UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed legislation that would give authorities patrolling the Channel the power to turn away boats carrying migrants.

US defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said that China’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons “increases tensions in the region”.

The CEO of the Women's Tennis Association said they would suspend all China tournaments because Peng Shuai has "seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of sexual assault."

Restrictions have been placed on flights from southern African nations after the detection of the COVID variant Omnicron.

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The report comes weeks after the murder trial of four Egyptian police officers was suspended.

Regional authorities say the storm damage is the "most significant" they have ever had to deal with.

The explosive device was found outside an apartment building in the Mánatún area of Reykjavík.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken threatened Moscow with 'high-impact economic measures' if President Vladimir Putin attacked Ukraine.

The poll also found that 46% of citizens in North Macedonia believe the virus is being sprayed by aeroplanes.

Paris has welcomed the Channel island's move but says over 100 claims for French boats to operate off Jersey and the UK are still unresolved.

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Under Liviu Dragnea, the Social Democrats became a byword for corruption and graft. Now a new crop of leaders says that the party has changed.

“One-third of the European population is not vaccinated," said the Commission President, calling for countries to discuss together compulsory vaccination.

Experts have confirmed that the death of a 20-year-old woman in September was linked to the jab, said Slovenian health minister Janez Poklukar.

Five candidates are vying to become the presidential candidate for France's Les Républicains party.

At least 80 per cent of critically ill COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated, putting them and others at risk. Europe's intensive care staff need help to tackle this crisis, write the president and president-elect of the European Society of Intensive Ca...

Police said the bomb went off during construction work on a tunnel, adding that there was no further danger.

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Consumer prices across the 19 countries that use the euro currency are rising at a record rate as a result of a huge spike in energy costs this year.

Honduras' ruling party conceded defeat on Tuesday in presidential elections held two days earlier, giving victory to leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro.

Here's a round-up of the COVID situation across Europe, where countries are tightening restrictions amid a spike in cases.

A woman testified that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was often in the room when the witness, then just 14, had sexual interactions with the financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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Germany's incoming chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said he will back a proposal to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for everybody next year.

Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the omicron variant. It was already present in Europe nearly two weeks ago, the Netherlands found.

Italian conservatives had voiced outrage about the document, claiming among other things that it was “cancelling Christmas.”

The suspect wasn't hurt when he was taken into custody and he refused to say how he got the gun into the school, authorities said.

Abortions are only allowed in Poland in cases of rape or incest, or if the woman’s life or health is in danger.

Father Sergiy was arrested in December 2020 after giving sermons that urged believers to "die for Russia".

Since Fidesz left the European parliament's EPP, Viktor Orban is single. Now he's looking to mingle.

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said the wording of the second draft still needs "clarification".

Street vendors in Europe and beyond were active agents of public health and mobilised to support the most vulnerable during the pandemic. They and other informal workers deserve a seat at the table, says Streetnet International president Lorraine Sib...

The southern white rhino, one of two subspecies of white rhino, is now considered endangered with about 20,000 individuals remaining, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

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High concentration levels of sulphur dioxide from the volcanic gas emissions prompted authorities to suspend workers' access to the southern zone and urged the population to wear masks and avoid outdoor activities on Monday.

The gang is also accused of using fake companies to fraudulently apply for aid from coronavirus relief programmes.

The United States has shared intelligence with European allies warning of a possible invasion of Ukraine.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the burglars also stole the instruction books.

A hospital worker in Portugal tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant, forcing the paediatric services unit to close. New restrictions have also entered into force in Portugal and other European countries.

The ruling conservative Fidesz party says the referendum could be held on the same day as next year's national elections.

With five months to go before France's next presidential election, a new personality has burst onto the scene: Eric Zemmour.

Eleven people, including three children, died in the building in Bohumin last August.

The case has regenerated debate in Japan, where shared custody is not legally recognised and children are often "abducted" by one parent.

Far-right tv pundit Eric Zemmour has said he is a candidate in France's presidential election.

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This is the first time that a court has ruled that the atrocities committed against the Yazidis amount to genocide.

A baby and a three-year-old child died on Tuesday morning in a fire at a squat in a former bank branch building in central Barcelona, ​​firefighters said.

A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or for the seventh time on Monday, extending his record. Alexia Putellas became the third winner of the women's award.