For the fourth straight day, India on Sunday set a global daily record of new coronavirus infections (349,691), spurred by an insidious new variant that emerged here.

Chloe Zhao won Best Director and Best Picture while her leading actress, Frances McDormand secured her third Oscars. Anthony Hopkins and Daniel Kaluuya also walked away with a golden statuette.

Eleven UK football organizations will take part in the four-day boycott over what they see as a lack of action taken on online racial abuse.

Walkers along the north coast of France have been asked not to approach the native seals, as the adults may be spooked and abandon their pups.

A rubber dinghy carrying 130 people capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, with all those onboard thought to have drowned, after pleading for assistance the day before.

The Iraqi government has sacked key health officials following a hospital fire which left 82 people dead, many being treated for symptoms of coronavirus

Earlier this month the Court of Cassation ruled that the killer of 65-year-old Jewish woman Sarah Halimi would not stand trial due to his compromised state.

Eight police officers were injured during yesterday's demonstration in the British capital, which up to 10,000 people are thought to have attended.

Australia and New Zealand commemorate their war dead as Anzac Day services take place 106 years after the Gallipoli landings

Ukraine's authorities hope that Chernobyl can be a monument not just to human error, but the ability to move on.

Turkey rejects the use of the word genocide and claims that both Turks and Armenians were killed.

During the lockdown, dog's homes couldn't re-house pets fast enough. Now, they're seeing pet owners give their animals back.

Albania's Edi Rama is hoping to secure a third term as prime minister.

India reported 346,786 new coronavirus cases in a day. The country has reported more than 16 million infections since the beginning of the pandemic.

This was SpaceX’s third crew flight for NASA.

The clashes, injuring four police and six protesters, have become an almost nightly occurrence since Ramadan started nearly two weeks ago.

US regulators recommended restarting vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 jab, saying they are confident it is "safe and effective".

The eight men and seven women had no clocks, no sunlight, and no contact with the world above.

The US is preparing to recognise the killings as genocide.

Albanians go to the polls on Sunday in an election that is seen as a key milestone on its roadmap to European Union membership

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to see more EU self-reliance in the pharmaceutical sector after Covid-19 vaccine supply worries

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

Experts feared that the vessel has sunk too deep to withstand the pressure of water on the hull.

Biden had pledged during his campaign to recognise the World War I-era massacres as "genocide". Turkey's foreign ministry said in a statement that Biden's recognition of the killings as such was based on "political motives".

China says that the internment camps for Muslim Uyghurs are designed to teach the Chinese language, job skills, and counter-terrorism.

The former Manchester United star was on Friday formally accused of assaulting two women.

The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio has upheld a 2020 ruling brought by Italian Communications Regulatory Authority AGCOM fining Viagogo for listing tickets above face value.

It's far more complex than the UK just leading the way.

The images of Ewa Kopacz appeared in a new film about the 2010 plane crash in Smolensk.

The European Medicines Agency maintained that the benefits of getting vaccinated with available jabs outweigh the risks.

Denmark deems some parts of Syria safe for refugees to return to, and those that refuse to return face being sent to deportation centres.

Wirecard collapsed last June amid a major accounting scandal that left a €1.9 billion hole in its books.

How Portugal has the upper hand in Europe's lithium reserves - in this week's Unreported Europe on Euronews.

A malaria vaccine developed by researchers from the University of Oxford was found to have a high-level efficacy of 77 per cent, becoming the first to clear the 75 per cent efficacy target set by the WHO.

The victim of the knife attack on Friday, aged 49, had two daughters aged 8 and 13 and had served as a police officer since 1993.

"A major poll, released last week by GLOBSEC, found that citizens in these neighbouring countries are more likely than not to see Russia as the world’s leading military power, as well as a victim of western machinations."

The chances of COVID infection appeared to fall significantly after a first dose of the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines was administered, researchers found.

"It recently emerged that the Danish authorities are beginning to strip hundreds of Syrian refugees of their temporary residence permits, and thus of their protection," writes Jeremy Stoner of Save the Children.

European football's governing body announced the games will be moved to Seville, St Petersburg and London.

Around 130 people are feared dead after the wreck of a boat carrying them to Europe was found off the Libyan coast.

The street value of the drugs is estimated at around €33 million.

Mask-free living? Some restrictions can be relaxed for fully-vaccinated individuals, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says.

It hasn't escaped attention in the Western Balkans that it is Muslim-majority states such as Albania and Kosovo that have struggled to find a welcome in Brussels.

A hospital fire killed 13 in India amid a surge in COVID-19 infections and oxygen supply shortage in the country.

The SpaceX launch, delayed from Thursday due to poor weather, will deliver four astronauts to the International Space Station with a recycled capsule and rocket.

The pandemic could not separate this couple married for 65 years. They continue to visit through a glass window.

Protesting fishermen said Thursday night's demonstration was "a warning shot", and threatened to "move up a gear" if the EU didn't act on the issue.

A frantic search is underway for the vessel as officials warn that it has less than 24 hours of air remaining.

Pope Francis urged world leaders to do more to make society greener, fairer

The organisers of Russia Fashion Week are not trying to keep up with Paris and Milan. Their main aim is to find young talent.