Several German states are already preparing to reopen to domestic tourists. Four trial projects in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein have already been welcoming them back.

The holy day marking the end of Ramadan began in muted fashion on Thursday against the backdrop of COVID-19 and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Both Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna used mRNA technology for their COVID-19 jabs.

"We are concerned about rapid increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter.

Most countries were "too slow" in their response to COVID-19, an independent panel commissioned reviewing the handling of the pandemic has found.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to serve as the WTO Director-General, gives her insight into multilateralism, global order and how sectors have been impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Danish lawmakers have agreed to set up a task force to look into a 1990 ferry fire that killed 159 people, one of Scandinavia's worst peacetime maritime disasters.

A jury convicted Derek Chauvin, 45, of second and third degree murder and manslaughter on 20 April in George Floyd's death.

Official statistics show that foreign-born citizens elderly citizens in Sweden and Norway are much less likely to have received a COVID-19 vaccine.

The Bosnian Serb leader was convicted of war crimes over the Srebrenica genocide and the siege of Sarajevo.

Egyptian authorities have impounded a massive cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month amid a financial dispute with its owner, the canal chief said.

Both the aircraft manufacturer and the airline have stated that they will appeal the decision.

The head of La République En Marche! has criticised one of its own candidates, Sara Zemmahi, after she was pictured wearing a headscarf in a campaign poster.

Many local residents have left candles, flowers and toys at a makeshift memorial set up outside the school gates after Tuesday's horrific incident.

India confirmed 4,205 more coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, a daily record for the country.

Scores of dead bodies have been found floating down the Ganges River in eastern India amid a ferocious surge in coronavirus infections in the country.

Ten people, including a priest and a mother of eight children, were killed at the height of "The Troubles", a sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland which raged over three decades until 1998

China's ruling Communist Party (CPC) has been using fake fans to boost profiles on Twitter, a study has found.

Klubrádió's owner omitted a few important facts, writes Zoltán Kovács, Hungary's Secretary of State for International Communication and Relations.

The Italian navy has accused Turkish fishing boats of throwing stones and smoke bombs at two Italian vessels north of Cyprus.

The man had tried to infect his former partner while they shared a home as their divorce proceedings were being completed.

Rockets fired at Jerusalem, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, tensions are running high in the holy land.

Slovakia suspends use of the AstraZeneca jab for first-time vaccinations

Italian police are searching for eleven suspects who posted threatening messages towards President Sergio Mattarella on social media. The offence carries a punishment of between one and five years in prison.

His temporary appointment brings an end to the tenure of Boyko Borisov, who had dominated Bulgarian politics since 2009.

Czech MPs have passed the first reading of a legal amendment that would criminalise social media firms if they ban content that is deemed to be in the public interest. It's being seen as an attempt by the Czech right-wing to fight back against the...

Following success in the recent parliamentary elections, a Finnish MP said he would push to make Scotland an observing member of the Nordic Council, but is there any substance to the initiative?

A woman stabbed a police officer at her home in Bordeaux on Monday and then was shot and injured by another official.

The Colonial Pipeline will not be able to resume full operations for several days due to the ransomware attack.

Queen Elizabeth II has formally opened the UK parliament but without the usual pomp and ceremony

“The terrorist has been arrested, (he is) 19 years old. A firearm is registered in his name. Other accomplices haven’t been established, an investigation is underway,” Rustam Minnikhanov said after visiting the school, adding that security had ...

China's population is growing at such a slow rate that it is prompting fears of an increasingly dependent population with fewer people available to work.

Following controversy over lack of diversity the Golden Globe Awards won't be aired by major TV network NBC in 2022

Melia was arrested in February after police stormed the headquarters of the main opposition party, sparking international criticism and aggravating the political situation within the country.

A safari park in eastern China has faced strong public criticism for concealing the escape of three leopards.

President Klaus Iohannis says that Moscow's recent military actions on the Ukrainian border have highlighted the need for Eastern Europe to remain vigilant.

Scenes of revelers partying in mass over the past weekend, in many cases without social distancing or masks, have infuriated many, including health workers, and created a new political quarrel.

UEFA wants its sponsors, guests and media representatives to be excepted from quarantine restrictions - otherwise, the all-English final could be played in Portugal.

Scotland's separatist parties won a majority of seats at last Thursday's election, meaning leaving the United Kingdom is once again being talked about.

Three Portuguese border police officers sentenced to prison for beating a Ukrainian man to death at Lisbon airport in March 2020.

Global Conversation interviews Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama ahead of the State of the Union conference in Florence and discusses the country's ongoing efforts to join the European Union.

Michel Fourniret, one of France's most notorious serial killers, died in a hospital jail.

A 6-year old was killed on Wednesday evening in a rocket strike on an apartment building in the Israeli city of Sderot, becoming the latest victim of the recent flare-up in violence.

A recent survey shows Romanians are the least inclined to be vaccinated among the EU’s eastern members

Primary and junior high schools in Greece have been able to reopen for in-person schooling for the first time in months.

NGOs have described the competition as a "Contest of Shame" and published photos that they say "reflect the reality of the situation"

A 23-year-old woman in Tuscany remains under observation after she was mistakenly given an entire vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine - equivalent to six doses.

Britain's parliamentary watchdog has announced that it is investigating Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the funding of a luxury holiday he took in 2019.

Five migrants have drowned when a vessel, carrying at least 45 people and heading for Europe, capsized off Libya.

European Union foreign ministers debated ways to maintain support for Afghanistan's government on Monday.