Five people were shot dead at a youth welfare facility in Stade, northern Germany, on 29 June 2026, and a sixth later died in hospital. Police arrested a main suspect, detained two others and said there was no threat to the public.
Luxembourg police were called to 1,297 domestic-violence incidents in 2025, a 10.1% rise and the highest in a decade, with 334 perpetrators ordered out of their homes and shelters running waiting lists.
A man was left fighting for his life after a knife attack on the fringes of Luxembourg City's City Sounds concerts on National Day. Two suspects were detained, and police stressed there was no confirmed link to a separate stabbing in Clausen hours earlier.