Leaders will also review plans to curb exports of Covid vaccines, which could affect supply to the UK.

Chancellor Angela Merkel describes the proposed five-day lockdown over Easter as a "mistake".

A fisherman in Ukraine reels in a boy who was stranded on a block of ice in a river.

Cardinals and other clerics will see salaries reduced in order to protect jobs, the Vatican says.

Julie Pomagalski, 40, was swept away while skiing off-piste on a mountain in Switzerland.

The Republic of Ireland's World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign begins in disappointing fashion as they fall to a 3-2 defeat by Serbia in Belgrade.

The PM says hauliers coming from France to the UK could have Covid tests amid concern over variants.

Manizha Sangin has been met with a barrage abuse from nationalist politicians and online commentators.

Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies says he was saved from a life of guns and fighting by his parents' decision to flee war in Liberia and become refugees in Ghana.

Norway players wear T-shirts bearing the message 'Human rights on and off the pitch' before their 2022 World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar to show support for Qatar migrant workers.

Russia's president wants to encourage people to get vaccinated but gets his jab behind closed doors.

The Irish government says travellers must spend two weeks in quarantine at their own expense of about €2,000.

It may be a remote island, but there is a reason why Iceland is proud of its success in tackling the pandemic.

A year into the pandemic, we look at countries that have had some success in tackling the virus.

Simona Camosci wrote the song in the first Covid wave, and now she and her colleagues have released it.

The coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out across the EU but there have been delays.

A music festival takes place as an experiment in the Netherlands, despite the rest of the country being under lockdown.

The story of Philip Leopold and his family reflect a NI history not "defined by orange and green".

The reality behind Russia's pandemic is most likely to be found in its excessive mortality rates.

The BBC investigates the disappearance of an Armenian church that changed hands in the recent Nagorno-Karabakh war.

A drone captures spectacular images as lava spews from Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano.

More than half of those who have died with Covid-19 in Sweden have been care home residents.

The journey from Africa to the Canary Islands is one of the deadliest migration routes in Europe.

Ros Atkins looks at how a vaccine hailed as a ‘game-changer’ has seen its reputation tarnished.

Aerial footage shows lava snaking its way down after the eruption.