Albanians go to the polls on Sunday in an election that is seen as a key milestone on its roadmap to European Union membership

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to see more EU self-reliance in the pharmaceutical sector after Covid-19 vaccine supply worries

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

Experts fear that the vessel has sunk too deep to withstand the pressure of water on the hull.

Biden has pledged to recognise wartime massacres against Armenians as genocide.

China says that the internment camps for Muslim Uyghurs are designed to teach the Chinese language, job skills, and counter-terrorism.

The former Manchester United star was on Friday formally accused of assaulting two women.

The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio has upheld a 2020 ruling brought by Italian Communications Regulatory Authority AGCOM fining Viagogo for listing tickets above face value.

It's far more complex than the UK just leading the way.

The images of Ewa Kopacz appeared in a new film about the 2010 plane crash in Smolensk.

The European Medicines Agency maintained that the benefits of getting vaccinated with available jabs outweigh the risks.

Denmark deems some parts of Syria safe for refugees to return to, and those that refuse to return face being sent to deportation centres.

Wirecard collapsed last June amid a major accounting scandal that left a €1.9 billion hole in its books.

How Portugal has the upper hand in Europe's lithium reserves - in this week's Unreported Europe on Euronews.

A malaria vaccine developed by researchers from the University of Oxford was found to have a high-level efficacy of 77 per cent, becoming the first to clear the 75 per cent efficacy target set by the WHO.

The attack against the female officer took place in a police station in Rambouillet, near Paris, in the early afternoon on Friday.

"A major poll, released last week by GLOBSEC, found that citizens in these neighbouring countries are more likely than not to see Russia as the world’s leading military power, as well as a victim of western machinations."

The chances of COVID infection appeared to fall significantly after a first dose of the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines was administered, researchers found.

"It recently emerged that the Danish authorities are beginning to strip hundreds of Syrian refugees of their temporary residence permits, and thus of their protection," writes Jeremy Stoner of Save the Children.

European football's governing body announced the games will be moved to Seville, St Petersburg and London.

Around 130 people are feared dead after the wreck of a boat carrying them to Europe was found off the Libyan coast.

The street value of the drugs is estimated at around €33 million.

Mask-free living? Some restrictions can be relaxed for fully-vaccinated individuals, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says.

It hasn't escaped attention in the Western Balkans that it is Muslim-majority states such as Albania and Kosovo that have struggled to find a welcome in Brussels.

A hospital fire killed 13 in India amid a surge in COVID-19 infections and oxygen supply shortage in the country.

The SpaceX launch, delayed from Thursday due to poor weather, will deliver four astronauts to the International Space Station with a recycled capsule and rocket.

The pandemic could not separate this couple married for 65 years. They continue to visit through a glass window.

Protesting fishermen said Thursday night's demonstration was "a warning shot", and threatened to "move up a gear" if the EU didn't act on the issue.

A frantic search is underway for the vessel as officials warn that it has less than 24 hours of air remaining.

Pope Francis urged world leaders to do more to make society greener, fairer

The organisers of Russia Fashion Week are not trying to keep up with Paris and Milan. Their main aim is to find young talent.

"There’s a shift in tactics. Now it’s softer forms of denial and efforts to diminish the impacts of climate change,” Penn State climate scientists Michael Mann said.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has indicated he wants them to be ready by May 17th.

The diplomat's wife had been accused of shoplifting by two store employees before the incident.

As a consequence of the war, thousands of Ukrainians have no access to clean drinking water. They rely on NGOs for water deliverances, as the pipelines have been tangled up in the seemingly endless fighting on the eastern front.

The Scandinavian country became the first in Europe to ditch the jab, despite the European Medicines Agency insisting the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks.

A suspect has been arrested after seven people were injured in a stabbing incident at an asylum-seekers centre in the Netherlands.

Dishes include lobster with quinoa and dehydrated Breton seaweed, and salmon and eggplant.

A former employee of a Swedish LGBT organisation was convicted of raping four migrants and two more charges of sexual assault.

France has issued an international arrest warrant for the suspect who allegedly helped organise eight-year-old Mia's abduction on April 13.

Turkey doesn't accept international rules when it comes to exploratory drilling for gas in the eastern Mediterranean, Greece's foreign minister has told Euronews.

Norway's Health Ministry said the doses would be returned if the country resumed use of the AstraZeneca jab.

Long COVID has left people suffering with ongoing symptoms like extreme fatigue and brain fog.

Russia announced its military exercises on the border with Ukraine were over, and would be withdrawing the enormous build-up of troops that had been heavily criticised by Western powers.

The Biden administration announced a new target in reducing US greenhouse gas emissions - at least a 50% cut by 2030, compared to 2005 levels.

COVID-19 pandemic restrictions are proving costly to shops and businesses worldwide - but in Naples, they may be fatal to artisan workshops in the street of San Gregorio Armeno.

The enormous number of new cases comes as major hospitals warn of oxygen running out - and many more in search of beds.

Indonesia’s navy and neighbouring countries’ rescue ships are searching for a submarine that went missing during a training exercise with 53 people on board.

Four children and two young adults from Portugal have brought a case against dozens of European governments over their climate crisis responses.

Three groups of sanctions have been presented: those the US is prepared to lift, those it is not, and those that require further study.