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Alvise Pérez and far-right activists evacuated from Ceuta rally after counter-protests by Moroccan-origin residents

National Police escorted the SALF leader and about 20 Núcleo Nacional members to the port after residents accused them of exploiting the migration crisis.

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Local·18h ago

Attica governor hits back at 'disappeared' claims during firefight: 'When we operate, we don't talk'

Nikos Chardalias, Regional Governor of Attica, responded to accusations of media silence during the recent wildfires, detailing 53 water tankers and 11 heavy machines deployed across three fronts.

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Local·yesterday

Police brace for traffic chaos as AfD youth rally and six counter-protests descend on Schwerin

A planned rally by the AfD's youth wing Generation Deutschland with 500 attendees and six counter-demonstrations will disrupt traffic in central Schwerin from around 2 pm, police said.

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Local·yesterday

Seville holds funeral for Luis Uruñuela, first mayor of Spain's democracy, as two-day mourning declared

Luis Uruñuela, who governed Seville from 1979 to 1983 as the city's first elected mayor after the Franco dictatorship, was laid to rest Saturday at San Fernando cemetery, with tributes from political leaders across the spectrum.

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Local·5d ago

Cologne appeals 5,000-euro fine over party noise at Brüsseler Platz

The city of Cologne has asked the Higher Administrative Court in Münster to overturn a 5,000-euro coercive penalty imposed for failing to curb late-night noise at the popular Brüsseler Platz nightlife district.

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Local·from Jul 28·upd. 2d ago

PM Tusk orders early Krakow mayoral election for September 27 after court clears recall

Early voting follows the May recall of Mayor Aleksander Miszalski, validated by the Krakow Court of Appeal on July 28. A dozen candidates have already declared their bids.

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Local·from Jul 22·upd. Jul 23

Teenager stabbed to death in Sardinia after running down ex-girlfriend with his car; her minor brother arrested

Simone Concas, 19, was chased and fatally stabbed on a street in Bari Sardo on Tuesday afternoon, moments after he deliberately struck a young woman with his Renault Clio. Carabinieri arrested the victim's minor brother overnight.

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Local·Jul 24

Saarland hunters cull record 12,500 roe deer in past hunting year, wild boar numbers also rise

The Saarland Hunting Association reported a record bag of over 12,500 roe deer for the hunting year ending 31 March, the sixth consecutive year above 12,000. Wild boar culls rose to nearly 8,800, the fourth-highest on record, amid African swine fever concerns.

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Local·4d ago

Wrocław court jails two men over brutal attack on Ukrainian couple; third suspect still at large

A 45-year-old bare-knuckle fighter and a 27-year-old man were remanded in custody for three months on Wednesday after a Sunday assault on a 20-year-old Ukrainian woman and her 21-year-old boyfriend outside a shop on Okulickiego Street.

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Local·Jul 25

Bavarian fishing chief resigns to avoid removal over autocratic style claims

Axel Bartelt stepped down immediately as president of the Landesfischereiverband Bayern after seven district associations accused him of autocratic leadership and filed for his removal at an extraordinary meeting in Munich.

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Local·Jul 22

12-year-old girl dies after wrong-way crash on Germany's A45 that killed her mother and another driver

The 12-year-old daughter of a woman who drove the wrong way on the A45 motorway near Florstadt, Hesse, died in hospital on Tuesday evening. The crash early Sunday killed the mother and a 70-year-old man.

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Local·Jul 24

Zurich plans to slash rental e-scooter fleet to 3,000 and mandates city-centre station parking

Zurich's security department plans to cut the city's free-floating rental fleet from 7,350 to 3,000 vehicles and permit only three operators, while introducing mandatory parking stations in the city centre.

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Alvise Pérez and far-right activists evacuated from Ceuta rally after counter-protests by Moroccan-origin residents

Attica governor hits back at 'disappeared' claims during firefight: 'When we operate, we don't talk'

Police brace for traffic chaos as AfD youth rally and six counter-protests descend on Schwerin

Seville holds funeral for Luis Uruñuela, first mayor of Spain's democracy, as two-day mourning declared

Cologne appeals 5,000-euro fine over party noise at Brüsseler Platz

PM Tusk orders early Krakow mayoral election for September 27 after court clears recall

Teenager stabbed to death in Sardinia after running down ex-girlfriend with his car; her minor brother arrested

Saarland hunters cull record 12,500 roe deer in past hunting year, wild boar numbers also rise

Wrocław court jails two men over brutal attack on Ukrainian couple; third suspect still at large

Bavarian fishing chief resigns to avoid removal over autocratic style claims

12-year-old girl dies after wrong-way crash on Germany's A45 that killed her mother and another driver

Zurich plans to slash rental e-scooter fleet to 3,000 and mandates city-centre station parking

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