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Austrian authorities said Saturday they have arrested 15 people suspected of smuggling Syrian, Lebanese and Egyptian migrants into the country, and seized 14 vehicles that Read more

For the first time in Romanian history, the face of a woman will appear on an official banknote. From December 1st, the image of World Read more

Lava continued to surge from a new fissure within la Palma’s Cumbre Vieja volcano on Saturday, destroying everything in its wake. Ash plumes rose to Read more

The traditional holiday tree is standing tall in Frankfurt’s main square – but trade is quiet at the annual Christmas market. Covid fears and sanitary Read more

The director and two senior managers of the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in Siberia have been remanded in custody for two months after a deadly methane Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan, on the anniversary of a peace deal ending a conflict between the two neighbours Read more

A first suspected case of the new Omicron variant has been detected in Germany in a person recently returned from South Africa. Kai Klose, social Read more

Two men were killed by falling trees as Storm Arwen lashes the northern parts of the UK, bringing gusts of wind reaching up to 160km/h. Read more

An unidentified gunman opened fire on a bus carrying teenagers in western Kosovo Friday, killing three people and injuring another, police and media reports said. Read more

Across the continent, infections have once again broken records as a fresh wave of COVID hits Europe. Governments have imposed tough new measures that remind Read more

National Geographic’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the West’s evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country, Read more

The Paris prosecutor opened a preliminary investigation into a former French environment minister over a series of accusations made against him in a recent broadcast Read more

A Turkish court on Friday extended the imprisonment of philanthropist Osman Kavala, whose case caused a diplomatic crisis with the US and other Western countries Read more

Hungary has opted back into the EU’s third vaccine purchase agreement with Pfizer/BioNTech, the European Commission has told Euronews. The move comes as a surprise, Read more

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said he will not forcibly return migrants who have been stranded at the border with Poland. During a staged visit Read more

For several weeks now, the question of whether or not Belgrade will be a capital that allows street art honouring convicted war criminals on its Read more

A man wanted in connection with the kidnapping of a child who survived a cable car crash has been arrested in Cyprus. Gabriel Abutbul Alon Read more

Ukraine has uncovered an attempted coup involving Russian citizens, claims President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The plot was allegedly planned to take place next week, he told Read more

A deal to allow developing countries to produce COVID-19 vaccines — without an agreement from the holder of the patent — could be reached by Read more

Concerns over the new COVID-19 variant Omicron that was detected in South Africa have prompted fresh travel restrictions. The European Commission has recommended suspending air Read more

COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in various parts of Europe as the cold weather has affected the spread of the virus. Countries on Read more

Tensions between Paris and London are rising after 27 migrants died off the coast of Calais in the largest tragedy of its kind in the Read more

After years of diplomatic tensions, France and Italy have sealed a landmark pact of friendship and cooperation on Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron made the Read more

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday started hearing a petition to shut down Memorial, one of the country’s oldest and most prominent human rights groups. The Read more

While the deaths of at least 27 migrants in the English Channel have shocked both Britain and France, shipwrecks of that scale are not uncommon Read more

At least 470,000 people aged 60 and over have been directly saved by the vaccines since the start of their rollout, data from 33 countries Read more

The European Commission has announced new measures aimed at making online political adverts more transparent. The plans are designed to force online platforms, like Facebook, Read more

French fishermen will block access to three ports and the Channel Tunnel on Friday amid a row over post-Brexit fishing licences. They will block access Read more

England defender Lucy Bronze believes Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas is deserving of the “best player in the world” prize following her win as UEFA Player Read more

A Russian MP is facing prosecution over charges of illegal hunting after his parliamentary immunity was lifted. Russia’s parliament voted to lift the immunity of Read more