The European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen gives an update on the coronavirus vaccine rollout in the EU, amid criticism it was too slow and not enough jabs were ordered.

Passengers arriving in England from countries that have been identified as high-risk by authorities must still self-isolate for 10 days regardless of their pre-departure test result.

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine appears to protect against a mutation that has been found in two highly contagious variants of coronavirus which were discovered in the UK and South Africa.

Democratic leaders of the House Appropriations Committee called the officer's deatg a “tragic loss”.

Hannah Deacon’s son Alfie suffers from a rare form of epilepsy and has been seizure-free after taking life-changing cannabis medicine for the last two years

Andrej Babiš had previously featured a red hat saying "Strong Czechia" on his social media profiles but removed it on Thursday morning.

House of Representatives speaker says Congress may be 'compelled' to impeach the US president if the 25th amendment is not invoked to remove him

Trump has furiously clung on to hope of overturning the election - but Wednesday night's mob may have been the final straw.

Political scientists say US President Trump's incendiary rhetoric has riled up right-wing voters in a way that will deeply affect the Republican Party for years.

Government figures recorded 1,162 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest since the first coronavirus wave in April

BREAKING: Donald Trump has accounts on Facebook and Instagram blocked 'indefinitely' after failing to condemn Washington DC violence

The two NATO countries have been arguing for decades about sovereign rights in the Aegean Sea as well as the extent of the Exclusive Economic Zone in the Eastern Mediterranean. Disputes have been heightened in recent months after a Greek frigate col...

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered security officials to "verify without delay" claims that state officials have been secretly vaccinated against Covid-19 with illegally imported vaccines.

The suspects had planned to use "explosives" and "poisonous substances" in the attack on Poland's Islamic community.

Citizens of countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and North Macedonia are disappointed at the slow progress of vaccines rollouts which will keep them and their economies locked down for longer.

The arrest warrant was for a charge of premeditated murder, which carries the death penalty on conviction.

Authorities in Sweden are recommending face masks should be worn in public transport during peak times. Up until now, the country has resisted imposing the use of face coverings in the fight against COVID-19, except in healthcare. But there are signs...

Pictures captured some of the most jarring scenes ever to unfold in a seat of American political power.

The largely routine and ceremonial certification was set to last hours after a group of Republicans in the House and Senate said they would issue objections in certain battleground states.

In an unprecedented step, Twitter and Facebook on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump after he repeatedly posted false accusations about the integrity of the election

From cabinet appointments to coronavirus legislation, Biden's ability to enact his agenda hinged on the outcome of Georgia's two Senate run-offs.

US lawmakers were forced to flee after a pro-Trump mob breached the capitol building. After the session resumed, Republican Senator Mitch McConnell condemned a "failed insurrection".

Because of the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, UK festival organisers say they need government insurance support to save summer events such as Glastonbury.

The Czech Republic is on a par with France when it comes to scepticism or hesitancy over taking vaccines.

BREAKING: UK registers more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in latest 24-hour period

Ten opposition candidates have called for the annulment of the result, which saw President Faustin Archangel Touadéra re-elected.

One of the groups is supporting women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul who was jailed last month after being found guilty of spying and conspiring against the kingdom. But many believe she was arrested for campaigning for women’s right to dr...

Health Minister Jens Spahn blamed the slow start of Germany's #vaccine campaign on a global shortage of doses.

Officials say the hackers appeared to want to gather intelligence rather than cause disruption.

After two months of closed classrooms, Italian primary, middle and secondary school students return to the classrooms. But 50% of older student will still have to rely on distance learning.

The Romanian-language channel will be brought to millions of households in partnership with Universitatea Politehnica din București (UPB).

The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.

53 former lawmakers and democracy activists were arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday for allegedly violating a national security law imposed by Beijing.

The South African mutant is more infectious than the original COVID-19 and concerns are growing that it might not be blocked by existing jabs.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was “absolutely necessary” to maintain restrictions.

Kosovo police say that more than 40 people were injured on Tuesday in a suspected gas tank explosion in the town of Ferizaj.

A low-pressure system will be called 'Ahmet' in an effort to reflect the country's increasingly diverse population.

Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats, and with them, the US Senate majority.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's comments mark a rare critique of Beijing by the head of the World Health Organization.

United States President Donald Trump has been accused of undermining the electoral process in Georgia by sharing and amplifying false claims.

The boycott of Qatar by its Arab neighbours in 2017 was designed to weaken the country's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, but it only emboldened the young leader and led to a surge of domestic support.

Surging cases of the virus and a heavy burden on health services require extremely strict social distancing, the UK's chief medical officers have advised.

In the first lockdown schools and colleges were given little more than 48 hours to set up remote education. This time they are much better prepared, according to the Association of School and College Leaders.

At least 944 deaths were reported on Tuesday, taking Germany's official coronavirus death toll to 35,518.

The four nations of the UK are up against a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19, which appears to reached all areas of the nation. Its strategy now relies mostly on the vaccine.

The UK has already decided to delay the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine so more people can get the first jab.

BREAKING: There is no hope of finding any more survivors from Norway's deadly landslide, say police. Three people are still unaccounted for, while seven others have died.

Alfredo Valencia, a Spanish citizen who has worked in Gibraltar for 12 years is cautiously celebrating the preliminary post-Brexit border agreement that he hopes is "going to knock down the Gibraltar Gate".

Norway became the world's first country where electric cars accounted for more than 50 percent of new vehicle registrations in 2020, according to an industry group.

Government responses to the pandemic have been very different across Europe and the UK's has been driven by populism, according to political strategist and author Alastair Campbell.