“This stage of the pandemic is different to what we have dealt with before. Omicron is more transmissible," Ardern said. “That is going to make it harder to keep it out, but it will also make it more challenging to control once it arrives. But ju...

The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally arrived on Thursday after the Pacific nation’s main airport runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption.

Two-thirds of the 600,000 people quarantining are potential voters.

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A series of high-levels talks held earlier this month between Russia and Washington and NATO failed to produce any breakthough.

Officials said that humanitarian and clean-up efforts are underway to provide immediate help to the archipelago nation of 106,000 people.

The suspect, identified as Max van den B., was detained two weeks ago outside the home of Sigrid Kaag after he shouted and waved a burning torch.

With the French president speaking at the European Parliament on Wednesday, a number of his opponents state he is using the country's EU presidency as an electoral stepping stone.

As the defense minister is ousted, the Russian-led alliance of soldiers has also left Kazakhstan after providing support during the unrest.

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say the main suspect is still at large.

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Former US President Donald Trump's company allegedly used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits.

Officials say the fire broke out at a bedroom at the nursing home on Tuesday evening.

Vo Van Hong was found guilty of leading a human trafficking group based in Belgium.

It is the second such case in Germany after a former Syrian colonel was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity last week.

Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov allayed Western fears over an invasion of Ukraine but also said that Moscow expects firm guarantees from NATO and the West that the alliance will stop its eastwards expansion.

A lawyer for the Salhiya family said the demolition carried out early Wednesday was "illegal" since the municipality had received the court's permission to vacate the property but not destroy it.

Most people take the plunge at midnight or on the day of the feast itself, which falls on January 19, after priests have blessed the water.

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Hana Horka's son said that anti-vax campaigners had 'blood on their hands'.

Extra soldiers have been stationed to the strategic island of Gotland amid a Russian military build-up and mysterious drone sightings.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said on Tuesday that the Serbian government would not make any decisions without consulting the local communities first.

At Prime Minister's Questions, one Conservative MP defected to Labour as another called on Boris Johnson to step down.

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Europe must present a united front against the Islamic Republic of Iran's decades-long practice of jailing foreign and dual nationals for leverage, writes former hostage Barry Rosen, who begins a hunger strike in Vienna today

On climate, the French leader urged the EU "to move from words to deeds" and proposed adding the protection of the environment into the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rghts.

Betancourt's run for the presidency starts months after other candidates.

The so-called "Partygate" has damaged Johnson's credibility and weakened his leadership as his MPs discuss a possible ouster.

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World Cup organisers have also said more than 1.2 million visitors will come.

The government of Tonga called the underwater volcanic eruption on Saturday an "unprecedented disaster", resulting in the deaths of at least three people.

The pandemic is "nowhere near over" and new variants are likely to continue emerging after Omicron, the World Health Organization warned.

The French lawyer for a jailed human rights defender in the United Arab Emirates filed a torture complaint against the new president of Interpol, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi.

AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new wireless service near some airports after the US' largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology.

France's data privacy watchdog says it's examining the Tinder-style app that helps voters decide what candidate to choose.

A Romanian journalist has claimed that nearly a third of the PM's doctorate thesis contained plagiarised content.

It has emerged that education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer was on holiday earlier this month when he announced new strict rules for French schools.

A brief statement from police confirmed detectives investigating Ms. Murphy's killing had arrested a man "on suspicion of murder" but had "no further comment at this time".

The country has seen its COVID-19 fatality rate fall from an initial 13% to 1%, and according to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez "the virus is no longer so deadly".

The office parties, the public backlash, the official inquiry, and the 'red meat': Euronews examines the misconduct allegations engulfing the UK prime minister.

Bulgaria blocked North Macedonia's accession talks with the European Union in 2020 over a cultural dispute.

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Russian authorities are shortening the required isolation period for people infected with COVID-19 from 14 to seven days amid a surge of COVID-19 cases.

US officials warned Russia could invade Ukraine "at any point", calling the situation "extremely dangerous."

Hong Kong authorities said that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for COVID-19 at a pet store where an employee was also infected.

More than 70 people have been killed and hundreds of others have been wounded in mass protests since the military took over.

"Nusantara" will be built 2,000 kilometres away from Jakarta on an island in Borneo.

Health authorities warn Moscow will be the first to face the Omicron "storm" forecasted between late January amd early February.

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The Irish national police service is currently investigating her murder and has renewed their appeal for information.