Amid Syria’s civil war, Raqqa became known the world over for being the stage of some of the most horrific episodes of violence perpetrated by the so-called Islamic State.

Several COVID-19 vaccines are currently being tested in teenagers and trials are starting in younger children as well.

A white gunman was charged Wednesday with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlours in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community that’s increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic.

In a virtual meeting with Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin, Biden said they had a robust agenda to tackle together including the COVID-19 pandemic and Ireland's leadership on the UN Security Council.

President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died.

Elderly citizens were asked to vote by post for the first time in the elections, which led to some confusion.

Unfounded claims of voter fraud have published online by far-right accounts in the Netherlands in the lead-up to the elections.

As Irish pubs reach a year of closures, English pubs say their beer gardens are already fully booked ahead of April's easing of restrictions.

The Netherlands has a reputation as a liberal country. The reality is quite different.

As the EU has struggled to make available European-manufactured vaccines, Russia has already sent its Sputnik V to Hungary and Slovakia and offered to supply 50 million more doses to Europe.

By March 14, France had vaccinated 10.85 people per 100 inhabitants, compared to 32.01 in the United States and 38.39 in the United Kingdom, according to Our World in Data.

The online dating platform will roll its new feature out later this year in the US, aiming to keep users safer as they date.

Belarusian prosecutors say that at least 400 people have been convicted for participating in opposition demonstrations against President Lukashenko. But what about all the others that were arrested?

The technique uses glue-covered traps to catch the birds and kills tens of thousands every year

It's far more complex than the UK just leading the way.

Anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar have been complicated by nightly internet blackouts across the country.

A recent study found 10% of all tweets at women on Dutch electoral lists contained hateful comments or sexist threats.

Biden said the Russian president would 'pay a price' for meddling in US elections.

Bitcoin crossed the $60,000 (€50 195) mark for the first time in its history on Saturday.

Health officials announced 195 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, breaking the previous peak of 193 in early December.

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Russia said the UK’s decision to raise the ceiling on the number of nuclear weapons it has “harms global stability and strategic security”.

Amid Syria's civil war Ahmad Sheer was left with a choice he never wanted to have to make: to flee his country, or join in the fighting

Icelanders have struggled through weeks of disrupted sleep as thousands of earthquakes have rattled the south-west of the island nation. Scientists predict the unprecedented seismic activity could result in a substantial volcanic eruption.

Employees have “reported incidents of abuse of power, bullying, verbal violence and sexual harassment.”

Authorities said many of the victims of the shootings at three massage parlours are women of Asian descent.

The prosecutor’s office said the amount of counterfeit money taken in was $4 million and €3.6 million.

The report, released Tuesday by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, represents the most detailed assessment of the array of foreign threats to the 2020 election.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday's massacres, though extremists belonging to the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara group are known to be active in the region.

"We have already seen a problem before now with vaccine hesitancy, but it [the halt] will definitely increase that," Dr William Budd told Euronews.

Any sexual act committed on children under the age of 15 by an adult will be considered rape. The bill still needs to be approved by senators.

Flights bringing visitors from some European countries, Israel and the United Kingdom will begin in April and from mid-May, more countries will be added to the list of those who do not need to quarantine upon arrival.

France is returning a Gustav Klint painting to the family of its pre-war owner.

The new features aim to tackle misinformation on a wide scale and aid the vaccine roll-out.

The court said the law is too imprecise in identifying the circumstances under which assisted suicide procedures can occur.

Over a dozen European countries have temporarily suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of serious blood clotting events. #BrusselsBureau

Sweden and Latvia join other European countries in suspending the use of the jab amid reports of dangerous blood clots in some people recipients

The PM has outlined his government’s foreign policy direction for the coming years, following the UK’s exit from the European Union.

Brussels is set to debate sanctions on four Chinese officials and one entity over human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority.

Despite what many want to believe, the crisis in Syria has been “Europe’s problem” from the start.

The 99-year-old left King Edward VII hospital in London following treatment for an infection and a heart condition.

The 2,000-year-old scroll is the first discovery of its kind since the unearthing of the Dead Sea Scrolls more than 70 years ago.

“I am absolutely convinced that (talks) will not progress far if a Syrian-led process is not supported by a constructive international diplomacy on Syria,” the UN's special envoy for Syria said.

"We are seen as a very green country, lots of opportunities specifically with wind energy, why are we not moving ahead?" asks Photojournalist Kadir van Lohuizen.

The Netherlands has begun voting in a general election. What impact will COVID-19 and a child welfare scandal have on the outcome?

A former rebel fighter recounts why Syrians decided to pick up arms against the forces of the Bashar al-Assad regime, 10 years ago.

“I would also like to take this opportunity to issue a word of advice to the new US administration, which is so eager to give off a smell of gunpowder in our land from across the ocean,” Kim Yo-jong said.

The revolving door signals the challenges for the government of Latin America’s largest nation to implement effective measures to control the virus’ spread, or even agree on which measures are necessary.

The government has come under fire with its proposed crime bill which detractors say does little to tackle violence against women and girls as the country reels from the murder of Sarah Everard.

"I might not live to see a free Syria," Wafa Ali Mustafa told Euronews on the 10th anniversary of the uprising.