The Islamic State group was largely defeated in the country in 2017, although it remains active through sleeper cells in many areas.

These new talks, which seek to de-escalate the crisis at the Ukrainian border, come 11 days after a first round of discussions in the Swiss city yielded little result.

Raman Pratasevich was arrested after his Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius was diverted to Minsk with Belarusian authorities claiming it was over a bomb threat.

Serbian PM Ana Brnabić said on Thursday that the government has cancelled all prior licences for Rio Tinto's planned mine in the west of the country.

New legislation coming into force next Friday will help European livestock farmers stay ahead of the game and help with future outbreaks, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe executive director Nancy De Briyne explains.

The not-legally binding resolution does reflect global opinion, and it underlines that remembrance “is a key component to the prevention of further acts of genocide”.

Senior Tory William Wragg disclosed the alleged intimidation campaign as Downing Street battles to shore up PM Boris Johnson against calls from within the party for his resignation.

An additional one million ducks, chickens, and turkeys will have to be killed within the next three weeks.

"The world – every country in it – must demand the rich pay their fair share," millionaires from the US, UK, Germany, Canada, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, and Iran wrote in an open letter.

The communists and social democrats failed to win any seats at the last Czech election. Where do they go from here?

A DNA test of a young reindeer spotted on the streets of the Finnish capital -- an unusual occurrence in itself -- shows the visitor is even more rare than originally thought.

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Emmanuel Macron's ambitious agenda can mark the beginning of a new stage in Europe’s development, writes Professor Alberto Alemanno.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued the warning in the event of any Russian military incursion into Ukraine or any hybrid attacks on the country.

The declaration is likely to harm relations between Paris and Beijing just two weeks before the Winter Olympics.

Five years ago, the Camilo José Cela University became the first in Spain to welcome young people from areas of conflict.

The Greens say the party leaders have repaid the bonuses and are cooperating with the investigation.

Four people were held for several hours by an armed British man on Saturday in what the US has called a "terrorism-related matter”.

Poland declared a state of emergency near the Belarusian border as thousands of migrants attempted to enter the EU last year.

The new strike on Thursday is a prelude to a "massive" nationwide walkout on January 27.

The bill, passed in a vote of 82 to 37 with three abstentions on Tuesday, will come into force if it is signed into law by President Gitanas Nausėda.

A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Munich diocese has faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of several cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s.

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From now on, liquor and cannabis stores are only accessible to people who are vaccinated against COVID-19.

“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.

Several countries in Europe have registered a record number of COVID-19 infections — here is our summary of the situation across the continent.

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

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