EU agency for law enforcement cooperation
Prosecutors in Berlin have charged a 68‑year‑old man with 22 counts of aggravated rape involving 14 women, part of a wider probe into an online network that prosecutors say enabled drug‑facilitated sexual assaults. Investigations trace the crimes to chats and online forums with suspected involvement of dozens of people across countries. Authorities say the scale is likely under‑detected.
Ceasefire talks have stalled as fighting intensifies across Gaza. Mediators are pressing for a durable pause, while civilians bear the brunt of renewed bombardment and displacement.
Record crossings by mega-dinghies have surged across the English Channel, with boats carrying hundreds of migrants. Authorities are reinforcing enforcement and international cooperation as numbers fall overall but risks rise for those onboard.
A multi-source review shows a rising tide of nonconsensual AI pornography, with victims sharing trauma, lawmakers moving on bills like TAKE IT DOWN and DEFIANCE, and platforms under pressure to act. Cases from the UK, US, and Europe illustrate the scale and the legal gaps being addressed.
Europol-led operations have arrested dozens in Spain and Ecuador in a drug-smuggling ring linked to Dubai investors. The crackdown targets a network moving South American cocaine and MDMA into Europe, with shipments hidden in commercial containers and bananas. The operation has involved dozens of raids and the seizure of vessels, cash, and weapons.
Moroccan forces have detained scores of people near Fnideq after social media calls encouraged a repeat mass crossing toward the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. Security services have used tear gas and set up checkpoints; Spain has kept extra police, soldiers and a maritime barrier in place while several news agencies were ordered to leave the Moroccan border town.
Two men have smashed a glass case at Vienna’s MAK museum, seizing a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace designed for an Egyptian royal wedding in 1939. Police say the suspects fled in an unknown direction; the piece is valued at millions. The theft follows a wave of recent European museum heists amid rising security concerns.
Protests in Zagreb reflect widespread anger at the Croatian government over delays in removing some 37,000 metric tons of buried hazardous waste near Gospic. Demonstrators call for a binding, rapid cleanup plan, water and soil tests, and a ban on new waste imports as investigations unfold.
Kravchenko has offered his resignation as Ukraine’s prosecutor general, citing political reasons, while anti-corruption agencies allege a money-laundering network tied to call centres. Kyiv faces ongoing pressure as anti-corruption probes proceed and Ukraine navigates political tensions during the war.
Two thieves have broken into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer before 06:00 and have taken four Renoir paintings each estimated at about €9m. Municipal police reached the scene within five minutes after the alarm sounded; two works were abandoned and recovered in the museum garden and two paintings remain missing as investigators search for suspects.
Two Renoir paintings were stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, with two others abandoned during a quick smash-and-grab. Police are searching for the culprits amid wider concerns about security in smaller European museums following a spate of high-profile art thefts.