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 France marks a decade next week since suffering its worst attack, with the only surviving attacker jailed for life and plans for a long-term memorial. https://www.thelocal.com/20251109/france-marks-decade-since-harrowing-paris-attacks Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:15:04 +0100 france-marks-decade-since-harrowing-paris-attacks Prosecutors have charged a Swedish jihadist over the 2014 capture and subsequent killing of a Jordanian pilot, who was burned to death in a cage in Syria after being captured by the Islamic State (IS or Isis) group. https://www.thelocal.com/20250528/sweden-charges-jihadist-over-jordanian-pilot-burned-to-death-in-syria Wed, 28 May 2025 09:09:17 +0200 sweden-charges-jihadist-over-jordanian-pilot-burned-to-death-in-syria Friday marks a decade since deadly shootings in Copenhagen by a radical Islamist shooter which claimed two lives. Heightened security directly resulting from the attack can still be seen today. https://www.thelocal.com/20250214/armed-police-still-present-on-copenhagens-krystalgade-a-decade-on-from-infamous-terror-attack Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:42:21 +0100 armed-police-still-present-on-copenhagens-krystalgade-a-decade-on-from-infamous-terror-attack Three people with alleged ties to the Islamic State are facing trial in Sweden over allegations they plotted terrorist acts, including against Jewish interests, and tried to find minors to carry them out. https://www.thelocal.com/20241202/sweden-charges-alleged-islamic-state-trio-with-terror-plot Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:52:17 +0100 sweden-charges-alleged-islamic-state-trio-with-terror-plot There has been shock and outrage since it emerged that Spain's government will reduce jail sentences for terrorists who worked and killed for Basque separatist group ETA. https://www.thelocal.com/20241021/why-spain-is-reducing-jail-time-for-some-eta-terrorists Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:10:13 +0200 why-spain-is-reducing-jail-time-for-some-eta-terrorists German police on Tuesday said they had shot dead a man suspected of attacking passers-by with knives in the western town of Moers, days after a deadly knife attack in nearby Solingen. https://www.thelocal.com/20240828/german-police-shoot-dead-man-armed-with-knives Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:23:14 +0200 german-police-shoot-dead-man-armed-with-knives Pop megastar Taylor Swift on Wednesday broke her silence about the cancellation of three Vienna concerts over an alleged suicide attack plot, saying the incident filled her with "fear" and "guilt." https://www.thelocal.com/20240822/swift-says-filled-with-fear-guilt-after-vienna-terror-threat Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:44:05 +0200 swift-says-filled-with-fear-guilt-after-vienna-terror-threat Three shows in Vienna by American mega-star Taylor Swift have been cancelled after Austria arrested a man in connection with an Islamist attack plot, the organisers said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.com/20240807/police-foil-terror-plot-against-taylor-swift-show-in-vienna Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:00:35 +0200 police-foil-terror-plot-against-taylor-swift-show-in-vienna The threat posed by Islamists is great, authorities say, and criminals, hooligans and other violent criminals are also a concern. So there will be heightened controls at Germany's borders for Euro 2024. https://www.thelocal.com/20240326/germany-announces-border-controls-for-european-football-championship Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:32:02 +0100 germany-announces-border-controls-for-european-football-championship German police have arrested two people suspected of planning a terror attack on the Swedish parliament, reports Der Spiegel. https://www.thelocal.com/20240319/two-men-held-in-germany-over-swedish-parliament-terror-plot Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:22:17 +0100 two-men-held-in-germany-over-swedish-parliament-terror-plot Today March 11th marks two decades since 10 bombs exploded nearly simultaneously on four commuter trains in Madrid during the morning rush hour, killing 192 people and injuring almost 2,000. https://www.thelocal.com/20240310/20-years-since-the-deadliest-terror-attacks-in-spains-history Sun, 10 Mar 2024 09:15:31 +0100 20-years-since-the-deadliest-terror-attacks-in-spains-history Sweden's security service said it had arrested four people in Stockholm for preparing terrorist acts linked to "violent Islamist extremism". https://www.thelocal.com/20240308/loud-bangs-heard-as-swedish-police-arrest-four-over-suspected-terror-plot Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:17:35 +0100 loud-bangs-heard-as-swedish-police-arrest-four-over-suspected-terror-plot Five people were arrested in northern France on Friday as part of an investigation into a criminal terrorist conspiracy, the national anti-terrorist prosecutor's office said. https://www.thelocal.com/20231223/five-held-in-anti-terror-operation-in-north-france Sat, 23 Dec 2023 09:51:28 +0100 five-held-in-anti-terror-operation-in-north-france Police in Denmark have made several arrests in response to a suspected planned terror attack, and two suspects have been remanded in custody by Frederiksberg District Court. Here’s what we know so far. https://www.thelocal.com/20231214/overview-what-we-know-so-far-about-police-anti-terror-action-in-denmark Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:33:44 +0100 overview-what-we-know-so-far-about-police-anti-terror-action-in-denmark German police on Thursday arrested three suspected members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, accused of making preparations for an attack against Jewish targets in Europe, prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.com/20231214/three-arrested-in-germany-over-hamas-attack-plot-against-jews Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:54:17 +0100 three-arrested-in-germany-over-hamas-attack-plot-against-jews Swedish education chiefs have reported a teacher to the police after they allegedly asked students to plot a theoretical terror attack. https://www.thelocal.com/20231213/teacher-in-sweden-suspended-after-asking-students-to-plan-hypothetical-terror-attack Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:54:17 +0100 teacher-in-sweden-suspended-after-asking-students-to-plan-hypothetical-terror-attack A German tourist died and two others - including a British holidaymaker - died in attack in Paris, carried out by a Frenchman who had sworn allegiance to Islamic State. Here's the latest. https://www.thelocal.com/20231203/paris-terror-attack-what-we-know-so-far Sun, 03 Dec 2023 10:31:15 +0100 paris-terror-attack-what-we-know-so-far The man who stabbed a tourist to death and injured two others near the Eiffel Tower in Paris swore allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video posted to social media, French anti-terrorist prosecutors said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.com/20231203/tourist-stabbed-to-death-in-paris-terror-attack Sun, 03 Dec 2023 04:23:02 +0100 tourist-stabbed-to-death-in-paris-terror-attack Sweden will ban bags at all major events due to the heightened risk of terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.com/20231101/swedish-police-to-ban-all-bags-at-major-concerts-and-sporting-events Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:24:04 +0100 swedish-police-to-ban-all-bags-at-major-concerts-and-sporting-events Spanish police said Friday that they had arrested a man suspected of having links with an Islamist gunman who killed two Swedish football fans in Brussels this month. https://www.thelocal.com/20231027/spanish-police-detain-man-suspected-of-role-in-brussels-terror-attack Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:18:46 +0200 spanish-police-detain-man-suspected-of-role-in-brussels-terror-attack