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An archaeological dig in Sicily has uncovered traces of a lost World War II American heavy bomber shot down in 1943, and possible human remains Read more

Bulgarians can now get vaccinated while having a drink in a cozy and welcoming bar turned into a COVID-19 vaccination centre ahead of the festive Read more

Belgium will shut down all seven of its nuclear reactors by 2025 but will not close the door on new-generation nuclear technology, the coalition government Read more

The residents of Athens will be able to celebrate Christmas with fewer restrictions than last year, despite the Greek capital preparing for the festive season Read more

Vladimir Putin will be questioned at length by Russian and international media on Thursday about the political and military crisis shaking Europe’s security balance. During 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. In some Read more

Brigitte Macron, the wife of the French president, has launched legal action over a conspiracy theory that claims she was born male. The virulent fake Read more

A monument at a Hong Kong university that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre was removed by workers early Thursday over the objections of its Read more

Omicron cases have an approximately 15 to 20% reduced risk of hospitalisation compared to the previous Delta variant, researchers from Imperial College London said on Read more

Belgium further tightened virus restrictions as the Omicron variant spreads, closing cinemas, theatres and other indoor activities. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the new Read more

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev formally resigned on Wednesday, in a move he had announced after his governing Social Democrat party’s heavy defeat in Read more

Leaders of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia met in Tirana on Tuesday to discuss and agree on furthering their Open Balkan initiative to promote political Read more

The UK registered a record-breaking 106,122 new COVID-19 infections in 24 hours ahead of the holidays. It was the first time the country reported more Read more

The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to give an update on the COVID-19 pandemic as a new highly transmissible variant spreads globally. Omicron has Read more

Dutch prosecutors on Wednesday demanded life sentences for four suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, saying they Read more

The Pentagon has flatly denied Russian allegations that private American security firms are sending chemicals into Ukraine. On Tuesday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Read more

Brussels has today begun legal action against Poland over a row about the primacy of EU law in the country. In October, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal Read more

The “rapid and pronounced warming” of the Arctic is already wreaking havoc on the world’s northernmost communities — including those in Europe — a report Read more

Thousands marched in Tbilisi demanding the release of jailed opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili. Waving Georgia’s five-cross flag and holding banners that read “Free Saakashvili!” protesters Read more

Vaccination for children aged five to 11 was on Wednesday opened in France. “We are opening from today vaccination of children,” health minister Olivier Véran Read more

Portugal is known for its love of ceramics, with the colourful tiles creating impressive artworks and embellishing the interior and exterior of churches, palaces, ordinary Read more

Spaniards looking for a respite from the pandemic’s gloom and doom are turning their attention on Wednesday to a rite that for more than two Read more

The United Kingdom’s new Brexit minister wants dialogue over Northern Ireland issues to be sped up but warned that London’s position “has not changed”. Liz Read more

The United Kingdom’s new Brexit minister wants dialogue over Northern Ireland issues to be sped up but warned that London’s position “has not changed”. Liz Read more

Hungary will not change its immigration policies despite a recent ruling from the European Union’s top court that found them in contradiction with the bloc’s Read more

Germany announced new restrictions on Tuesday that will begin after Christmas to slow the spread of the new omicron variant, rules that will fall short Read more

Slovenia has been struggling with crime in its partially neglected Roma villages with authorities starting to implement intensive controls, with the help of horseback units Read more

The Carthaginian general Hannibal famously used the route for a surprise attack on the Roman legions, but now migrants are risking their lives clandestinely crossing Read more

The head of the European office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is on Tuesday expected to give an update on the spread of the Read more

Poland and Lithuania have joined Ukraine in calling for stronger Western sanctions against Moscow, following the alleged Russian troop buildup near the Ukrainian border that Read more