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Russian Orthodox Christians dipped into icy waters on Tuesday to mark the eve of Epiphany, ending their 12-day Christmas period. Most people take the plunge Read more

Several countries in Europe have registered a record number of COVID-19 infections — here is our summary of the situation across the continent. The number Read more

New and old have come together for the third edition of Sotheby’s ‘Stone’ series in London, with a combination of works of art and objects Read more

A well-known Czech folk singer has died after deliberately contracting COVID-19 in order to obtain a health pass without getting vaccinated. Hana Horka — from Read more

In farm outbuildings in Gotland, a Swedish rapid reaction force of 150 military personnel is settling in on the largest island in the Baltic Sea. Read more

Anglo-Australia mining giant Rio Tinto has announced that it was pushing back the timeline for its €2.1 billion ‘Jadar’ new lithium mine in Serbia by Read more

A Conservative MP defected to the Labour party and another called for Boris Johnson to step down during Wednesday’s raucous Prime Minister’s Questions amid a Read more

Lowcost mobility provider Uber may soon be up against another competitor, except this taxi doesn’t have a driver — or at least not one seated Read more

Emmanuel Macron is outlining his priorities for Europe in a speech to EU lawmakers on Wednesday to launch the French presidency of the bloc. You Read more

Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to defend himself from accusations of lying on Tuesday, affirming that nobody told him a party held at Read more

The French lawyer for a jailed human rights defender in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday filed a torture complaint against the new president of Read more

Romania’s main opposition party has demanded an explanation from Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă after allegations that plagiarised part of his thesis. A Romanian journalist has Read more

France’s education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer is facing calls to resign after holidaying in Ibiza while the latest health rules for French schools were announced. Blanquer Read more

Irish police investigating the fatal assault on Ashling Murphy that occurred last Wednesday along the canal bank at Cappincur, Tullamore, have arrested a male in Read more

Spain has suggested it wants to change the way it monitors the pandemic in order to return to normal life by no longer seeing it Read more

Boris Johnson is in deep trouble, clinging on for political survival. His premiership has been punctured in recent weeks by the drip-drip revelations that while Read more

Roberta Metsola, the newly elected President of the European Parliament, has vowed to respect the hemicycle’s majority opinion in favour of abortion, despite her long-standing Read more

The new prime ministers of Bulgaria and North Macedonia have agreed to improve relations after talks in Skopje. Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and his Read more

Rethinking economic governance in a post-COVID-19 Europe is already at the heart of EU member states’ discussions. Eurozone finance ministers held talks in Brussels this Read more

The world of theatre and film breathed a sigh of relief last week when celebrated Russian theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov, one of the Read more

Russian authorities are shortening the required isolation period for people infected with COVID-19 from 14 to seven days as the country faces a surge of Read more

The US’ top diplomat will travel to Ukraine as tensions between the West and Russia rise over fears of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read more

The European Union has condemned Sudan’s military rulers for using violence against anti-coup demonstrators. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that repeated calls for Read more

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has announced that from September 5, prices will be displayed in both kunas and euros in the country, and through Read more

Russia continues to record new highs in coronavirus infections due to the highly contagious Omicron strain, which spreads much more easily than others and has Read more

The funeral of 23-year-old Ashling Murphy, a primary school teacher who was was attacked and murdered on the banks of the Grand Canal in Tullamore Read more

Four people went on trial in the Swiss capital Tuesday over a protest against Turkey’s government four years ago where some demonstrators hoisted a banner Read more

Anti-abortion MEP Roberta Metsola is the favourite to succeed David Sassoli as the European Parliament president. Metsola, a member of the right-wing EPP group from Read more

More women than men were murdered in Austria last year, a rare occurrence in European Union member states, as the country begins to grapple with Read more

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik goes to court, Tuesday, after 10 years behind bars, claiming he is no longer a danger to society and Read more