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A 33-year-old man arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing two teenagers and injuring five other passengers on a train in northern Germany had been released from pretrial detention a week ago and had previous criminal convictions, investigating officials said Thursday. The man, who was identified as Ibrahim A., a stateless …

Bulgaria may suspend joint projects with North Macedonia over the beating of a Macedonian citizen who identifies as Bulgarian, Foreign Minister Nikolay Milkov said on Thursday. Bulgaria also recalled its ambassador to North Macedonia for consultations. Relations between the Balkan neighbors have severely deteriorated following last week’s assault on an …

A homeless man in the United Kingdom is being praised as a hero after he helped stop an armed man on a violent drug-induced rampage and held him until police arrived. Michael Ashby, a 34-year-old resident of the homeless charity Emmaus North East, is being credited with helping detain an …

Australians have turned out to protest against the country’s national holiday, branding the day as “Invasion Day” as they demand recognition of harm against the Indigenous population.  “Let us all recognize the unique privilege that we have to share this continent with the world’s oldest continuous culture,” Australian Prime Minster …

A 16-year-old was charged Thursday with joining an international white supremacist group and having tried to recruit another person to the group, which Danish authorities described as neo-Nazi and a terrorist group. The prosecution said the teenager had promoted the activities of Feuerkrieg Division by having “participated in the preparation …

The winner of one of the largest EuroMIllions jackpots burned through most of his winnings before his death in 2019, new documents revealed.  Colin Weir from North Ayrshire, Scotland, won a record-breaking £161 million (roughly $257.6 million) in 2011, which still ranks as one of the largest jackpots handed out …

Syrian Kurdish-led forces captured a local commander of the Islamic State group in eastern Syria as part of an ongoing operation targeting sleeper cells in the city of Raqqa, the U.S.-backed forces announced Thursday. The commander served as the chief of the extremist group’s faction for Raqqa and was among …

Palestinians are in uproar in the West Bank after an Israeli military operation killed six militants as well as three other people Thursday, allegedly including an elderly woman. Israeli forces confirmed they had killed “at least” six militants in the West Bank operation, but Palestinian authorities put the death toll …

German authorities said Thursday that they have arrested a second person in connection with a high-profile espionage case that embarrassed Germany’s foreign intelligence agency. Federal prosecutors said Arthur E., whose surname wasn’t released for privacy reasons, was detained at Munich airport last month after arriving from the United States. Prosecutors …

Cash-strapped Pakistan’s currency plunged Thursday against the dollar after the government indicated it was ready to comply with tough conditions set by the International Monetary Fund for the next tranche of its bailout package. Pakistan is seeking a crucial installment of $1.1 billion from the fund — part of its …