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In London, confusion and scepticism over new COVID-19 rules
– Copyright AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth The new measures introduced across the UK to curb the spread of COVID-19 have had a clear impact in central London this weekend — they caused chaos on public…
Russian journalist sets herself on fire and dies after police search
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AP PhotoThe editor of a Russian news website died after setting herself on fire outside a regional police headquarters Friday, a day…
EU leaders break deadlock over Belarus sanctions
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Olivier Hoslet/APEU leaders have broken weeks of deadlock and agreed to sanctions on Belarus. The breakthrough came after a long day…
Polish Cabinet reshuffle: Kaczynski joins as deputy prime minister
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Czarek Sokolowski/AP PhotoPolish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki presented a reshuffled Cabinet on Wednesday that formally brings…
Coronavirus: Students left studying their own four walls after university lockdowns
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Peter Byrne/PA via APThis time of year is meant to herald the start of the academic year for university students: new courses, new…
French Senate elections expected to be dominated by right-wing Republicans
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Francois Mori/AP PhotoThe right-wing Republicans party is expected to dominate France's Senate elections on Sunday with President…
‘Stop using so much English’, French journalists tell EU Commission
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Stephanie Lecocq/Pool Photo via APFrench journalists covering the European Union have complained to the bloc's chiefs about the…
Coronavirus: New infections reach record highs in Britain and France
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AP Photo/Daniel ColeBritain and France both recorded their highest one-day surges in COVID-19 infections since the beginning of the…
Raspy-voiced French singer Juliette Greco dead at 93
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AP Photo/Keystone/Jean-Christophe BottJuliette Greco, a French singer, actress, cultural icon and muse to existentialist philosophers…
Bulgaria: Thousands urge Borissov government to resign in Independence Day protests
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Valentina Petrova/Associated PressThousands of people took to the streets in cities across Bulgaria on Tuesday - the country's…
Airbus unveils concepts for zero-emission planes powered by hydrogen
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Airbus 2020Airbus has unveiled plans to produce the world's first zero-emission commercial planes to run on hydrogen by 2035.The…
Belarus: Tens of thousands join weekly protest against Lukashenko regime, over 100 arrested
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TUT.BY/AFPTens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Minsk on Sunday despite police pressure in the now weekly…
Coronavirus: France sets another daily record for infections with 13,500 new COVID-19 cases
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Michel Euler/Associated PressFrance confirmed nearly 13,500 new COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour period on Saturday, setting another…
Coronavirus second wave: Which countries in Europe are experiencing a fresh spike in COVID-19 cases?
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AP PhotosCountries across Europe are seeing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases after successfully slowing outbreaks early in the…
Brexit: Boris Johnson compromises with MPs to head off revolt over controversial bill
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Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via APBoris Johnson's government has reached a compromise with its own backbench MPs to head off a…
Coronavirus: Irish cabinet working from home over suspected COVID-19 infection
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Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via APIrish ministers have been told to restrict their movements until the health minister is tested for…
Watch: UK opposition brands PM’s controversial Brexit bill ‘failure of governance’
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AP Photo/Alberto PezzaliBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed on Monday that the European Union has issued an "extraordinary…
EU neighbourhood ‘in flames’, warns Borell, calling for ‘strong and united’…
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Francois Lenoir, Pool Photo via APThe European Union's neighbourhood is "engulfed in flames", the bloc's top diplomat has said,…
Four men arrested in southern Italy after two British teenagers sexually assaulted
AP PhotoPolice in southern Italy have arrested four men and are investigating another four on suspicion of sexually assaulting two British girls at a villa where a party was being held, authorities said on Friday.The…
Catalan separatists hold annual demonstration to mark region’s National Day
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AP Photo/Emilio MorenattiCatalonians gathered on Friday afternoon to mark the region's national day - but the event was much more…