https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Swedish court has sentenced a 61-year-old man to four years and five months in prison for having "ruthlessly exploited" his wife to have sex with scores of men for payment. https://www.thelocal.com/20260616/swedish-court-jails-man-for-four-years-for-pressuring-wife-into-mass-prostitution Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:47:58 +0200 swedish-court-jails-man-for-four-years-for-pressuring-wife-into-mass-prostitution Eight decades after World War II, Switzerland on Monday repealed sentences that were handed out to 466 Swiss citizens who fought in the French Resistance. https://www.thelocal.com/20260616/eight-decades-on-switzerland-clears-french-resistance-fighters Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:51:26 +0200 eight-decades-on-switzerland-clears-french-resistance-fighters A 34-year-old former consultant for the Swedish military is on trial, accused of trying to pass classified information to Russia's intelligence services. https://www.thelocal.com/20260615/swedish-army-consultant-on-trial-for-spying-for-russia-in-unique-case Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:21:14 +0200 swedish-army-consultant-on-trial-for-spying-for-russia-in-unique-case Two women have filed new complaints of sexual abuse against French pop icon Patrick Bruel, prosecutors and their lawyer said Saturday, in the latest accusations against the singer under investigation. https://www.thelocal.com/20260613/two-new-sex-abuse-complaints-against-french-star-bruel Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:26:51 +0200 two-new-sex-abuse-complaints-against-french-star-bruel Sweden's government has said it will scrap a proposal to reduce the age of criminal responsibility to 13 after the collapse of the parliament's pairing system put it at risk of a defeat. https://www.thelocal.com/20260611/swedish-government-drops-prison-for-13-year-olds-to-prevent-defeat Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:25:12 +0200 swedish-government-drops-prison-for-13-year-olds-to-prevent-defeat A Swedish court has delayed a ruling on a 61-year-old man accused of exploiting his "vulnerable" wife to have sex with scores of men for payment. https://www.thelocal.com/20260610/swedish-court-delays-verdict-for-man-accused-of-pressing-wife-into-mass-prostitution Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:13:39 +0200 swedish-court-delays-verdict-for-man-accused-of-pressing-wife-into-mass-prostitution France has opened an investigation into an alleged "war crime" and "torture" over Israel's treatment of French activists who took part in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a prosecutor's office said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.com/20260605/france-opens-war-crime-probe-over-israel-treatment-of-flotilla-activists Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:22:38 +0200 france-opens-war-crime-probe-over-israel-treatment-of-flotilla-activists A German serial killer already in prison for the murders of three children was found guilty by a French court on Thursday for the abduction and killing of a 10-year-old boy during a school trip in 2004. https://www.thelocal.com/20260605/german-serial-killer-found-guilty-of-murder-of-french-schoolboy Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:51:23 +0200 german-serial-killer-found-guilty-of-murder-of-french-schoolboy A person in Sweden has been charged with participation in a neo-Nazi terror organisation that has been linked to a mosque attack, a school killing and random murders. https://www.thelocal.com/20260602/suspect-in-sweden-charged-for-participation-in-neo-nazi-terrorist-group Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:55:40 +0200 suspect-in-sweden-charged-for-participation-in-neo-nazi-terrorist-group Former Sweden Democrat MP Katja Nyberg has been barred from working as a police officer, after she was changed with a series of offences, including drug possession. https://www.thelocal.com/20260529/swedish-independent-mp-now-barred-from-working-as-a-police-officer Fri, 29 May 2026 14:29:42 +0200 swedish-independent-mp-now-barred-from-working-as-a-police-officer A Swedish prosecutor has called for a 10-year prison sentence against a man on trial for allegedly prostituting out his wife to around 120 clients. https://www.thelocal.com/20260526/swedish-prosecutor-urges-prison-for-man-charged-with-prostituting-his-wife Tue, 26 May 2026 09:23:09 +0200 swedish-prosecutor-urges-prison-for-man-charged-with-prostituting-his-wife A Paris appeals court on Thursday found Air France and Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in France's aviation history. https://www.thelocal.com/20260521/french-court-finds-air-france-and-airbus-guilty-of-involuntary-manslaughter-over-2009-crash Thu, 21 May 2026 14:47:50 +0200 french-court-finds-air-france-and-airbus-guilty-of-involuntary-manslaughter-over-2009-crash In the first of two votes, the Swedish parliament voted to enable authorities to strip dual citizens of their Swedish citizenship in certain situations. https://www.thelocal.com/20260521/swedish-mps-vote-to-revoke-citizenship-over-crimes-that-harm-vital-interests Thu, 21 May 2026 09:35:56 +0200 swedish-mps-vote-to-revoke-citizenship-over-crimes-that-harm-vital-interests The launch of limited-edition Swatch watches descended into chaos Saturday in several European cities and New York, with French police firing tear gas to restore order at one store near Paris. https://www.thelocal.com/20260517/scuffles-in-france-italy-and-beyond-as-swatch-sale-descends-into-chaos Sun, 17 May 2026 16:50:40 +0200 scuffles-in-france-italy-and-beyond-as-swatch-sale-descends-into-chaos A Swedish court sentenced a 21-year-old to life in prison for a triple murder at a hair salon that drew attention to the country's criminal networks. https://www.thelocal.com/20260513/sweden-jails-man-for-life-for-triple-hair-salon-murder Wed, 13 May 2026 08:46:00 +0200 sweden-jails-man-for-life-for-triple-hair-salon-murder Swedish police said a "central actor" in Sweden's most notorious criminal network, Foxtrot, had been arrested in Tunisia. https://www.thelocal.com/20260512/sweden-gang-crime-foxtrot-leaders-right-hand-man-arrested-in-tunisia Tue, 12 May 2026 16:44:39 +0200 sweden-gang-crime-foxtrot-leaders-right-hand-man-arrested-in-tunisia Katja Nyberg, the former Sweden-Democrat-turned-independent member of parliament, is facing charges of gross unlawful driving, driving under the influence, minor drug offences and drug possession. https://www.thelocal.com/20260512/former-sweden-democrat-independent-mp-charged-with-drug-possession Tue, 12 May 2026 08:57:19 +0200 former-sweden-democrat-independent-mp-charged-with-drug-possession European Union prosecutors have launched a probe into a possible misappropriation of EU funds, after a complaint alleged France's far-right National Rally had used European grants to benefit its leader Jordan Bardella, a source close to the case told AFP Thursday. https://www.thelocal.com/20260507/eu-prosecutors-probe-alleged-misuse-of-funds-linked-to-french-far-right-leader-bardella-sources-report Thu, 07 May 2026 16:28:31 +0200 eu-prosecutors-probe-alleged-misuse-of-funds-linked-to-french-far-right-leader-bardella-sources-report Two people have died and several are injured after a car ploughed onto a busy street in the eastern city of Leipzig on Monday. Here's what we know so far. https://www.thelocal.com/20260505/what-we-know-so-far-about-suspected-car-ramming-attack-in-leipzig Tue, 05 May 2026 10:14:58 +0200 what-we-know-so-far-about-suspected-car-ramming-attack-in-leipzig Twenty-three innocent bystanders have been killed and 30 wounded in gangland shootings in Sweden in the past three years, according to statistics released that highlighted its battle to rein in violent crime. https://www.thelocal.com/20260504/sweden-gang-shootings-23-bystanders-killed-in-last-three-years Mon, 04 May 2026 15:37:19 +0200 sweden-gang-shootings-23-bystanders-killed-in-last-three-years