Germany moves a step closer to rationing gas after Russia cuts supplies

Lithuania says it will impose EU sanctions on the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, a move strongly criticised by the Kremlin.

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The powerful quake hit the eastern Paktika province on the border with Pakistan, and authorities fear many more people are trapped or dead in the rubble of their homes.

Doctors told Andrea Prudente she must wait until her unborn foetus' heartbeat stops, despite the risks that poses to her life.

A report has found that fake anti-abortion websites appear for Google users in key US states.

From Russian bombardment of Kharkiv said to be 'like Mariupol', to Zelenskyy's charm offensive ahead of an EU summit... five of Wednesday's significant events in the war.

STORYLINE: Some 150 volunteers arranged 50-thousand candles in St Petersburg early on Wednesday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.

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The Belarusian opposition leader told Euronews that no one deserves EU candidacy status more than Ukraine.

Talks between Mohammed bin Salman and President Erdogan are aimed at normalising ties between Ankara and Riyadh, which were strained after the journalist's killing.

An academic report "The Big Brexit" says some negative impacts on trade cannot be explained by the pandemic and is down to the UK's departure from the EU.

Around 30 homes have been evacuated due to the blaze, according to media reports.

The move forces the US embassy to refer to the Donetsk People's Republic, which Washington does not recognise as an independent state.

Ecuador's Indigenous demonstrators gather at Central University in Quito to spend the night, where many are using it as a place of accommodation during the protest period.

Dozens of Bolivians, including the president Luis Arce, rise their hands in the Tiwanaku pre-Inca religious complex to welcome the indigenous new year 5.530 saluting the sun and asking for prosper sow and harvest.

Ukrainian citizens are trying to return to their normal lives in the city of Irpin near the capital Kiev, where fierce clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces took place at the beginning of the war.

"Confirming Moldova’s EU candidacy and outlining a robust integration policy would not only send a strong signal against Russian destabilisation attempts but would also rally the Moldovan people, who are eager for change."

The justice minister's bill will allow UK courts to ignore rulings by the European Court of Human Rights, which last week blocked deportations of migrants from the UK to Rwanda.

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Brussels has backed Ukraine to be a candidate for EU membership but the final decision rests with the European Council.

It's Afghanistan's deadliest earthquake in two decades.

The outpost became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance after a radio exchange went viral at the start of the war , in which Ukrainian soldiers used and expletive in responce to Russian demands they surrender.

Elite swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk doesn’t know if his father was able to see him winning a medal for Ukraine at the swimming world championships in Budapest.

Wandrea “Shaye” Moss testified Tuesday to lawmakers about how her life was upended when former President Donald Trump and his allies falsely accused her and her mother of pulling vote fraud.

Municipal councillor Alexei Gorinov has been in jail since April, accused of discrediting the country’s military after speaking out against Russia’s invasion.

Members of the ruling coalition have criticised Italy for sending weapons to Kyiv.

Bulgaria could face its fourth election in just over a year after Prime Minister Kiril Petkov's centrist government lost Wednesday's motion by 123 to 116 votes.

With no news from the Azov fighters, their families are campaigning to bring the fate of the combatants into the spotlight.

From "catastrophic destruction" caused by Russia's intensified assault in the Donbas, to new EU funds proposed to tackle the global food security crisis: Five of the latest developments in the war.

Brave swimmers took a dip in minus 19-degree Celsius temperatures - with the wind chill dropping that to about minus 25.

On Monday, a Russian strike hit and destroyed the training and laboratory building of the Housing and Communal College at the Kharkiv National University of Municipal Economy, Ukraine.

Interior minister Gerald Darmanin has welcomed the verdict as a "victory" for France's secular values.

Last year, Russian aircraft reportedly violated Estonian airspace five times.

The Belgian citizens have already been sentenced to prison in their homeland.

Poland is due to hold its next general election by autumn 2023.

Around 6,000 people gathered to watch the sunrise on Tuesday.

The theme for this year's yoga day was "yoga for humanity."

Crowds gather at Stonehenge in southwest England to watch the sunrise behind the ancient monument on the summer solstice.

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Invading Russian forces say about 1 million people in the Kherson region now have free access to Russian TV channels, including pro-Kremlin news outlets.

The French president asked Elisabeth Borne to stay on as prime minister, and has been meeting political opponents to seek parliamentary support after his coalition lost its majority.

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The auction house handling the sale would not confirm the identity of the buyer but said the winning bid was made by proxy.

Up to 40,000 cleaners, signalers, maintenance workers and station staff are due to walk out for three days this week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

"I had a right to build a better future, it wasn't possible to do that in Somalia." Abdullahi Ahmed, now a councillor in Turin, spoke to delegates on UN World Refugee Day.

A fake headline attributed to the New York Post has been circulating on social media claiming that 500 million refugees from Africa will soon be arriving in Europe.

Pro-EU and opposition groups had called for a "march for Europe", days after the European Commission recommended waiting before granting Tbilisi candidate status.

PM Naftali Bennett's fragile coalition government lost its majority earlier this year and has faced various rebellions in recent weeks.

The Spanish conservative party won an outright victory on Sunday in key regional elections in this southern former Socialist stronghold.