For nearly three years, China has launched sporadic, strict lockdowns to keep COVID-19 levels extremely low in the country. However, following public protests in many cities in the last few weeks, this looks to be changing.

Donald Trump's company has been convicted of tax fraud for a scheme by top executives to avoid paying personal income taxes on perks such as apartments and luxury cars.

Police carried out raids in locations across the country including at the barracks of army special forces unit.

The UN's Human Rights Office says that between February and September, the over-60s accounted for 34% of civilians killed in Ukraine

Ukraine war: US 'not encouraging' Kyiv strikes on bases deep inside Russia

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A group of 150 French citizens will have a series of discussions about the issue, and report their conclusions to the government in spring next year.

In the runoff vote, incumbent Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock beat Republican challenger Herschel Walker

Exiled TV channel 'Rain' moved to the Baltic country after being blocked in Russia following the outbreak of the Ukraine war.

Moscow and Kyiv exchange captured soldiers on Ukraine's Armed Forces Day while Ukraine's top diplomat, Dmytro Kuleba calls on the West to ramp up military aid.

Kherson is Ukraine’s hero city: a symbol of the country’s ability to put on a fight. But it is now a shadow of its former self.

Mateusz Morawiecki had initially promised the Polish national football team a bonus of around €6 million.

The robots fly around and pick fruit straight off the trees, depositing them in a bin. An Israeli start-up is replacing farmhands with flying robots who do the picking themselves.

Any person or group can file a complaint to the ICC prosecutor for investigation, but the Hague-based court is not obliged to take them on. Israel said it would not cooperate with any external probe into Abu Akleh's death.

The Spanish capital has launched the 2022 Ice Festival - an international competition featuring some of the world’s best ice sculptures.

French police fine people at higher rates in areas with higher minority population, report finds

Albania's former president and prime minister was attacked on Tuesday during a protest held near a historic EU summit.

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Visitors have until January 1st to admire the US National Christmas. In Poland, the latest trends in Christmas decorations are on display while Santa Claus and his helper take donations of toys and food on the Budapest trolleybus.

MPs came to blows on Tuesday during a tense debate about next year's budget.

The news outlet has accused Israel of specifically targeting its journalists.

Police found indications that Theodor Engstrom, 33, had plans to murder Centre Party leader Annie Lööf.

A fire at an airport in Kursk, Russia is being described as a 'terrorist' attack. It comes a day after similar strikes on two other Russian airbases, which the Kremlin blamed on Kyiv. Meanwhile Ukraine’s President visits troops in Donetsk.

Civilian and energy infrastructure was targeted in the regions of Kyiv, Odessa, Vinnytsya, and Zaporizhzhia. A few hours before this wave of missiles, Ukrainian forces likely conducted strikes on Russian strategic airbases.

A panel of experts will discuss rebuilding after disaster, with the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident as a case study.

How restarting a pottery studio in Mykolaiv is helping to distract children from hardships in a war zone.

Three Russian servicemen were killed and four injured in the incidents in the Ryazan and Saratov regions. Hours later, Russia launched a wave of missiles at targets around Ukraine, although Kyiv says it shot most of them down.

A London court granted Juan Carlos an appeal in his ex-lover’s lawsuit, by claiming any allegations of harassment prior to his abdication are protected by immunity.

Georgia voters are set to decide the final US Senate contest of the midterm elections, choosing between the incumbent, Democrat Raphael Warnock and a Republican football legend, Herschel Walker.

Lawmakers passed a controversial revision of Indonesia's penal code, which also bans the cohabitation of unmarried couples Rights groups slammed the move as a crackdown on civil and political freedoms.

Allegations have emerged that a Syrian asylum seeker was fired on by Bulgarian border authorities in October.

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The amendment will now go before Switzerland's Council of States before a referendum can be held.

The move follows similar measures in Switzerland and Italy, which aim to crack down on "boy racers".

The new code bans both premarital and extramarital sexual relations, with a punishment of up to one year in prison.

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The cause of the explosion is not yet clear, and police are searching for a culprit

Violent protests broke out in Greece's second-largest city Thessaloniki over the police shooting of a teenager after he allegedly filled his vehicle at a petrol station and drove off without paying.

Russia launched a barrage of 70 missiles towards Ukraine on Monday, in its latest attack on the country’s infrastructure. According to Kyiv, “most” were intercepted despite Moscow saying it had hit all 17 of its targets.

There is confusion over whether the morality police, who enforce strict Islamic dress codes, have been disbanded. For many women, it's a dream they hope will come true.

The levy hopes to contribute to the goal of being climate neutral by 2050 and reducing methane emissions by 10 per cent by 2030.

France ponders return to masks on public transport. French Health Minister says it's time to return to protective measures as winter sets in. New cases of flu, COVID-19 and bronchitis are putting the health service under strain.

Following major protests last month, residents of the Chinese capital will no longer need to show negative COVID-19 tests to enter a variety of public spaces, including supermarkets, offices, the subway and the city’s international airport.

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The group had allegedly "pretended to be part of a solidarity convoy" in order to avoid police and border controls.

Italy’s population has shrunk by 1.36 million since 2014, and could fall to 47.7 million by 2070.

"Its a moment of history," one Morrocan fan told Euronews.

The improved weather conditions on Monday allowed rescuers to resume evacuation efforts and a search for possible victims after the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island erupted.

The US administration and a delegation from the European Commission met near Washington DC on Monday to try to bring the world's two largest economies closer together on issues of trade and new technologies, but little concrete progress is expected.

Using violence against protestors is a sign of the Iranian government's "weakness", not strength, said top US diplomat Antony Blinken.