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French ‘hero’ invited to stay in Australia
Published on 16/04/2024
» SYDNEY - Australia has invited a French national who confronted a knife-wielding attacker in a Sydney mall to stay in the country permanently, heeding calls from the public who had hailed him as a hero who deserved citizenship.
Brazilian who intervened in Dublin knife attack insists he's no hero
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» DUBLIN - A Brazilian delivery driver branded a hero for helping subdue a knife-wielding assailant suspected of attacking children outside an Irish school told AFP Saturday that he acted "like every parent would".
Dublin riot highlights 'far-right' agitation over Ireland immigration
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» DUBLIN - Riots in Dublin this week have highlighted growing social tensions in Ireland, with political leaders and others blaming far-right agitators for stoking unrest over increased immigration in recent years.
14 hurt in Seoul ‘stabbing rampage’
Published on 03/08/2023
» SEOUL: A man went on a “stabbing rampage” near a subway station in the South Korean capital region on Thursday, with as many as 14 people reported wounded, police said.
Japan court jails man for 23 years over Joker train attack
Published on 31/07/2023
» A Japanese court on Monday sentenced a man to 23 years in jail after finding him guilty of attempted murder and starting a fire on a train in Tokyo while dressed as comic book villain the Joker.
French town pays tribute to those who chased off knife attacker
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» ANNECY (FRANCE) - Hundreds of residents of the French town of Annecy gathered Sunday to honour the people who rushed to stop a man accused of stabbing six people, including four toddlers, at a playground last week.
Macron visits young knife-attack victims
AFP, Published on 09/06/2023
» ANNECY, France: French President Emmanuel Macron was visiting preschool children badly wounded in a mass knife attack by a Syrian refugee, as police questioned the attacker Friday.
World Bank halts Tunisia program over president's migrant remarks
AFP, Published on 07/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - The World Bank is pausing talks over its future engagement with Tunisia following anti-immigrant comments made by the country's president, Kais Saied, according to an internal message to staff seen by AFP.
Hundreds of migrants flown home from Tunisia
AFP, Published on 04/03/2023
» TUNIS: Almost 280 Malians and Ivorians left Tunisia Saturday on repatriation flights, fearful of a wave of violence since a controversial tirade against migrants by the president.
Six wounded in Paris train station stabbings
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» PARIS: An attacker stabbed six people on Wednesday at the busy Gare du Nord station in Paris before being shot and apprehended by police, authorities said.