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Foreign student arrested in Russia on 'Nazism' charges for twerking

Investigators say the 21-year-old performed an "obscene dance" in front of a war memorial in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Germany

Six men held in Germany over alleged plan to sabotage power lines

The suspects are reported to be members of a loose movement who believe in preparing for societal collapse.

Sweden

Man arrested for flying drone over residence of Swedish king

Swedish authorities are investigating dozens of reports of unknown drones flying above sensitive locations.

USA

UK police arrest two more men over Texas synagogue hostage-taking

Counter-terrorism authorities said that the two suspects were arrested in Manchester.

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USA

UK police arrest two men over Texas synagogue hostage-taking

Four people were held for several hours by an armed British man on Saturday in what the US has called a "terrorism-related matter”.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo arrests two suspects over killing of Italian ambassador

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say the main suspect is still at large.

Kazakhstan

Nearly 1,700 more people arrested over recent protests in Kazakhstan

The violence that rocked the former Soviet country was the worst since Kazakhstan gained independence in 1991.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's president claims violent protests were 'attempted coup'

President Tokayev gave no evidence for his claims on Monday, while officials said nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during last week's trouble.

Russia

Russia arrests over 100 suspects linked to Ukrainian neo-Nazi group

Moscow claims that the group was operating under "auspices" of Ukraine's special services but Kyiv has denied the allegations.

Germany

Germany has foiled planned Islamist attack, says security officials

A 20-year-old Moroccan-German suspect was detained by police in August after trying to buy weapons online.

Denmark

Four arrested over alleged leak of 'highly classified information'

The suspects are all current or former employees at Denmark's two intelligence services.

France

France arrests two suspects planning Christmas knife attack

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed the arrests on Twitter.

Norway

Norway condemns arrest of two journalists ahead of Qatar World Cup

Qatar’s government accused the NRK journalists of "trespassing on private property and filming without a permit" but Norway has criticised the arrests.

Sport

French footballer Aminata Diallo arrested after attack on teammates

'Paris Saint-Germain condemns in the strongest possible terms the violence committed,' the French club said in a statement.

Netherlands

Suspect threatened to kill Dutch PM Mark Rutte, court documents show

A man arrested in July had threatened to kill Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte, according to court documents.

United Kingdom

UK police arrest man on suspicion of murdering teacher Sabina Nessa

The 28-year-old teacher was found dead in Kidbrooke in southeast London earlier this month.

United Kingdom

Man charged after UK supermarket goods injected with syringe

British police have charged a 37-year-old man after products were injected with syringes in a few London supermarkets.

France

Afghan evacuee convicted for leaving surveillance in France

One of the five Afghans placed under watch after being repatriated to France has been convicted of leaving surveillance, the French government has announced.

Russia

Russia arrests Ukrainian on suspicion of trying to steal state secrets

The individual is alleged to have been collecting secret information about "the latest weapons and their secret technical documentation".

Tech News

British man arrested in Spain over high-profile Twitter hack

A British man was arrested in Spain over his alleged role in the high-profile Twitter hack last summer that targeted US politicians, celebrities and tech moguls.