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Four suspects arrested over murder of Dominican merengue singer's wife

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Europe News

Ten years on, France honours slain priest Jacques Hamel

The murder of the 86-year-old priest, committed to interfaith dialogue, deeply affected France and the Catholic community beyond its borders.

World News

Trump skips new Air Force One on return from Turkey NATO summit

Asked during a press conference whether the change was for security reasons related to Iran, Trump sidestepped the question by talking about previous alleged assassination attempts by Tehran.

Europe News

Norwegian teenager accused of plotting UK contract killing

Defendant Johannes Natland has been linked to the Foxtrot criminal network, formed in the late 2010s, that has been connected to dozens of violent crimes in Sweden.

Europe News

Andic quits as Mango vice-chair days after alleged murder charge

The son of the founder of the Catalan textile company has issued an open letter to staff after being freed on bail over the alleged murder of his father, Isak Andic.

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USA

Man charged with attempting to kill Trump pleads not guilty

Besides the attempted-assassination count, Cole Tomas Allen is also charged with assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two additional firearms counts.

USA

Man accused of trying to kill Trump agrees to remain jailed

Cole Tomas Allen was also charged on Monday with two additional firearms counts, including discharging a weapon during a crime of violence.

The Cube

Conspiracies abound after White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

US President Donald Trump is no stranger to theories alleging that attempts on his life are false flag operations.

USA

Accused media gala shooter charged with attempt to assassinate Trump

Allen, of Torrance in California, is being represented by lawyers with the federal defender's office and sat beside them in court in a blue jail uniform.

USA

Which leaders survived most assassination attempts in history?

An armed man opened fire near the White House correspondents' dinner, injuring a Secret Service agent and forcing Donald Trump and top officials to be evacuated. Euronews takes a look at world leaders most targeted by assassination plots.

Mali

Mali's junta in crisis as rebels seize towns, kill defence chief

According to a government statement, Gen. Sadio Camara’s residence was targeted by a suicide car bomber and other jihadist attackers on Saturday.

USA

What we know about White House press dinner shooting suspect

The man arrested in the shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner, attended by US President Donald Trump, has been identified by US media as a mechanical engineer from California.

Europe News

Crime rate in Germany falls but sexual offences are on the rise

The statistics only cover police investigations so no conclusions can be drawn about convictions or the actual number of offenders. The study also does not include cases that are not reported.

Europe News

Ex-French police officer held in Portugal over killing of two women

The former police officer is suspected of killing his ex-partner and his current partner; their bodies were found in Serra da Nogueira, Bragança. He was travelling with his two children when the GNR stopped his car in Mêda, in the district of Guarda.

USA

Man accused of plotting to kill Trump says Iran made him do it

A man accused of hiring a hitman to take out US politicians, including President Donald Trump, says he was pressured by Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to devise the plot.

World News

Spectacular finds: What bog bodies reveal about the time of the Germanic tribes

Was it murder, a burial, an accident or even a religious sacrifice? Around 60 bog bodies in Germany tell stories from long ago. Some of the details are astonishing and science was not always entirely correct.

14 February 2026

France

Appeal trial for men convicted of beheading teacher opens in France

In December 2024, seven men and one woman were found guilty of contributing to the climate of hatred that led to the beheading of the history and geography teacher in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.

26 January 2026