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A 23-year-old Polish man is facing up to eight years in prison after allegedly ordering around 300 pizzas worth over €8,500 in a single fraudulent transaction, attaching threats to the delivery notes and using the names of politicians in what authorities are treating as a serious criminal matter.
A concealed weapons stockpile discovered in Brandenburg woodland near Berlin is being investigated for possible links to Russian intelligence agents, according to reports by NDR, WDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung, raising fresh alarm about covert Russian activity in Germany.
Ceuta’s regional government is set to conduct a second migrant eviction at Trampolín beach within 48 hours, warning that persistent reoccupations could force a suspension of public beach maintenance services.
A severe weather front brought torrential rain, fierce winds and dangerous lightning to Liguria, Lombardy and northern Tuscany, causing flooding and widespread disruption as emergency services scrambled to respond.
French health regulators have ordered the recall of several batches of condoms found to carry risks of bursting and perforation, raising concerns about product safety and the reliability of medical device supply chains across Europe.
EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has identified 100,000 rapidly deployable troops as a baseline deterrence requirement, but analysts warn that decades of military downsizing have left Europe dangerously short of the personnel and readiness needed to meet that target.
At least 12 people were killed and 33 injured in Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and its surrounding region, as a separate report revealed that Washington had reversed a decision to allow Ukraine to licence the domestic manufacture of Patriot air defence systems.
St Pancras International station was temporarily evacuated on Wednesday after an unattended car prompted a controlled explosion by specialist officers. Eurostar services continued normally, and police later declared the incident non-suspicious.
Police representatives in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta have filed formal complaints over severe overcrowding, with reports of up to 70 officers sharing one bathroom and eight to a room, as the European Confederation of Police calls for urgent remediation.
A gunman arrived at a family home in the Rocío district of southern Spain by motorbike, killing three people including a pregnant woman and a child, before fleeing the scene. A fourth person is fighting for their life in hospital.