Day one of the Kazan Grand Slam was packed with spectacular, high-action judo that delighted the fans allowed to return to the stands.

Protesters in Colombia have taken to the street again demanding an end to police abuse and the introduction of policies to overcome the economic crisis resulting from the pandemic.

"This is a terrifying moment for women in Afghanistan," writes Heather Barr from Human Rights Watch. "The April 14 announcement that US troops will leave Afghanistan before September 11 has created a new level of fear in a country already devastated ...

India has hit another record for COVID-19 infections as the country struggles to meet demand for oxygen.

Finnegan Elder and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth were jailed for life for the 2019 murder of Italian police officer Mario Cerciello Rega.

Commission president von der Leyen said the bloc would discuss the move, after the US said it backed plans which poorer countries hope would speed up the development and production of coronavirus vaccines.

EU ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida, will get "a status consistent with heads of missions of states".

Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic said the government initiative was the first of its kind in the world to promote vaccinations.

Close to half of Europeans say they trust the European Union, findings from the latest Eurobarometer show.

The 400m-long cargo ship will only be released back to its Japanese owner once damages have been paid, Egyptian authorities have said.

Last month's elections had resulted in a political deadlock after three parties failed to form a new government.

The Mary Rose, a flagship of Tudor England’s navy, may have been crewed by a more ethnically diverse set of sailors than previously thought, scientists say.

Pablo Iglesias, the leader and founder of left-wing party Podemos, resigned from party politics following defeat in the regional elections in Madrid.

The Facebook and Instagram accounts of former US President Donald Trump have remained suspended after a decision by the Oversight Board.

Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, are accused of homicide after a scuffle in which an Italian police officer was stabbed to death near their hotel in Rome in summer 2019.

Belnet said 200 of their customers were affected, including universities, public administrations, and research institutes.

Despite a wave of job losses and more than 35,000 fewer employees across the UK's hospitality sector, restaurants and cafes are still struggling to find the staff.

Prosecutors say the group had held "various illegal races" and reached speeds of up to 200 km/h near built-up areas.

Sturgeon has made her key election pledge the future of Scotland in the European Union, hoping that an independent Scottish state could rejoin the bloc after the UK left earlier this year. She has promised to hold a new referendum on independence if ...

“I cannot believe it. He really said it for real,” said local man Samuel Tadevosyan. “This is huge. The US are so important that they’re definitely going to set an example for other countries.”

More than 800 police and tax officers were involved in the fresh raids in Italy and Germany, which saw millions of euros' worth of assets seized and 31 people arrested in connection with 'ndrangheta drug operations.

Christie’s, the London auction house, is selling a bottle of French wine that spent more than a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station.

Police searched 10 offices of Islamist aid group Ansaar International on Wednesday as the group was banned by the German Interior Ministry for allegedly funding terror overseas

It comes two weeks after a missile fired by Syria struck deep inside Israel, which set off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor.

A half marathon was held on Wednesday in Japan, as Olympics organisers hoped to show COVID-19 safety measures would ensure a safe running of the games this summer.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has missed a midnight deadline for putting together a new coalition government.

The right-wing Popular Party won a clear victory in Madrid's regional elections, increasing their seats in the regional assembly.

But opinion polls suggest the party may not achieve an outright majority and could seek a pro-independence coalition.

India's health ministry reported 357,229 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours and 3,449 deaths.

The body of an employee at the Swiss embassy in Iran was found at the foot of a building in northern Tehran after a "fall", authorities said.

The countries ahead on vaccinations, relatively speaking, are those outside the EU, like Serbia and the UK. Hungary is the exception, but Budapest has bought doses from Russia and China to boost its stocks.

What do Syrian refugees in Denmark think about the nation's deportation furore? Meet Rahima, a 20-year-old refugee from Aleppo.

Most of the Balkan countries have struggled to obtain coronavirus vaccines, except for Serbia, which had launched a successful inoculation campaign mainly thanks to millions of doses of China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputnik V shots.

EU countries vetoed the latest attempt to begin negotiations.

Europe's medicines regulator says it has begun a real-time review of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine.

The letters were allegedly signed with the acronym of a far-right extremist group that was responsible for a string of violent crimes in Germany between 1998 and 2011.

Lawmakers from Albania's government have accused the country's President of violating the constitution during last month's election.

Star Wars fans around the world have been celebrating the stellar occasion since 'a long time ago'.

On the oddly scaled photo, the Bidens appear as giants looming over miniaturised versions of the Carters.

At least 23 people were killed and 70 more injured after an overpass in Mexico City's metro collapsed, authorities said.

India confirmed more than 20 million coronavirus infections on Tuesday in an official total believed to be a vast undercount.

Bill and Melinda Gates have announced that they will end their marriage after 27 years. They said they would continue to work together at their foundation.

Foreign ministers from G7 countries are meeting to discuss a range of pressing international issues including Russia, China and climate change.

On a timely visit to Slovenia, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called for sustained international focus on the struggle for democracy in her home country.

Air passenger numbers in the US are at their highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic set in.

All vaccines rolled out within the EU trialed on animals, but people on social media have been pushing false claims that people taking the jabs are acting as 'lab rats.'

Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the right-wing Popular Party is expected to win Tuesday's regional election in the Spanish capital but she is likely to need the support of Vox to govern.

The health situation remains too "uncertain" for the "most comprehensive gathering of all" to be held in the autumn, Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder said at a press conference.

The two men allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at the facility last month, causing fire damage.

Foreign ministers of the G7 countries gather in London on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the pandemic began.