was founded.Tensions are at an all-time high as the gala was coincidentally held on the eve of a football match between Israel and France, scheduled for Thursday evening in Paris.Wednesday's demonstration was...
November 14, 2024

Thousands of protesters march in Paris ahead of tense football match between France and Israel 

Police used water cannons against left-wing demonstrators protesting the arrival of far-right French politician Jordan Bardella in Brussels
Hundreds protest arrival of far-right French politician Jordan Bardella to Brussels
BRUSSELS — Police deployed water cannons at demonstrators after hundreds gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to protest the arrival of French far-right politician Jordan Bardella.The chairman of France’s far-right National Rally party, Bardella arrived in Belgium to present his recently published memoir.Local media reports that around 300 protesters organized by left-wing groups and from Belgian universities were met by police as they demonstrated against Bardella’s arrival.Slogans against the police were chanted and protesters set off fireworks as they tried to get through an erected barricade, when police deployed a water cannon to keep protesters at bay.Protesters moved to other parts of the city, reportedly pelting the headquarters of Belgian far-right political party Vlaams...
November 14, 2024

Hundreds protest arrival of far-right French politician Jordan Bardella to Brussels

Paris police are treating the event as a high-risk match and aim to pre-empt any trouble
France mounts security operation for Israel match after Amsterdam violence
PARIS — Thousands of police are being deployed in Paris to ensure security at Thursday’s France-Israel football international, a week after violence in Amsterdam in which Maccabi Tel Aviv fans came under attack.Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez said that 4,000 officers would be on patrol, 2,500 at the Stade de France in the northern Paris suburbs and the rest on public transport and inside the capital.In addition around 1,600 private security guards will be on duty at the stadium, and an elite anti-terrorist police unit will protect the visiting Israeli squad.“It is a high-risk match [because of] an extremely tense geopolitical context,” Nuñez said.“We will not allow any attempt to disturb public order.”The Uefa Nations League match is under intense scrutiny following the...
November 14, 2024

France mounts security operation for Israel match after Amsterdam violence

Marine Le Pen outside court before Wednesday's hearing
Prosecutor seeks jail and election ban for Le Pen
PARIS — The Paris prosecutor has asked for a prison sentence of five years and a five-year ban from political office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in an illegal party funding case.Nicolas Barret asked for the ban to become effective immediately after the verdict, even if the defense team appeals, ruling Le Pen out of standing again for president in 2027.She and more than 20 other senior party figures are accused of hiring assistants who worked on party business, rather than for the European Parliament which paid them.Le Pen, who denies the charges, told reporters the requested sentence was an "outrage", and accused the prosecution of trying to "ruin" her National Rally (RN) party."I think the prosecution's wish is to deprive the French people of the...
November 14, 2024

Prosecutor seeks jail and election ban for Le Pen

A general view of the Martin Carpena sportshall during the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Malaga, southern Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024
New storms and flooding hit Spain's Malaga province as EU debates crisis management
VALENCIA — Flooding in garages, commercial premises and ground floor dwellings, overflowing streams and rivers, roads cut off and large pools of water in the streets are the most notable consequences of the rainfall.Storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.In Spain’s southern Malaga province, streets were flooded while 3,000 people near the Guadalhorce River were moved from their homes as a preventative measure.There were no reports of any deaths.Spanish weather forecaster AEMET put Malaga on red alert, saying up to 70 mm of rain had accumulated in an hour.Parts of Tarragona province in the east also faced heavy rain...
November 14, 2024

New storms and flooding hit Spain's Malaga province as EU debates crisis management

A Spanish National Police van arrives at the Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid. (File)
Spain arrests anti-fraud police chief after €20 million 'found in his home'
MADRID — Spain has arrested the police chief in charge of its economic crimes unit after €20 million was found stashed in the walls of his house, as part of an investigation into the nation's biggest-ever cocaine bust, according to local media.Authorities reportedly arrested Óscar Sánchez Gil last week, along with 15 other people, including his romantic partner who is also a police officer in Madrid. Sánchez Gil was until recently the head of the fraud and anti-money laundering division of the national police.Police found €20 million hidden in the walls and ceilings of Sánchez Gil and his partner's home in Alcala de Henares — a small town east of Madrid — and also discovered €1 million locked away in Gil's office, law enforcement sources told Spanish media.The...
November 13, 2024

Spain arrests anti-fraud police chief after €20 million 'found in his home'

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