At least 50 countries have committed to protecting 30 per cent of the planet over the next decade to halt species extinction and address climate change, but the founder of the NewClimate Institute says none of these countries have short-term policies...

It is believed to be the first time the virus has been transmitted from humans to primates.

World Health Organization scientists are due to arrive in China on Thursday to investigate the origins of the coronavirus.

In central Croatia, which was hit by a major earthquake on December 29, people cannot stay in their damaged homes and have been sleeping in containers.

“In our country, protesters and other dissatisfied people don’t storm government agencies and capitols,” Lukashenko said.

As the House of Representatives forges ahead with plans to oust the president from office, the FBI has warned that Trump loyalists are planning more armed protests.

Russia's Defence Ministry said that a truck driver lost control of his vehicle and rammed into a convoy of military buses on a motorway just northwest of the capital.

Khairi Saadallah was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole for stabbing three male friends to death in an English park in June.

Greg Tarr, from County Cork, will now present his project at the European Union's Contest for Young Scientists.

Twitter and Facebook have both frozen Donald Trump out, while Amazon, Google, and Apple cut access to right-wing app Parler.

The new policy means users outside the EU and UK must agree to more of their data being shared to Facebook for advertising purposes.

Several trade bodies are warning that UK exports to the EU risk grinding to a halt, as new post-Brexit trade rules begin to bite.

Only Dutch residents would be allowed to enter the city's 166 coffee shops under new proposals.

"This precedent will be exploited by the enemies of freedom of speech around the world," said Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Jan Wörner, Director-General of the European Space Agency, talks to Euronews about the challenges the space sector faces in 2021.

Brazil’s health ministry has yet to deliver details of its national vaccination plan. The central government has tasked state governors, research institutes, and private clinics with acquiring the jabs. Our International correspondent Anelise Borge...

A Chinese study revealed that three-quarters of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 had at least one symptom six months on.

Leaders across Europe are stepping up measures to control the spread of coronavirus as cases on the continent have reached an all-time high. They include instances of the new variant, first detected in the UK before Christmas. The WHO has called on E...

Scott Lucas is Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham. He says there are echoes between the events Schwarzenegger is describing and what's happening now in America.

Authorities and volunteers have been helping to clear the snow from Spain's streets but the freezing weather is due to go on for several more days.

Many have criticised the police response, questioning how officers were so quickly overrun by rioters who stormed the US Capitol.

A US golf championship will not be held at Donald Trump's Bedminster club after the US president incited his supporters to storm the Capitol.

It comes ahead of the Lunar New Year, when millions of Chinese citizens traditionally travel to their home towns and villages.

After failing to push Vice President Mike Pence and Republicans to back removing Donald Trump with the 25th Amendment, Democrats have introduced articles of impeachment.

Exit polls suggest a commanding victory for the governing Nour Otan party, as more than 30 demonstrators were detained in Almaty and the capital, Nur-Sultan.

A total of 25 départements across France will impose a 6 pm to 6 am curfew in a bid to curb the rising tide of new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The discovery of new variant came as Japan's regional governments requested a state of emergency be declared in their prefectures to combat a rising in coronavirus infections.

Police in the US have detained and charged a number of pro-Trump supporters who took part in the Capitol Hill riots.

Here's what you need to know about the platform and why it is facing bans from the top app stores.

A malfunction at one of Pakistan's main power stations set off a chain reaction that shut down other power stations across the country, leaving millions in darkness.

“Today’s statement recognizes that the US-Taiwan relationship need not, and should not, be shackled by self-imposed restrictions of our permanent bureaucracy,” said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The report, compiled by the Ethiopian government, the UN and NGOs on the ground in Tigray, has laid bare the scale of the damage inflicted on the region.

"The authorities have taken charge, which is a really good thing, and are now in charge of running these new temporary locations," the UN's Western Balkans Coordinator told Euronews.

The announcement comes after Denmark's Queen Margrethe was also inoculated against the virus last week.

The key stories of the week have been captured by photographers around the world.

The four found so far are believed to be the ski lift director and his family. There are six others still missing.

Hopes of finding survivors were fading on Monday after the jet went down with 62 people on board.

A lack of access to COVID vaccines in poorer countries has prompted WHO to warn against 'vaccine nationalism'.

Twitter has highlighted two posts by the incumbent president for the permanent move saying they were in violation of the platform's Glorification of Violence Policy.

Chinese media reported a year ago that the mystery illness killing people in Wuhan had been identified as a novel coronavirus.

US House Leader Nancy Pelosi revealed on Friday that she had discussed with top military officials to prevent Trump from launching a military attack or nuclear strike during his last few days in office.

Bergamo was once the epi-centre of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. We talk to those who were on the frontline about their loss, anger and hope.

The new legislation will still not allow the government to impose curfews or a domestic travel ban.

BREAKING: UK registers a record 1,325 new COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

Dr David Nabarro, asked when the WHO team would be let into China, responded: "I don't know, let's hope it is soon."

BREAKING: London's mayor declares a "major incident", saying COVID-19 situation is critical and threatens to overwhelm hospitals

Moderna's shot is easier to handle than the Pfizer vaccine because it doesn't need to be stored at ultra-frozen temperatures.

Wallace Ford is a professor of Public Administration at Medgar Evers College in New York. He says the police response in Washington DC highlights the disparity between the way Black and White people in the US are treated by law enforcement.

The European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen gives an update on the coronavirus vaccine rollout in the EU, amid criticism it was too slow and not enough jabs were ordered.

Passengers arriving in England from countries that have been identified as high-risk by authorities must still self-isolate for 10 days regardless of their pre-departure test result.