The home team is allowed to field four contestants per category on the World Judo Tour and Russia took full advantage on day two in Kazan.

One of the five biggest insurance companies in Europe will stop writing policies that cover extortion by cybercriminals in France, the second worst-hit country by ransomware in the world.

HMS Severn and HMS Tamar are expected to begin their voyage back to Portsmouth within the next 24 hours after being deployed to a protest by French fishermen.

25 people died in a massive police raid against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela.

Berlin has said it is confused by the move.

A memorandum of cooperation on migration between the two countries has sparked alarm that Denmark could be looking to see its asylum seekers and refugees accommodated in Rwanda.

In a move suggesting President Biden is happier about closer military co-operation with the EU, the US will join a European Union military project.

Gay rights activists in Croatia have the decision as a "historic" ruling.

North Macedonia's negotiations with Brussels are being. blocked by ````Bulgaria.

Karina Stan of the Developers Alliance anticipates the next wave of EU-driven internet regulation.

The last time the English and French fought over Jersey, the English won.

Trump's new blog can be seen as a way of getting around his ban from major social media networks.

The US has backed plans to waive intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines, but the idea faces stiff opposition.

What do Syrian refugees in Denmark think about the nation's deportation furore? Meet Rahima, a 20-year-old refugee from Aleppo.

The Olympic Games, which were scheduled to take place in 2020 but were postponed due to the pandemic, will kick off on July 23.

This could explain blood clots in some COVID patients and other issues like "COVID feet", which are not classic symptoms of a respiratory illness.

French fishermen angry at losing access to Jersey waters gathered near the Channel Islands on Thursday morning in protest.

By visiting so early in his tenure, before any trip to Russia, Antony Blinken is signaling that Ukraine is a high foreign-policy priority for President Joe Biden's administration.

The vote could have far-reaching implications for the fate of the opposition Labour Party and for Scotland's future in the UK.

Day one of the Kazan Grand Slam was packed with spectacular, high-action judo that delighted the fans allowed to return to the stands.

Protesters in Colombia have taken to the street again demanding an end to police abuse and the introduction of policies to overcome the economic crisis resulting from the pandemic.

"This is a terrifying moment for women in Afghanistan," writes Heather Barr from Human Rights Watch. "The April 14 announcement that US troops will leave Afghanistan before September 11 has created a new level of fear in a country already devastated ...

India has hit another record for COVID-19 infections as the country struggles to meet demand for oxygen.

Finnegan Elder and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth were jailed for life for the 2019 murder of Italian police officer Mario Cerciello Rega.

Commission president von der Leyen said the bloc would discuss the move, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office spoke out against it.

EU ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida, will get "a status consistent with heads of missions of states".

Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic said the government initiative was the first of its kind in the world to promote vaccinations.

Close to half of Europeans say they trust the European Union, findings from the latest Eurobarometer show.

The 400m-long cargo ship will only be released back to its Japanese owner once damages have been paid, Egyptian authorities have said.

Last month's elections had resulted in a political deadlock after three parties failed to form a new government.

The Mary Rose, a flagship of Tudor England’s navy, may have been crewed by a more ethnically diverse set of sailors than previously thought, scientists say.

Pablo Iglesias, the leader and founder of left-wing party Podemos, resigned from party politics following defeat in the regional elections in Madrid.

The Facebook and Instagram accounts of former US President Donald Trump have remained suspended after a decision by the Oversight Board.

Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, are accused of homicide after a scuffle in which an Italian police officer was stabbed to death near their hotel in Rome in summer 2019.

Belnet said 200 of their customers were affected, including universities, public administrations, and research institutes.

Despite a wave of job losses and more than 35,000 fewer employees across the UK's hospitality sector, restaurants and cafes are still struggling to find the staff.

Prosecutors say the group had held "various illegal races" and reached speeds of up to 200 km/h near built-up areas.

Sturgeon has made her key election pledge the future of Scotland in the European Union, hoping that an independent Scottish state could rejoin the bloc after the UK left earlier this year. She has promised to hold a new referendum on independence if ...

“I cannot believe it. He really said it for real,” said local man Samuel Tadevosyan. “This is huge. The US are so important that they’re definitely going to set an example for other countries.”

More than 800 police and tax officers were involved in the fresh raids in Italy and Germany, which saw millions of euros' worth of assets seized and 31 people arrested in connection with 'ndrangheta drug operations.

Christie’s, the London auction house, is selling a bottle of French wine that spent more than a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station.

Police searched 10 offices of Islamist aid group Ansaar International on Wednesday as the group was banned by the German Interior Ministry for allegedly funding terror overseas

It comes two weeks after a missile fired by Syria struck deep inside Israel, which set off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor.

A half marathon was held on Wednesday in Japan, as Olympics organisers hoped to show COVID-19 safety measures would ensure a safe running of the games this summer.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has missed a midnight deadline for putting together a new coalition government.

The right-wing Popular Party won a clear victory in Madrid's regional elections, increasing their seats in the regional assembly.

But opinion polls suggest the party may not achieve an outright majority and could seek a pro-independence coalition.

India's health ministry reported 357,229 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours and 3,449 deaths.

The body of an employee at the Swiss embassy in Iran was found at the foot of a building in northern Tehran after a "fall", authorities said.

The countries ahead on vaccinations, relatively speaking, are those outside the EU, like Serbia and the UK. Hungary is the exception, but Budapest has bought doses from Russia and China to boost its stocks.