A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on December 21, killing at least two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called a deliberate attack. Source link
Scores of people were injured and at least two people, including a small child, were killed on Friday after a car plowed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German town of Magdeburg, in what local officials described as a terror attack . German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other politicians … Read more
France’s anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school near Paris four years ago, a horrific death that shocked the country. FRANCE 24’s Claire Paccalin was at the courtroom in the French capital. Source link
Magdeburg, Germany – Germans mourned a violent attack and loss of security on Saturday after a Saudi doctor deliberately drove a black BMW into a Christmas market packed with holiday shoppers, killing at least one person, including a small child. At least two people died and at least 60 others were injured. Authorities arrested a … Read more
Skip to next section Berlin increases police presence at Christmas markets 12/21/202421 December 2024 Berlin increases police presence at Christmas markets The Berlin state government has ordered tighter security at Christmas markets in the German capital after a deadly attack on a festive gathering in Magdeburg. Announcing the move, Berlin Interior Minister Iris Spang said … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a missile attack in central Israel on Saturday, after the Israeli military acknowledged it failed to intercept a projectile that hit Tel Aviv, lightly injuring 16 people. Source link
The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season. The bill does not include a request from President-elect Donald Trump for a debt limit increase. Source link
Shocked survivors recounted the moment a driver rammed a car into a crowd of revellers at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday evening, killing at least two people, including a toddler, and injuring more than 60 others. Source link
The Republican-controlled United States House of Representatives has passed a funding bill that would prevent an overnight government shutdown, rejecting President-elect Donald Trump’s demands to raise the debt ceiling in the new year. A vote on the legislation in the Democratic-controlled Senate was scheduled for shortly after midnight (0500 UTC/GMT), and the bill is expected … Read more
