The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the February 1 coup is raising pressure for more sanctions against the junta.

Not a single Republican voted in favour of the massive rescue package, highlighting the bitter partisan divisions that have characterized the early days of the Biden presidency.

Police are now patrolling Brazil's most famous beach after its many stalls were closed on Friday.

The Dalai Lama, who is 85, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharamsala.

Many of them SMEs, restaurants are edging further and further into the red, forced to rely on the temporary supportive measures being introduced across the continent. But where are they best supported?

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

Perseverance moved forward a bit, turned 150 degrees and then backed up a few metres in its first test drive.

Security forces in Myanmar again used force on Saturday to disperse anti-coup protesters.

Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shia cleric delivered a message of peaceful coexistence on Saturday.

Supporters of Ousmane Sonko - a strong opponent of President Macky Sall and a popular with the country’s youth - say charges against him are politically motivated,

The UK government has vowed to scrap a law that bans British citizens - who have lived abroad for more than 15 years - from taking part in UK elections.

The world's largest online retailer Amazon directs customers towards books containing vaccine misinformation, a new study has found.

Opposition mayors in Eastern Europe are raising their voices against corruption and populism. We take a look at Hungary where they're accusing the central government of deliberate financial cuts to opposition-led municipalities.

Judges said the Romanian satirical movie, about a teacher facing scrutiny over a sex tape, "captures on screen the very content and essence, the mind and body, the values and the raw flesh of our present moment in time".

Several of the protesters stood on the plane's wings, carrying banners reading: "Is there a pilot to save the climate?"

The country is holding one of its regular referendums on whether to outlaw both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protesters.

Prosecutors in Bucharest have opened criminal proceedings against nine police officers for their treatment of two people they arrested for failing to wear facemasks in September.

Czech officials in Prague have been hit by a large-scale cyberattack, according to the city's mayor.

Historian and journalist Paul Lendvai lived through Hungary's Nazi occupation and witnessed the brutal suppression of the 1956 revolution by the Soviet Union. `Now he warns that Orban could be the next Alexander Lukashenko or Vladimir Putin.

Around 100 sinkholes have been spotted in central Croatia in the last two months following December's deadly earthquake.

The Pope's three-day visit will include a meeting with Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

Nine apes received an experimental coronavirus vaccine after an outbreak of COVID-19 among gorillas at the zoo.

The Congressional Budget Office projects that the nation will add a substantial 6.2 million jobs this year, though that wouldn't be nearly enough to restore employment to pre-pandemic levels.

China’s premier announced plans to make the nation self-reliant in technology amid tension with Washington and Europe over trade, Hong Kong and human rights.

The earthquake followed two very strong 7.3 and 7.4 magnitude tremors, prompting thousands to seek higher ground.

The artwork appeared to show that Banksy was throwing his support behind a campaign to turn the historic jail into an arts venue.

Slovakia's Prime Minister has apologised after commenting that he would hand over a Ukrainian region to Russia in exchange for COVID-19 vaccines.

Inequalities throughout the European Union have been highlighted by the pandemic and in many situations, they have been worsened by it too. But these inequalities also existed before. We talk to Helena Dalli, the EU Commissioner for Equality, to disc...

A military helicopter has crashed in eastern Turkey, killing 11 military personnel on board and injuring three others, the country's defence ministry said.

Portugal's president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, paid tribute to the 59 victims of the 2001 tragedy.

Facebook has taken down more than 500 accounts aiming to drown out the online conversation about pro-Navalny demonstrations.

Central European neighbours Slovakia and Hungary have already taken delivery of Russia's Sputnik V jab.

Austria was one of the world's first countries to make FFP2 masks compulsory in shops, schools, and on public transport in light of the COVID pandemic.

Italy's former prime minister thanked people for their messages of support after the incident and called on the country to move "forward together with freedom and courage".

"It is utterly abhorrent that security forces are firing live ammunition against peaceful protesters across the country," said UNHR chief Michelle Bachelet

The UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore and Switzerland plan to fast-track modified COVID-19 vaccines so they can tackle new variants more swiftly.

The top EU court has upheld a decision from the bloc's executive arm ordering football clubs to repay illegal state aid.

The drama unfolded as the migrants were travelling from Djibouti to Yemen.

The judge in Virginia had last month already rejected the defendant's argument that the case should be tossed out in the US because it should be heard in the UK instead.

"We have obtained intelligence that shows a possible plot to breach the Capitol by an identified militia group on Thursday, March 4," Capitol Police said in a statement on Wednesday.

Police in Sweden are still investigating a possible "terrorist" motive behind a stabbing incident in Vetlanda on Wednesday.

Security forces in Myanmar escalated their crackdown on protests against last month’s military coup, with at least 38 people killed on Wednesday.

The French government has dissolved the far-right group Generation Identity, interior minister Gérald Darmanin announced.

The Dutch government allowed many workers in "contact professions", such as barbers and masseurs, to reopen their businesses but sex workers aren't on the list.

They say that the findings had repercussions for our understanding of life in the deep sea; one of the least-studied ecosystems on the planet.

The earthquake was felt in neighbouring countries North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Montenegro.

"Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I'm begging of you please don't hesitate," Dolly Parton crooned before receiving a dose of the Moderna vaccine.

"We have approximately 650 workers, 100 of them are currently on sick leave because of COVID and 70% of them are dealing with COVID-patients," hospital director Alexandra Pavlovičová said.

In January, a COVID-19 testing centre in the town of Urk was set on fire by rioters opposed to the country's lockdown.

The piece, one of only seven such bowls known to exist in the world, will be up for auction in New York on March 17 as part of Sotheby’s Auction of Important Chinese Art.