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Finnish Police Release Russia-Linked Ship Held in Cable Sabotage Case
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Six on Trial in UK Charged With Membership of Banned Pkk
Hamburg Trial Tests German Law After US Child’s Suicide Linked to Murder Charge
Date: January 9, 2026
HAMBURG, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The trial of a 21-year-old man accused of forcing children and teenagers to self-harm and commit sexual acts online, leading to a 13-year-old boy taking his own life in the...
Spain Arrests Dozens of Suspected 'Black Axe' Crime Ring Members
Date: January 9, 2026
MADRID, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested 34 people in a nationwide operation against an international crime ring known as "Black Axe" on accusations of fraud, money laundering and...
France Releases Russian Man Wanted in US for Cyberhacking, Lawyer Says
Date: January 8, 2026
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A Russian basketball player who was arrested in France last year and threatened with extradition to the United States has been released and flown back to Moscow, his lawyer...
UK Supported US Mission to Seize Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker, MoD Says
Date: January 7, 2026
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Britain provided support to the United States in its operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. Britain...
Swedish Man Detained on Espionage Suspicion
Date: January 7, 2026
STOCKHOLM, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A Swedish man with links to the country's armed forces will be held in pre-trial detention on suspicion of espionage, a court in Sweden ruled on Wednesday. The man, 33,...
European Commission Calls Grok's Sexualised AI Photos 'illegal,' Britain Demands Answers
Date: January 5, 2026
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Britain has demanded Elon Musk's social media site X explain how its AI chatbot Grok was able to produce undressed images of people and sexualised images of children, and...