Several nations see their biggest surge in daily infections as the WHO warns of Omicron's "very high" risk.

The Supreme Court dissolves a civil rights group formed to remember victims of Communist repression.

Hugo Maradona, the younger brother of the late Argentine legend Diego Maradona, dies of a heart attack at the age of 52.

The pop icons' surprise return helped UK vinyl sales top five million for the first time since 1990.

Innsbruck airport in Austria refused to let in tourists caught out by updated restrictions.

An imam in the northern town of Beauvais was accused of inciting hatred and violence in his preaching.

France striker Kylian Mbappe and Poland forward Robert Lewandowski voice concerns over holding a World Cup every two years.

A production of Antigone seeks to overturn prejudices about Africans arriving in Sicily.

Crash Landing On You has been a big hit and now fans are travelling to the filming locations.

Alpine villages say the animals have started approaching children and they need to fend them off.

With rhetoric becoming harsh and fears of an invasion growing, Muscovites give their views on the crisis.

Herders are struggling to find thousands of reindeer that have run away in search of food.

More than 30,000 people face a two-year wait on applications - affecting plans to live and work abroad.

LGBT activists cancelled Tbilisi Pride this year after violence from far-right protesters.

In his annual press conference, President Putin demands Nato abandon military activity in Eastern Europe.

Travellers in St Pancras station, London, line up to get to France before it closes its borders to the UK.

Ros Atkins examines the ethical arguments surrounding vaccine mandates.

Reborn dolls are hyper-realistic dummies, treated like real children, given a birthing ceremony and even a heartbeat.