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Hundred of protestors marched through the streets of Bautzen near Dresden to protest against the German government’s COVID restrictions. The town’s mayor, Alexander Ahrens, has Read more

Europe is mourning the loss of David Sassoli, the European Parliament President and Italian social democrat, who died overnight due to a dysfunction of the Read more

The head of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) European Office will on Tuesday deliver an update on COVID-19 as the region remains at the epicentre Read more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing fresh revelations of a party at Downing Street during the first coronavirus lockdown, at a time when social Read more

David Sassoli, the European Parliament President and Italian social democrat, has died overnight in Italy at the age of 65, his spokesperson has said. “The Read more

France wants to renew the partnership between Europe and Africa ahead of a crucial summit between the two in February. A meeting was held on Read more

It’s only the size of a shoebox, carved with the broken-off foot of an ancient Greek goddess. But Greece hopes the 2,500-year-old marble fragment, which Read more

Europol has been ordered to delete any information related to individuals who have not been found guilty of any crime. An investigation found that the Read more

Unvaccinated residents on Italy’s islands risk being cast into exile by new COVID-19 rules, requiring passengers to provide a vaccination certificate to board a ferry Read more

The first in the line of conversations between Russia and the US were “professional and deep”, but the main issues remain unresolved as the two Read more

French president Emmanuel Macron has denounced the latest attack on an elected MP in an overseas territory. Macron said the attack on Stéphane Claireaux — Read more

New restrictions targeting the unvaccinated came into force in Italy on Monday, where a negative COVID-19 test no longer grants access to bars, restaurants, and Read more

Pope Francis said in his annual speech on Monday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation” and denounced how people had been Read more

European Parliament president David Sassoli has been hospitalised in Italy due to abnormal functioning of his immune system, his spokesman said Monday. Roberto Cuillo said Read more

The former head of Denmark’s military intelligence service Lars Findsen has been held in custody on suspicion of leaking highly classified information. Findsen was suspended Read more

A Polish diplomat has been dismissed for criticising the government’s approach to regulating speech on the Holocaust. Jaroslaw Nowak was fired by Poland’s foreign ministry Read more

Spanish police say they have dismantled a drug-trafficking ring that had was using helicopters to smuggle marijuana from northern Africa. The gang allegedly brought hashish Read more

The new government has been sworn into office in the Netherlands, a record 299 days after the country’s last election. Mark Rutte is now set Read more

Lithuania has opened the doors of a former CIA site near Vilnius, more than 16 years after the Washington Post broke the story of the Read more

The number of migrants rescued off the coast of Calais and taken in by the French state tripled in 2021, the country’s Office for Immigration Read more

When vaccines against COVID-19 were first made available, Dutch doctor Robin Peeters set out to combat mounting misinformation. He did it in two ways. The Read more

For months now alarm bells have punctured the international preoccupation with the pandemic: over Russia’s massive troop buildup on its Ukrainian border. US intelligence warned Read more

US and Russian officials will gather in Geneva on Monday for critical talks on rising tensions over Ukraine. Worries have been mounting in the US Read more

Cyprus’ foreign minister announced his resignation on Sunday amid swirling speculation over his intention to run for president of the east Mediterranean island nation next Read more

Britain’s royal family have released three new portraits of Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge, as she turns 40 on Sunday. The photographs, taken by Paolo Read more

When riots and clashes with police broke out in Kazakhstan, popular blogger Kunekei Nurlan was surprised to find that only a small number of followers Read more

Hundreds of protesters stormed the headquarters of Albania’s main opposition party amid an internal battle over the party’s leadership. Police intervened with a water cannon Read more

The UK Health Security Agency recommended against giving a fourth COVID-19 vaccine to the most vulnerable, stating that the need for further doses would continue Read more

France’s national railway company, the SNCF, will cut 10% of its high-speed trains and 20% of other main line trains from next week, a spokesperson Read more

Emmanuel Macron has defended his controversial remarks about people who choose not to get a COVID-19 jab. The French president said in an interview earlier Read more