All passengers will still be required to quarantine for up to 10 days on arrival but the isolation period can be cut short with a negative test after five days.

Lee will now serve two and a half years in prison for his involvement in a bribery scandal involving then South Korean president Park Geun-hye.

The incident is likely to destabilise the already fragile security situation in the country as international peacekeepers have already begun a phased withdrawal.

The move comes following the events at the Capitol, after which several on and off-duty police officers and active military personnel were arrested for participating in the siege.

"I felt like he knew what was going to happen," said Euronews' correspondent.

The families victims who suffered Stalinist repression are still waiting for compensation 30 years after the collapse of the former Soviet Union

Navalny's detention at passport control in Russia was widely expected but the opposition leader brushed off concerns saying he was "innocent".

The new president plans to end Trump's restriction on immigration to the US from some Muslim-majority countries, move to rejoin the Paris climate accord and mandate mask-wearing on federal property and during interstate travel.

Rather than intrepid animals scaling the building to walk on the roof, it seems the creatures walked across the terracottas when they were originally made.

Spector, who revolutionised pop with his "wall of sound" music production formula, was serving a prison sentence for the 2003 murder of Hollywood actress Lana Clarkson.

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient treasure trove of tombs, coffins and mummies in a vast necropolis south of Cairo in Egypt.

A Turkish official said emergency workers had saved at least six crew members and found the bodies of two others.

A test of NASA's new SLS megarocket was aborted after computers automatically shut down engines after a little over a minute

The international community has called for the Kremin critic's immediate release after he was detained returning home to Russia on Sunday.

Weekly protests continue in Jerusalem calling on Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to step down over corruption charges

The demonstrations in Siliana and other cities began after a video posted on social media showed a police officer shouting and pushing a shepherd whose sheep entered the local government headquarters.

The European countries said in a joint statement they were “deeply concerned” by Iran’s announcement it would produce uranium metal, a violation of the 2015 nuclear treaty.

At least 56 people have died in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake which hit Sulawesi island on Friday night

Parisians built snowmen and threw snowballs before the nighttime curfew kicked in, whilst Belgians enjoyed up to 10 cm of snowfall.

Grand slam champions are among 47 players in hard lockdown at the Australian Open, after four people on charter flights into Australia tested positive for COVID-19.

The calls reflect fears that violent extremist groups are targeting the city in the wake of the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.

An officer noticed he had “firearms-related stickers” on his vehicle and asked him if he had any weapons inside his car.

The NRA said it has more than 400,000 members in Texas and plans to hold its annual convention in Houston later this year.

The organisers of the march called for a total review of legislation.

Some migrants have been sleeping rough for months while attempting to cross into Croatia multiple times.

Since the first attempt back in 1988, no mountaineers had previously reached higher than 7,750 meters.

Brazilian artists, football clubs, and politicians used their platforms to appeal for help for the city of Manaus, which is experiencing a dire lack of oxygen.

One restauranteur said recent losses were making it impossible to provide for his children, adding that government financial aid wasn't enough.

Uganda’s elections are often marred by allegations of fraud and abuses by security forces.

During Alex Azar's time serving as US health secretary, more than 390,000 people in the US have died from COVID-19.

The key stories of the week have been captured by photographers around the world.


Saturday’s vote isn’t the final word on who will run as the center-right candidate for chancellor in Germany’s September 26 election, but Laschet will either run for chancellor or will have a big say in who does.

British freight traders say European truck drivers could simply choose not to deliver to the UK over post-Brexit red tape.

The outgoing US president has overseen 13 federal executions since July, more than any president for 120 years.

Neale Richmond, European Affairs spokesperson for a coalition party, Fine Gael, described the move as an "outrage".

The latest data on the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus

The agency's emergency committee said there were still "too many fundamental unknowns" about the effectiveness of vaccines.

Herbert Kickl claimed that children would play "not the slightest role" in spreading the virus.

"Fewer doses will be available for European countries at the end of January and the beginning of February," said Pfizer.

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned logistics and supply-chains upside down for both legal and illicit trade. In this episode of Unreported Europe, we look at how drug addicts are getting their fix and how dealers are bypassing pandemic restrictions.

For generations of British musicians, Europe has been more than just a place to play - it has been a pilgrimage. With Brexit, that decades-long link could have been finally severed.

All international arrivals to England will have to quarantine for 10 days from Monday amid concerns over the spread of new COVID variants.

Both the Dutch and Italian governments began to fray over separate scandals and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo realised he may not be so welcome in Europe any more.

The Norwegian Medicines Agency told Euronews it expected to see some deaths linked to vaccinations within nursing homes but noted that fatalities were “very, very rare”.

A hospital in Lyon, France, says it is the first in the world to carry out a double shoulder and arm transplant.

Campaigners say the measures, which include the closing of bars and restaurants, are "disproportionate" and "demonstrably ineffective".

Former Czech president Václav Klaus was pictured at a restaurant in Prague without a mask despite a COVID-19 lockdown across the country.

The Algerian, who was in France illegally, will be deported after he completes his four-month prison sentence.

The bus plunged 15 metres from a motorway bridge in the Bronx neighbourhood of New York City on Thursday evening.

Recent heavy rainfall and flooding have caused rubbish and debris to be carried into Bulgaria's waterways.