As desertification decimates the Russian Republic of Kalmykia, Europe’s most arid regions could suffer the same fate, if the climate crisis continues.

Australian PM Scott Morrison said he wouldn't take "slurs" or "sledging" from France after Emmanuel Macron said he was lied to over a submarine deal.

A 21-story apartment building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria's largest city.

From Brazil to Indonesia to the UK, countries across the planet have promised to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation within the next nine years.

Bulgaria's interior ministry says the number of migrants illegally entering the country has more than trebled in 2021.

German police say that they registered more than 5,285 unauthorised border crossings last month by people who had arrived from Belarus.

'With much reduced Southern presence at COP26, it will be a more inequitable and undemocratic process than ever.'

A former employee at Berlin's public prosecutor's office allegedly told Attila Hildmann that an arrest warrant had been issued for him, allowing the conspiracist to flee the country.

The EU must diversify its energy sources or risk a security crisis, writes Eastern Europe journalist Mark Temnycky

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that NATO’s military liaison and information offices in Moscow would be closed in November, following the alliance's decision to expel 8 Russian diplomats.

Novgorod’s regional coronavirus task force has reported 284 new infections — double the daily tally from a month ago.

The images were reportedly taken in May as police were dispersed across the German capital.

Thousands of people were locked down inside Disneyland in Shanghai as they awaited a coronavirus test after a previous visitor tested positive.

Polish cemeteries reopened on Sunday after authorities decided to close them a year ago due to coronavirus restrictions.

Around 200 people demonstrated in the town of Anguillara Veneta, where Bolsonaro's ancestors are from.

The chief executive of British bank Barclays stepped down on Monday following a report by United Kingdom regulators into his past links with the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed five million, with an expert describing the situation as “a defining moment in our lifetime”.

A man attacked passengers on a Tokyo commuter train on Sunday, stabbing at least one and starting a fire.

"I'm tired of feeling invisible," one man told Euronews after Italy's Senate blocked an anti-LGBT+ discrimination bill from passing.

Sydney’s international airport came alive with tears and laughter on Monday as Australia’s border opened for the first time in 20 months.

North Macedonia’s prime minister has announced his resignation following the heavy defeat of his governing SDSM in the country’s local elections.

A carriage of a passenger train derailed, leading to a crash with a second train as it approached the station at Salisbury in England on Sunday evening.

Research in Hungary has been looking at the phenomenon of exceptionally capable canines

The accident in Liberec occurred on Sunday afternoon when one of the two cabins crashed to the ground.

Addressing worshippers in St Peter's Square, the pope urged people to pray that the UN conference "may give effective answers offering concrete hope to future generations".

Authorities in Russia and eastern Europe take various measures to combat COVID-19, as vaccine scepticism contributes to rising infections.

France is demanding more permits to fish in British waters under the UK-EU trade deal, and had threatened to disrupt trade from Tuesday.

Trips to visit the Canary island over the All Saints' Day holiday weekend have sold out as thousands clamour to see the erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano.

Many demonstrators have travelled from across Europe to attend the summit, demanding that leaders turn words into action on the climate crisis.

The Trump administration placed taxes on EU steel and aluminum in 2018 claiming a threat to US national security, in a move that damaged European producers and American companies.

As the COP26 climate conference begins in Glasgow, activists criticise the lack of concrete commitments undertaken by G20 leaders at their Rome summit.

Georgians from 20 constituencies head to the polls to cast their votes in a highly contested second round of municipal elections which will determine the mayors and city council members for those areas.

Thousands of activists demonstrated in Rome to voice anger over governments' lack of action on climate change. Labour unions, factory workers and other groups also took part in the protests.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to boost ties in the Indo-Pacific region during a meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit.

Sudanese security forces shot dead two people Saturday during mass protests against the country's recent military coup, a doctors' union said.

European Union leaders will meet with African leaders in efforts to further support the continent’s poorest economies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The war of words between France and the UK over fishing intensified on Saturday.

Lawyers for Prince Andrew asked a New York judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the prince of sexually abusing an American when she was 17.

The leaders of the world's major economies are gathered in Italy this weekend as Rome hosts its first G20 summit, with the global health crisis, economic recovery, and climate change at the top of this year's agenda.

Lawmakers in Poland have approved a proposal to build a barrier on its border with Belarus in attempt to reduce the flow of migrants using the route to enter the EU.

The leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the United States shared their "grave and growing concern" over Iran's nuclear programme on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Rome.

The UK will donate 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to developing countries, Boris Johnson said.

Officials say a two-tier speed of pandemic recovery is developing between rich and poor countries and more money is needed to tackle the problem.

Euronews reached out to NGOs and experts to find out what world leaders need to agree on to walk away from the COP26 in Glasgow with their heads held high.

"We will have to take the steps that are necessary to protect the territorial integrity of the UK and the UK’s internal market," Johnson warned.

Russian police said they found remains of the animal in Rashkin's car alongside two hunting rifles nearby.

The bicycles went missing last week from a hotel in Lille, where the Italian team was staying during the UCI World Track Championships.

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks.

The incident prompted the French government to raise its national security alert to the maximum level.

In a conservative society where adulterous relationships are not accepted, the deteriorating economic conditions might also be a reason for children being abandoned, according to Younes Abo Amin, manager of "House of the Child".