US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will seek to mend strained transatlantic relations for his first in-person talks with NATO allies.

The US watchdog urged AstraZeneca to "ensure the most accurate, up-to-date efficacy data be made public as quickly as possible."

Police arrested a lone suspect after an hours-long standoff at a Boulder supermarket.

The US, UK, EU/EEA account for more than 206 million of the 448 million doses of vaccines administered worldwide.

On Saturday, the UK inoculated 844,285 people. That's more than 12 EU countries combined, including Germany, France, Italy and Poland.

This study found multiple far-right groups were utilising Instagram's features to spread propaganda and recruit new members.

When it comes to COVID-19 vaccines, it's difficult to think of another part of Europe where the juxtaposition is more pronounced.

A number of anti-racism protests took place over the weekend to mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

This selection of photographs will take you to one of the world most spectacular natural spectacles.

Will Israel's successful vaccine campaign save Benjamin Netanyahu his job?

The decision to buy vaccines from Moscow before their approval by the European Union had generated a political crisis in Slovakia's ruling coalition.

We’re all fed up with lockdowns, but pandemic life probably won’t be over in 2021, a public health expert warns. So how can authorities keep enforcing restrictions?

The early findings from the US study are just one set of information AstraZeneca must submit to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to get its vaccine approved for use in the country.

Commemorations have been held in Brussels five years after the terror attacks that killed 32 civilians and injured hundreds more.

Bulgarian authorities said they dismantled a ring of six serving and retired military officials who allegedly spied for Moscow.

Chancellor Merkel was due to relax restrictions at a meeting with regional leaders on Monday but a surge in infections has upended those plans.

Europe needs a two-track strategy on Russia: offer a helping hand to the growing numbers of discontented Russians and be ready to confront the Kremlin with resolve and systematically punishing its aggressions, argues Rostislav Valvoda.

Hard-partying spring break crowds gathered by the thousands without masks or social distancing.

In Myanmar's hinterland, army uproots ethnic Karen villagers

Waste fruit is used to power a water purification plant in the Spanish city

was among 52 people who departed from Dakhla in the Western Sahara coast and spent five days in the Atlantic Ocean before Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service saved the group.

Paris just had its first weekend under France's latest limited lockdown. Many Parisians did not know exactly what that meant.

The right-wing leader, a former interior minister, faces up to 15 years in prison if found guilty

'Instances of racism continue to shame us, for they show that our supposed social progress is not as real or definitive as we think.'

A British minister warned the EU against 'counter-productive' measures after the Commission president said a ban was possible if AstraZeneca did not meet supply commitments.

Protesters take to the streets in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in support of jailed far-right former leader, Serhiy Sternenko

More evacuations have been ordered after heavy rain brought the worst flooding for decades in Australia's most populous state.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Istanbul after Turkey pulled out of an international agreement designed to protect women from domestic violence.

President Erdogan's announcement of Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention has been brought outrage across Europe.

Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas was the main challenger of longstanding president Denis Sassou N'guesso.

Sassou N’Guesso is the third-longest serving president in Africa.

Schembri has called the investigation a "travesty of justice".

Once again, Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for his political survival.

Harry shares the experience of losing his mother, Princess Diana, as a child.

“We can no longer be punished for our geographical position,” Malta's Byron Camilleri said Saturday, summing up his position and that of his colleagues from Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain.

New leader Albin Kurti has refused to source COVID-19 vaccines from countries that do not recognise Kosovo as an independent state, like Russia and China.

The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world.

The UK government heralds a 'huge success' after more than 26 million first doses of coronavirus jabs are administered, while the European Commission warns AstraZeneca to meet its delivery targets to the bloc.

The Belarusian opposition led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is hoping to start talks with the government in May - if an online poll launched on Thursday gives her the mandate to enter negotiations.

Several thousand people participated in the protests in Kassel.

Officials justified the widely-anticipated move saying the risk was too great to admit ticket holders from overseas during a pandemic.

Women's rights groups have called for protests after the Turkish president issued a decree annulling the country’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention.

Traffic on the Balkan Route for refugees and immigrants wanting to make their way to Europe appears to be on the increase, say villagers in northern Greece.

The Fagradals Mountain volcano had been dormant for 6,000 years, and the Reykjanes Peninsula hadn't seen an eruption of any volcano for nearly 800 years.

The US President and Vice-President denounced racism hidden 'in plain sight' as they visited Atlanta, days after a white gunman killed eight people, mostly Asian American women.

“We might appear to make inconsistent decisions,” said Bulgaria's health minister Kostadin Angelov, announcing a tightening of restrictions.

Moldova will receive 20% of the country's total COVID-19 vaccine needs through the WHO's co-sponsored COVAX programme. But many more are needed and negotiations with manufacturers are proving to be difficult.

Despite resuming the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, France's health authority has recommended reserving it for people aged 55 and over.

Experts fear mixed messaging over AstraZeneca's coronavirus jab could undermine public trust and slow down immunisation campaigns.

Bosnian officials slammed the Russian warning, calling it a “veiled threat” against Bosnia and its western allies.