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Dozens of passengers were taken off a cruise ship in Genoa, Italy, after testing positive for COVID, the operator said. At least 45 were removed Read more

French MPs refused to examine a bill transforming the country’s COVID health pass into a vaccine pass overnight on Monday. It was a surprise rebuke Read more

The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell will on Tuesday start a visit to Ukraine as tensions with Russia over its military build-up near the Read more

Europe is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases — here is our summary of the measures being taken across the continent. Several nations Read more

The number of migrants and refugees who died trying to reach Spain topped 4,400 in 2021 — more than double the total in the previous Read more

Dozens of French MPs say they have received death threats ahead of a debate on the country’s latest COVID-19 restrictions. Lawmakers in France are set Read more

Welcome to our special mini-series of articles to help you understand what’s happened with Brexit since the United Kingdom left the European Union. It’s now Read more

French police say they have received a record haul of nitrous oxide, more commonly known as laughing gas. Seven tonnes of the gas were recovered Read more

Nearly 3,000 passengers continued to be evacuated from a German cruise ship in Lisbon on Monday following an outbreak of the coronavirus onboard the liner, Read more

Five global nuclear powers pledged in a joint statement to prevent the further spread of nuclear weapons and work to avoid a nuclear war ahead Read more

Spanish authorities are searching for several missing migrants after two small boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. At least three people have died, while 10 Read more

The German government said it considers nuclear energy “dangerous” and voiced an objection to an EU proposal to have nuclear power be part of its Read more

A new law allowing people who are terminally ill or have a permanent, debilitating condition, to end their own lives has come into effect in Read more

Serbia’s president on Monday praised another shipment of arms from Russia despite fears in the Western Balkans that the country’s recent acquisition of military equipment Read more

A Polish MEP has been accused of lying about alleged violence committed by border guards against migrants. Janina Ochojska, the founder of the Polish Humanitarian Read more

The Western Balkans is facing an emigration crisis. This is particularly evident in North Macedonia, as its most recent census shows. The country has shed Read more

Israel has begun vaccinating citizens with the fourth dose of a COVID-19 jab amid a new spike of infections. Citizens aged 60 and over — Read more

US President Joe Biden has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the West will act “decisively” if Russia further invades Ukraine. Biden further pledged to support Kyiv Read more

The European flag at Paris’ famous Arc de Triomphe monument was taken down over the weekend after its placement sparked criticism among right-wing politicians. French Read more

Turkey’s yearly inflation climbed by the fastest pace in 19 years, jumping to 36.08% in December, official data showed on Monday. The Turkish Statistical Institute Read more

The largest group of migrants to break through the Lithuanian-Belarusian border at the height of the latest migrant crisis has been returned to Baghdad. 98 Read more

Thousands of people in the Netherlands defied a ban on assembling and demonstrated Sunday against the Dutch government’s coronavirus lockdown measures, gathering on a central Read more

We may be technically in winter but many people in Europe are taking advantage of unusually mild weather. Outdoor terraces in the Puglia region of Read more

Most celebrate the New Year with fireworks, friends and often, champagne. But in Yaroslavl, north-east of Moscow, residents took part in a novel holiday run Read more

Prince Andrew’s effort to immediately block the progression of a lawsuit by a woman who says he sexually assaulted her when she was 17 — Read more

Hundreds of empty, parked cars go up in flames in France each New Year’s Eve, set afire by young revelers, a much-lamented tradition that appeared Read more

The European Commission unveiled on Friday night a draft green label for nuclear and gas power plants, which aims to facilitate the financing of facilities Read more

Exploding fireworks killed two men on New Year’s Eve, one in Germany and the other in Austria, local media reported Saturday. A 37-year-old man died Read more

Scientists and medical chiefs who have led Britain’s response to the pandemic were awarded knighthoods Friday in the country’s annual New Year Honours List, which Read more

Officials have warned revellers in Scotland and Wales to think twice before travelling to England to ring in the new year, highlighting how the four Read more