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Mining giant Rio Tinto wants to extract the metal, which is a vital component in electric cars, laptops, and phone batteries.

The announcement was made after the 7pm meeting of the government, headed by PM Mark Rutte.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has deepened his defence ties with African countries ahead of the gathering of the continent's leaders in Istanbul.

According to WHO, the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has spread to 89 countries to date, continuing to spread at a rapid pace.

Authorities are looking for a man suspected of starting a fire in the port city of Osaka which ended up killing 24 people in a hospital.

In the Spanish town of Sancti Petri, research teams from the University of Seville and the Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage say they have finally solved an archeological mystery.

Protesters see the recent court decision to demand more Spanish taught in Catalan schools as a threat to their own language, with the pushback expected to strengthen the region's separatist movement.

Moscow wants NATO to pledge that former Soviet states will never join the bloc and that its forces will pull back from Russia's borders.

UK defence secretary Ben Wallace stated that sending in troops in case of a Russian invasion is unlikely, but that sanctions could be imposed instead.

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Migrants are not part of the vaccination plans in many countries despite the jab's availability and existence, migration and health organisations warn.

The disaster-prone country was struck by the strongest storm of the year on Friday night.

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British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell told the court she would not testify in her own defence because “the government has not proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt".

Russia published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and that the alliance roll back military deployments.

Members of Germany's centre-right Christian Democratic Union have chosen prominent conservative Friedrich Merz as party leader.

Polish lawmakers overturned on Friday a Senate veto of a controversial media bill seen as targeting a US-owned network that's often critical of the Polish government.

CCTV footage released by Sicilian police appears to show mentally disabled residents being kicked and stamped on by staff.

In this Witness, Euronews Valerie Gauriat reports from the border between Poland and Belarus, meeting the migrants stuck in a geo-political standoff between Minsk, Warsaw and the rest of the EU.

The UK registered more than 93,000 COVID-19 cases as the new Omicron variant spreads.

To mark International Migrants Day on December 18, Save the Children Europe director Anita Bay Bundegaard reflects on Europe’s need to uphold its core values and make sure all children stranded on the borders with Europe are safe.

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For post-Brexit Scotland, re-joining the EU is a long way off. Those that would see this happen must come up with an adequate strategy to maintain ties with Europe in years to come, writes European Merchants director Anthony Salamone.

Milorad Dodik's most recent attempts to weaken Bosnia's state-level institutions in the country have led to the most significant political crisis since the 1992-1995 war.

The five-party cabinet will be led by Petr Fiala, who takes over from Andrej Babis as prime minister.

Under the Brexit trade deal concluded just before Christmas 2020, EU fishing boats can continue to fish in British waters if they obtain a licence.

The Gavlebocken has been a fixture of the city's Christmas celebrations since 1966.

"It is unacceptable for violence and threats to create self-censorship and censorship in schools," said Danish Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup.

The Danish government said they would close theatres, cinemas and other areas of public gathering after registering a record-high number of COVID-19 cases.

The death brings the total number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the frontline this year to 65, up from 50 the previous year.

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From next year, people who are chronically seriously ill or have no prospect of recovery will be able to state their will to die.

"This is what democracy looks like, ladies and gentlemen," said Fico.

About 60 firefighters were deployed to tackle the "intense blaze" in south London on Thursday evening. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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The legislation creates a presumption that goods coming from Xinjiang are made with forced labour.

To mark the anniversary, citizens offered flowers and paid homage before giant bronze statues of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung at Pyongyang’s Mansu Hill.

Britain has touted the deal as its largest “from scratch” to be finalised.

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

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The cause of the fire and other details were not immediately known.

The defeat caps a turbulent few weeks for Boris Johnson.

Sweeping new measures have been announced in England and Scotland to contain a potential 'tsunami' of infections during the festive season.

Clearview has amassed a database of billions of people's photos, but France says the data has been collected without citizens' consent.

Some 2,000 people staged a protest during a parliamentary budget debate on Thursday to demand higher wages and pensions.

The new coalition partners have said they no longer want to sit next to the German's far-right AfD party.

The Bank of England raised interest rates in the United Kingdom to combat surging consumer prices, becoming the first central bank among the world’s leading economies to do so since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

The Hungarian government claims last week's Constitutional Court ruling on EU migration rules as a victory for self-determination. The reality is more complex, writes lawyer Zsolt Szekeres.