Japan is to place its capital Tokyo under a state of emergency, which will last through the upcoming Olympic games.

Hubert Caouissin, 50, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the quadruple murder of the Troadec family in 2017.

It will be England's first final in an international tournament since 1966.

The former president of South Africa faces 15 months behind bars for defying a court order for him to testify before a judicial commission investigating corruption allegations.

Lawrence Schimel's books “Early One Morning” and “Bedtime, Not Playtime!" depict the daily routines of a child, one with two mothers and one with two fathers.

Former US President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the country's biggest tech companies, claiming he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored.

The World Health Organization urged governments to use extreme caution when lifting COVID-19 curbs amid a sharp rise in new cases and hospitalisations.

German police have raided the home of two men who are relatives of the perpetrator of the November 2020 attack in Vienna.

Billionaire and philanthropist, Jim Mellon, discusses his new book, the prospect of an agrarian revolution and how we can be healthier in old age.

Four people were hurt in a knife attack in Athens and a suspect has been arrested after he called the police.

“The situation we’re in now is largely because we haven’t been able to get the vaccine that we need,” New South Wales state Health Minister Brad Hazzard said.

Speaking at the trial Mila -- now aged 18 -- testified that she doesn't like "any religion, not just Islam," and that the online hate messages made her feel like she had been "condemned to death".

Just one month after suspending bilateral cooperation with Mali, France said on Friday that it would resume joint military operations with Bamako after all. What are the reasons behind the reversal?

Rescuers have found the bodies of victims, one day after a plane crashed in a remote area in Russia’s Far East.

Suez Canal authorities have released the Ever Given shipping vessel that blocked the crucial east-west waterway for nearly a week in March.

The EU denied following "a policy of waiting" towards Damascus after a Syrian opposition group accused the bloc of not exerting sufficient pressure on the Assad regime.

Haiti President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at home, the country's interim prime minister announced.

Turkey and Russia have closed their consulates in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif amid Taliban victories nearby.

Parisian authorities are facing legal action over the fire at Notre-Dame cathedral, due to the release of harmful fumes from lead destroyed in the fire.

The prominent journalist, known for his reporting on the Dutch criminal underworld, is in a serious condition in hospital.

The terrorist bombing of three Underground stations and a double-decker bus constituted the worst attack on the UK capital since World War II.

Germany, France and Britain voiced “grave concern” after a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Iran has taken steps in the production of enriched uranium metal.

Sweden's parliament voted to approve caretaker prime minister Stefan Löfven to lead a new coalition government.

Israel’s parliament early on Tuesday failed to renew a law that bars Arab citizens from extending citizenship or residency rights to spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

Spain's government has approved a so-called "Only yes means yes" law that sets out offences related to sexual consent.

In July 1942, some 13,000 Jews were rounded up by the French Vichy regime and sent to concentration camps.

The death of a 24-year-old man in A Coruña at the weekend has shaken Spain and led to major demonstrations by LGBT+ organisations.

Four more bodies were found by rescue workers bringing the death toll following the Florida condominium collapse to 32.

A German court has sentenced five people involved in a child sex abuse ring to between 10 and 14 years in prison.

Slammed by some as "hypocrisy," the sharp differences in Paris' policies towards Chad and Mali are actually explained by the need to counter Russia’s creeping influence in the Sahel, writes foreign policy analyst Nicolas Tenzer.

German security officials have arrested more than 750 people and seized large amounts of drugs after gaining access to encrypted mobile phone data.

A German man who ran a think tank has been arrested on suspicion of being an informant for Chinese intelligence for several years.

European Council President Charles Michel has reiterated that "Lithuanian borders are European borders" during a press conference on Monday.

Many are excited about the future uses of 5G: from connecting devices in real-time to sailing a boat remotely from hundreds of kilometres away.

The U.S. left Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years without notifying the base's new commander, Afghan military officials said.

A court in Belarus has jailed former presidential contender Viktor Babariko for 14 years on corruption charges, which have been widely seen as politically motivated.

Two trials of reduced working hours involving roughly 1% of Iceland’s working population saw productivity maintained and wellbeing improve - and now most in the country have secured the right to a shorter work week.

New ‘nationality and borders bill’ would allow for migrants arriving in UK without permission to be sent off to island in the middle of Atlantic ocean. But critics say new legislation could see thousands of refugees with valid reasons turned away...

It is still unclear how transmisable or dangerous the Lambda coronavirus variant is, with studies underway.

All contact was lost with the plane, which was carrying 22 passengers and six crew in eastern Russia.

The Australian Grand Prix has been canceled after organisers and Formula One couldn't come up with a compromise over Australia's strict COVID-19 travel and quarantine measures.

The former vice-chancellor of Austria is facing the start of a corruption trial on Tuesday, two years after the news of the so-called 'Ibizagate' scandal broke.

Catalonia has joined other regions of Spain in reimposing restrictions on nightlife, just weeks after they were lifted, following a huge surge in coronavirus cases among young people.

VkusVill has faced backlash for removing and apologising for a recent advert campaign that featured a lesbian family.

Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, gives his insight on the whole 1600 days of Brexit and discusses his new book on his role and experience during the discussions. He also reveals his political aspirations for the future.

Press watchdog Reporters Without Borders has put Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on its list of “predators" for attacking media freedoms.

A German tourist has handed himself in to Italian police over a fatal boat accident on Lake Garda last month, which killed two people.

An Austrian man was bitten by his neighbour's escaped python while on the toilet at his own home.

'I prefer to stop at that': The EU's former chief Brexit negotiator tells Euronews he greatly respected UK ex-PM Theresa May and her top delegate, but offers no comment on her successor Boris Johnson or his team.

France was preparing to scale back its military presence in the Sahel region but the same jihadist threat that brought its troops there in the first place has complicated the plan.