Nathalie Becquart's appointment to the Synod of Bishops reflects Pope Francis' wish to see women play a greater decision-making role in the Church, the Vatican says.

Crowds gathered in Yangon and Mandalay again on Sunday, as protests grow bigger and bolder since Monday's coup.

Austria, France and Germany are going to restrict the jab to the under 65s because of a lack of data following the vaccine's trials.

Prime Minister Jean Castex has promised support for farmers and residents whose land was devastated.

The populist 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League both signaled support for a Draghi-led government, saying they were ready to put aside bitter rivalries in the national interest.

The London cricket club Lords has been a vaccination centre since mid-January and an iconic gay nightclub in Paris started hosting tests this weekend.

The latest protests came a day after India's agriculture minister defended the laws in parliament, dampening hopes of a settlement.

The European nation prides itself on being one of the world's oldest democracies and yet only allowed women to vote as late as 1971.

A tiny new life is just beginning. On Kenya's south coast, a volunteer stands guard over newborn green turtles.

Israel could face war crimes investigation after an International Criminal Court ruling extended its jurisdiction to territories Israel occupied in the 1967 Mideast war.

Rival factions in Libya agree on an interim presidential council to lead the country into elections in December.

Street protests in Myanmar continued to expand on Saturday as people gathered again to show their opposition to the army takeover.

The UN estimates that an additional two million girls worldwide are at risk of female genital mutilation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biden’s team had earlier said he would work quickly to undo the policy instituted by former president Donald Trump that became known as “deportation with a layover.”

Democratic lawmakers and even some Trump administration officials believe he is too untrustworthy to benefit from the historical practice accorded to former presidents.

Professor Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London, explains why new coronavirus variants have emerged.

The demonstrators raised three fingers in a salute and held cards showing a red ribbon to show their defiance against the coup that occurred earlier in the week.

The International Criminal Court said that its jurisdiction extends to territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, clearing the way for its chief prosecutor to open a war crimes probe into Israeli military actions.

Christopher Plummer, the award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” has died.

US astronaut Alan P. Shepard Jr became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon. But there has been a 50-year-old mystery over how far it travelled. Until perhaps now....

As part of its ambitious carbon emissions reduction targets, Denmark plans to create a €28-billion wind power island.

Twenty-two people have died in two hospital fires in Romania since November. Why are such blazes still happening in an EU country in 2021?

With vaccinations underway in the majority of Europe, who is making the fastest progress?

Unreported Europe looks into the living conditions of economic migrants stuck in Bosnia desperately trying to get into the EU.

Russia expels diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden amid claims they took part in pro-Navalny protests.

It is believed to be the first time for several years that a woman has been charged in relation to wartime Nazi atrocities.

Two women died after being found injured, one from stab wounds, while a man was also killed in a fatal road accident nearby. Police are linking the incidents.

"It's a short reprieve," sports journalist Michael Kurn told Euronews. "This deal is only going to go until the end of the season."

The Chinese foreign ministry threatened retaliation after CGTN's licence to broadcast in the UK was suddenly removed by Ofcom on Thursday.

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Germany is past the peak of the latest surge in coronavirus cases. But the German leader wants to wait for more data on the spread of new variants before deciding whether to ease lockdown restrictions.

Here are the key stories of the week captured through the lens' of photographers from around the world.


The closure of traditional bars and restaurants due to COVID-19 restrictions has given rise to a new culinary concept - the so called 'dark kitchen.' It's an industry comprised of rented cooking spaces and delivered take-away meals, and it's booming ...

The Russian opposition figure jailed earlier this week says charges that he slandered a World War II veteran are also politically motivated.

UN Security-General Antonio Guterres said everything possible would be done to mobilise international pressure "to make sure that this coup fails".

Family business Rechapados Ferrer has been inundated with orders since The Queen's Gambit was aired on Netflix.

Democrats will look to use his refusal to testify against him over their charge that the defeated president incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol.

The level of the River Garonne around Marmande -- between Bordeaux and Toulouse -- remains "very high".

Nearly all Republicans voted against the Democratic move but none defended her lengthy history of endorsing outlandish conspiracy theories and violent, racist views.

US President Joe Biden said he would withdraw US support for the Saudi-led offensive in Yemen in his first major foreign policy speech.

Donald Trump had defied Congress with plans to redeploy 9,500 US troops from bases in Germany.

Inger Støjberg has stepped down from the liberal Venstre party as she faces an impeachment trial over a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples.

Meet the people who've had to battle cancer amid a COVID-19 pandemic.

Swiss and Irish police have boogied their way to viral fame with the #JerusalemaChallenge, hoping to give people a good laugh during COVID-19 restrictions.

Spain registered one of its worst months of the pandemic in January with 900,000 new coronavirus infections while Denmark launched plans to reopen society with a new COVID-19 vaccine passport.

It comes after a girl, 10, died in Sicily while participating in a so-called “blackout” challenge on the Chinese-owned network.

The first confirmed cases of the British virus mutation were discovered in Jochberg in Tyrol in mid-January.

“This study will give us greater insight into how we can use vaccines to stay on top of this nasty disease,” said Jonathan Van Tam, the UK's deputy chief medical officer.

An Iranian diplomat was sentenced to the maximum 20-year prison term by a Belgian court for planning an attack against opponents of the Tehran regime in France in 2018.

The fire broke out shortly before midnight at an intensive care unit, where patients with acute respiratory symptoms of COVID-19 were being treated.

Peter Openshaw, an Immunologist at Imperial University, says hospital admissions were the first clue.