Denmark is voting in a referendum today on whether or not to scrap the country's opt-out of the European common defence policy.

The Biden administration says it will send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been pleading for as they struggle to stall Russian progress in Donbas.

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Wealthy countries in Europe are using Ukrainian refugees as a pretext to cut their aid budgets just when they're needed most, warns Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council.

Dante Bulanti faces deportation from the UK because he missed the EU settlement scheme deadline -- despite still receiving treatment for a COVID-19-related illness.

While the draconian measures are now almost entirely lifted, questions remain on how long the country can stick to its strict "zero-covid" approach.

The bill would also do away with long waiting times by forcing companies to answer calls within three minutes and solve outstanding issues within 15 days.

Romania is home to Europe's richest forests in terms of biodiversity. But every day they're being diminished - by illegal logging. #GreenWeek

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Trainers from New Jersey offer their dogs to help comfort families seeking solace after the shooting at an elementary school in the Texas city of Uvalde that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

Aleksandar Vučić was sworn in for his second term as Serbia’s president on Tuesday, reinforcing the country's commitment to joining the bloc and hinting at sanctions against Moscow.

The first dog cafe in the Gulf emirate of Dubai serves food, coffee, and cake to dogs only, opened by Korean nutritionist and certified pet bakery chef Hyunsuk Ku.

Sixteen people were arrested and five accused of moving 44 million euros - mostly obtained through fraud and cryptocurrency scams - through bank accounts in Europe, South America and Australia.

Swedish freight technology company Einride has demonstrated the precision of its self-driving electric trucks by having a pair of them navigate a maze of China vases.

Officials from Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland will discuss early findings with the International Criminal Court's lead prosecutor as thousands of potential war crimes cases are being pursued in Ukraine.

A paddle surf race with your canine companion might sound like fun, but it demands a well-trained pooch who'll stay still on the board while you race.

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Cultural experts are working to conserve the memory of Ukraine’s historic buildings using 3D scans. More than 100 have been hit by shelling during the past 3 months of the war.

Governor of the Luhansk region Sergei Haidai said that all critical infrastructure in the key city in eastern Ukraine has been completely destroyed while evacuation of civilians is impossible due to fierce fighting.

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Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff was killed on Monday near the eastern city of Severodonetsk as he reported on civilian evacuations.

Ruth Larsson became the oldest person in the history of the world to skydive on Sunday 29 May and entered the Guinness Book of World Records

Ukrainian activists staged a demonstration in Brussels ahead of Monday's EU summit to call for tougher sanctions against Russia.

A new model railway museum opened in Florence on 29 May and is called HZero.

Defence lawyers argued that Smith, 40, wasn't a member of Islamic State, and only went to Syria to become a wife and mother.

Egyptian antiquities authorities on Monday put on display a set of 2,500-year-old artifacts recently unearthed at the famous Saqqara necropolis near Cairo.

Tucked away among the shops of Damascus' Straight Street, a small bar and its walls serve as a diary for the Syrian capital's youth.

The new 'high potential individual' visa category will let eligible applicants go to UK without a job offer.

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Many Ukrainian historical monuments were destroyed by the Russian army, but cultural experts are trying to preserve their memory with the help of 3D scans.

Colombian voters have opted for a dramatic change in presidential politics, choosing a leftist former rebel and an outsider populist businessman to advance to a runoff election in June, amid growing discontent over inequality and rising inflation.

The US president visited the grieving community of Uvalde to show solidarity with the families of the 21 victims.

President Voloydmr Zelesnkyy saw the destruction in Kharkiv as the battle for Ukraine's second city continues.

A French journalist was killed near Severodonetsk in Ukraine after the vehicle he was in came under fire, according to Luhansk’s regional governor Serhiy Haidai. The journalist was not named.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the country's war-ridden east for the first time since the Russian invasion.

The celebrations marking a hundred years since a 1921 agreement ended the Irish War of Independence and partitioned the island were held one year later due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Church leaders say Russia broke God's commandment "Thou shalt not kill", condemning Moscow Patriarch Kirill's vocal support for the war.

The latest tensions between the two countries came after Congolese forces and the M23 paramilitary group skirmished on several fronts this week in North Kivu, a war-torn eastern province of the DRC

The gas deal is likely to be signed during a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Belgrade early in June.

New Zealand’s Jack Jordan wins the Timbersports World Trophy, a lumberjacking competition.

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Jewish nationalists gather to celebrate ahead of the "Jerusalem Day" march as Palestinians in Ramallah rally against Israel's "Jerusalem Day".

There is a bar in Paris, where the Ukranian and Russian food is united, just like the people who work and eat there. Our correspondent Galina Polonskaya went to visit this unique place.

A dying humpback whale measuring 12 metres long and weighing around 25 tonnes appeared off the coast of Tavernes de la Valldigna coast

As shelling continues in eastern Ukraine, farmers are planting seeds with the hope that their next harvest will be done in peace.

Ruben Ostlund’s social satire “Triangle of Sadness” won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.

Real Madrid fans jump and sing in the Spanish capital and in St-Denis.

Liverpool FC is demanding a full investigation into the treatment of its fans right before Saturday's Champions League final match against Real Madrid.

The authorities have promised to ease COVID-19 restrictions in June as cases subside. But after two months of lockdown, some are already challenging the rules.