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Austria

Austria police report 3 dead in Linz shooting, say no further danger to public

Three people have been killed in a shooting in the Austrian city of Linz, police have confirmed, while stating that there is no further danger to the public.

08 May 2026-09:51
Kazakhstan and Austria boost ties with visa deals and airport security cooperation

Kazakhstan and Austria outlined new areas of cooperation during talks in Astana, highlighting progress on visa facilitation and a decision by the Austrian side to supply 25 passport readers to Astana International Airport, as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral ties.

05 May 2026-16:27
Austria ousts Russian diplomats over suspected espionage

Authorities in Austria have expelled three members of the Russian embassy staff on suspicion of espionage, Austria's foreign minister announced on Monday.

04 May 2026-21:36
Austria expels Russian diplomats over "antenna forest" spying suspicions

Austria has expelled three Russian embassy staff on suspicion of spying after determining that a “forest of antennae” on the diplomatic mission in Vienna, Europe’s espionage capital since the cold war, was being be used for illicit data collection.

04 May 2026-21:13
Austria expels three Russian embassy staff over espionage claims

04 May 2026-15:52
Austrian police arrest suspect in HiPP baby food poisoning extortion case

Austrian police detained a 39-year-old man in connection with an attempted blackmail case in which rat poison was placed in jars of baby food produced by the German brand HiPP, a spokeswoman for the Public Prosecutor's Office in Eisenstadt told Germany's DPA news agency on Saturday.

03 May 2026-10:56
Austrian man admits to 2024 Taylor Swift concert attack plot

A 20-year-old Austrian man, identified as Beran A, has admitted in a court in Wiener Neustadt to planning a suicide attack during Taylor Swift’s 2024 "Eras Tour" in Vienna.

28 Apr 2026-15:28
Austria trials suspect over Taylor Swift concert plot

28 Apr 2026-14:20
Legal opinion in Austria rules headscarf ban for schoolgirls unconstitutional

A legal expert in Austria has concluded that a newly passed regulation prohibiting girls under the age of 14 from wearing headscarves in schools is unconstitutional.

21 Apr 2026-16:37
Austrian car market surges 17% in Q1 2026 as electric and hybrid demand grows

New passenger car registrations were up 17% in Austria in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2025, new data from Statistics Austria has found.

15 Apr 2026-16:18