Brancheverenigingen Bovag en RAI Vereniging report an increase in new car registrations in 2024, due in part to a late surge in December and the rising market share of electric and hybrid cars, while gasoline cars still hold the majority share in the overall car market in the Netherlands.
Two children were injured in France and two people died in Germany due to accidents with fireworks during New Year's celebrations, but police in both countries reported relatively calm nights with fewer arrests than in previous years.
Police have identified the suspected perpetrator of the New Orleans attack as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, with weapons and explosives found in his vehicle and in the city's French Quarter.
Chinese judges have swiftly and severely punished recent violent attacks in China, showing the problem of unrest in society and a challenge for the government to maintain control.
Three key figures from the 9/11 attacks may not face the death penalty after all, as lawyers argue that the judge overseeing the case does not have jurisdiction. The defendants face charges including masterminding the attacks that claimed nearly 3000 lives, but their cases have been stalled for over 20 years due to concerns over the use of torture during interrogations.
Man shot dead by police in Germany after stealing a digger and causing chaos on the road, injuring multiple people and damaging police and civilian vehicles before being stopped at a car dealership. Motive of the 38-year-old, who worked at a construction company, remains unknown.