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UK tightens security for Maccabi Tel Aviv football match Away fans are not at the match in Birmingham, but several hundred police officers have been deployed. Protests supporting both Palestinians and Israelis are anticipated near the stadium, which is in a residential area. Habsburg family unveils secret royal jewel stash in Canada Descendants of Austria's last emperor have said they will display to the public a horde of imperial jewels hidden in Canada since World War II. The trove includes a famous diamond feared lost forever. Shein: France urges EU sanctions over 'childlike' sex dolls France has called upon the EU to sanction Shein over illegal products advertized in its marketplace. The EU says it's taking the issue of "childlike" sex dolls listed for sale "very seriously." Poland to offer military training to all its citizens The pilot program aims to train 400,000 people in 2026. The defense minister of Poland, which borders Ukraine, says the initiative is needed due to the threat from Russia. Louvre heist a 'deafening wake-up call' — French auditor France's state auditor says the Louvre museum ignored security risks for years, preferring to lavish money on prestige projects instead. The criticism follows the theft of crown jewels worth €88 million. Czechs begin exhumation of notorious mass grave site Archaeologists in Prague have begun exhuming bodies of political prisoners executed by Czechoslovakia's communist regime. Activists hope it will help unravel the fate of those whose final resting place remains unknown. EU investigates Deutsche Börse and Nasdaq derivatives trade The European Commission has launched an antitrust investigation against German and US stock markets Deutsche Börse and Nasdaq. They're suspected of collusion in the financial derivatives trading sector. US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown The US Army Garrison Bavaria removed references to German food banks and other discounted food provision services from its "shutdown guidance" web page. Incoming Czech government sparks media freedom fears Czechia's populist ANO party won the most votes in the recent general election and seeks to form a government with two far-right parties. The coalition's plans for public media are causing particular concern. Munich seeks to reactivate Eisbach freshwater surf wave Munich authorities are trying to recover a renowned river wave in the city center that has drawn in surfers for decades. The wave mysteriously vanished after what should have been routine cleaning of the Eisbach basin.