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Gothenburg, Stockholm and Nyköping together saw four explosions in just over an hour last night, police said. Just after 1am, police in Gothenburg received reports of two explosions at separate addresses, just 10 minutes apart. "Both sites have been cordoned off and technical investigations are ongoing," police said, adding that the national bomb squad had been called to the scene.

The wildfire in the region of Evros of northeastern Greece has been declared the biggest the European Union (EU) has ever faced, an EU official said on Thursday. The fire north of the coastal city of Alexandroupolis, which has been burning for seven days now, combined with smaller fires to create a blaze that has destroyed homes and caused multiple evacuations of villages and of the city’s hospital. Eighteen migrants have perished in the wildfire. Their charred bodies were discovered by firefighters in the Dadia Forest, which is a national park. Among the victims, there are two children, Alexandroupolis coroner...

Firefighters from across Europe have arrived in Greece to help tackle around 350 wildfires spreading across the country, as investigations begin into what authorities suspect may have been organized arson. Crews from Germany, Sweden, Romania, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Cyprus have come to the country's aid, offering water-dropping aircraft, water tanks and firefighters. Hundreds of people were forced to flee their homes Tuesday and Wednesday, while the bodies of 18 migrants were discovered burned to death close to the border with Turkey. The fires have come close to the capital, Athens, with over 200 firefighters battling a blaze around...

Once again, Muslims are at it — humiliating the despised "other" by forcing them to kneel and kiss their feet. An August 17, 2023, video from Belgium shows a throng of "migrant youth" surrounding a trembling Belgian boy, forcing him to kiss their feet while they beat him on the head. The post adds, "In Brussels, the country's capital, Muslims already make up 25% of the population." A few days later in Finland, on August 20, 2023, another video captured another Muslim gang forcing a hapless Finnish girl onto her knees to "apologize" to them (for what is unclear). These...

ND investigators found several guns, ammunition, explosives in the shooter's vehicle ... Mohamad Barakat fatally shot Fargo police Officer Jake Wallin and wounded two other officers as they responded to a routine traffic crash. Fargo Police Officer Zach Robinson was able to shoot and kill Barakat before what authorities believe could've been a much bigger attack. Investigators found multiple guns, 1,800 rounds of ammo, a homemade grenade, and explosives in Barakat's vehicle. ... an attack authorities say could have been much bigger. ... Mohamad Barakat, shot and killed Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin and wounded officers Andrew Dotas and Tyler...

Faced with rising crime linked to migrants, Dutch citizens have organized citizen patrols, sparking a debate over the repercussions of open border policies and underscoring the call for prioritizing citizens’ safety and deportations. Ter Apel, Netherlands – In response to escalating crime rates and a surge in incidents involving asylum seekers, a vigilante group in the village of Ter Apel, Netherlands, has independently initiated measures to address the situation. These efforts include conducting patrols, utilizing a dedicated app system, and engaging in civilian arrests. The group’s recent success in apprehending two asylum seekers from Algeria has sparked a debate about...

Cases of leprosy are rising in Florida, according to a new analysis published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) journal. Although the disease is still rare in the U.S. -- with just 159 cases reported in 2020 -- a study released Monday from the EID and shared by the CDC found that Central Florida accounts for a bulk of those cases.

Mayor Eric Adams is tapping New York’s college students to assist thousands of migrants with their asylum claims, The Post has learned. Adams’s office plans on announcing a partnership with NYU, Columbia University School of Social Work and City University of New York campuses including Hunter College’s School of Social Work to help migrants navigate the complicated process, sources familiar with the program said. “There is tremendous talent in the student bodies of both the public and private colleges. There are students who are multilingual and they’re used to taking exams and filling out applications,” a source familiar with the...

Gonzalo Lira, and American who has spent months in a Ukrainian jail is reported making his escape from that country. Here is his story - in his own words: 1/3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW274f8s-ws&pp=ygUhaSdtIGFib3V0IHRvIGNyb3NzIHRoZSBib3JkZXIgMi8z 2/3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuvY9l0ShhA&pp=ygUhaSdtIGFib3V0IHRvIGNyb3NzIHRoZSBib3JkZXIgMi8z 3/3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jUa45UcOvE&pp=ygUhaSdtIGFib3V0IHRvIGNyb3NzIHRoZSBib3JkZXIgMi8z

Leprosy — also known as Hansen's disease — is becoming endemic in the southeastern United States, rising evidence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. A recently published research letter from the CDC says Central Florida accounted for 81% of cases reported in Florida and almost one-fifth of cases reported across the U.S. According to the National Hansen's Disease Program, 159 new cases were reported in the U.S. in 2020.

NEW YORK -- Asylum seekers camped outside the Roosevelt Hotel for a second straight night Saturday as the Manhattan relief center is at capacity. Overnight, buses pulled up to the hotel and some asylum seekers were able to spend the night on board. But many waited all day in the heat and rain, without knowing what would happen next. Things got contentious Saturday night with asylum seekers pushing to get inside the hotel while a small group of workers tried to manage the crowd.

The U.S. Embassy in Dublin issued a security alert for American tourists traveling to Dublin, Ireland. This comes days after a group of teenagers brutally beat a Buffalo man in the city. Stephen Termini, 57, was attacked and remains in critical condition. His two sons are getting ready to travel to see him. “As much as I want justice for my dad, I want it for all the other victims,” stated Michael Rizzuto, son. Michael and Jesse Rizzuto of Cheektowaga met with me earlier this week as they were waiting to get their passports so they could travel to...

A TEENAGE boy has been arrested in relation to an assault on an American tourist who was reportedly left with 'life-altering injuries'. Stephen Termini, 57, was attacked by a number of people on Wednesday evening on Talbot Street. Politicians have condemned the attack on the Washington native, while a fundraiser set up by his son has raised more than $60,000. 'Always dreamed of visiting Ireland' On Thursday, a garda statement revealed a man (Stephen Termini, 57, US citizen) had been assaulted at around 10.40pm the previous evening. It added that he was being treated at Beaumont Hospital, where his condition...

A court ruling that found a school janitor not guilty of groping a student because the act only lasted less than 10 seconds has sparked outrage in Italy. In their decision, the judges of the fifth criminal section of the Court of Rome said they acquitted the accused, a 66-year-old man according to Italian state broadcaster RAI, of sexual assault because the whole thing lasted “about five to ten seconds.” In her testimony, the then 17-year-old girl, according to RAI, said the act happened in April 2022 as she was climbing the staircase at school with a friend. She testified...

Sweden's top court on Thursday blocked the extradition of two Turks that Ankara says are part of a terrorist group, potentially complicating Stockholm's bid to join NATO just days after Turkey dropped objections to Sweden's membership. Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership last year in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, abandoning policies of military non-alignment that had lasted through the Cold War. Turkey has held up ratification of Sweden's bid. Ankara accuses Stockholm of doing too little to deal with people Turkey sees as terrorists, with extradition a key sticking point. However, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday...

Despte Macron’s ban on social media posts and news about the jihad violence in France, reports continue to leak out of the country. Rumble is currently unavailable in France. ... A 16th century church in France is set ablaze and burns to the ground during the riots that have engulfed France, spurred on by groups of migrant men. ... A 16th-century church was attacked and set on fire in Drosnay in the North-Eastern region of France as fresh violence erupted in the country recently. A video showing the church engulfed in massive fire has surfaced online.

Riots sparked by the death of a teenager in Paris who was shot dead by police during a traffic stop has spread to cities in Switzerland and Belgium - but the streets of France were eerily quiet on Sunday evening. The alleged 'execution' of Nahel Merzouk, 17, who was of Algerian and Moroccan descent, has fuelled days of arrest and forced President Emmanuel Macron to hold crisis talks on Sunday night. Some regions have banned the sale of fireworks and restricted street access in a bid to curb the ongoing unrest - and there are 45,000 extra police have been...

French police have declared they are 'at war' with 'savage hordes of vermin' amid widespread rioting and looting that saw a bus stolen and a car smashed into a supermarket front. Two police unions threatened a revolt unless Emmanuel Macron's government restored order amid protests sparked by the killing of a French-Algerian teenager by police on Tuesday - also causing the French president to cancel his trip to Germany. 'Today the police are in combat because we are at war,' a report from the unions said. 'Tomorrow we will enter resistance and the government should be aware of this.' It...

Here's What Open Borders and Forced Multiculturalism Did to the Streets of Paris

President Macron was last night facing calls to impose a state of emergency after marauding gangs of rioters - some armed with stolen rifles - clashed with police in a fourth night of mayhem. Thousands of looters ransacked some of France's major cities as local police declared they were now at 'war' with 'savage hordes of vermin' - with officers from two of the country's biggest policing unions now threatening to revolt. Britain's Foreign Office issued an alert to tourists thinking of travelling to France, as the violence continued to deepen following the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk who...