Honduras' ruling party conceded defeat on Tuesday in presidential elections held two days earlier, giving victory to leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro.

A woman testified that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was often in the room when the witness, then just 14, had sexual interactions with the financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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Germany's next chancellor said that he will back a proposal to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for everybody next year.

Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the omicron variant. It was already present in Europe nearly two weeks ago, the Netherlands found.

Italian conservatives had voiced outrage about the document, claiming among other things that it was “cancelling Christmas.”

The suspect wasn't hurt when he was taken into custody and he refused to say how he got the gun into the school, authorities said.

Abortions are only allowed in Poland in cases of rape or incest, or if the woman’s life or health is in danger.

Father Sergiy was arrested in December 2020 after giving sermons that urged believers to "die for Russia".

Since Fidesz left the European parliament's EPP, Viktor Orban is single. Now he's looking to mingle.

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said the wording of the second draft still needs "clarification".

Street vendors in Europe and beyond were active agents of public health and mobilised to support the most vulnerable during the pandemic. They and other informal workers deserve a seat at the table, says Streetnet International president Lorraine Sib...

The southern white rhino, one of two subspecies of white rhino, is now considered endangered with about 20,000 individuals remaining, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

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High concentration levels of sulphur dioxide from the volcanic gas emissions prompted authorities to suspend workers' access to the southern zone and urged the population to wear masks and avoid outdoor activities on Monday.

The gang is also accused of using fake companies to fraudulently apply for aid from coronavirus relief programmes.

The United States has shared intelligence with European allies warning of a possible invasion of Ukraine.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the burglars also stole the instruction books.

A hospital worker in Portugal tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant, forcing the paediatric services unit to close. New restrictions have also entered into force in Portugal and other European countries.

The ruling conservative Fidesz party says the referendum could be held on the same day as next year's national elections.

With five months to go before France's next presidential election, a new personality has burst onto the scene: Eric Zemmour.

Eleven people, including three children, died in the building in Bohumin last August.

The case has regenerated debate in Japan, where shared custody is not legally recognised and children are often "abducted" by one parent.

Far-right tv pundit Eric Zemmour has said he is a candidate in France's presidential election.

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This is the first time that a court has ruled that the atrocities committed against the Yazidis amount to genocide.

A baby and a three-year-old child died on Tuesday morning in a fire at a squat in a former bank branch building in central Barcelona, ​​firefighters said.

A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or for the seventh time on Monday, extending his record. Alexia Putellas became the third winner of the women's award.

Portuguese health authorities identified 13 cases of the omicron coronavirus variant among members of a professional football club.

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US President Joe Biden called the new coronavirus variant omicron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic". He said he was not considering any widespread lockdown.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were “partners in crime” in the sexual abuse of teenage girls, a prosecutor said on Monday, while Maxwell’s lawyers said she was being made a scapegoat for a man’s bad behaviour.

He has tried to cast the tensions over migrants as part of a Western plot against Belarus and Russia.

The Caribbean island wants to finally sever the link with its colonial past.

Mikheil Saakashvili has been imprisoned since he returned to Georgia in October to try and bolster opposition forces.

The trial, taking place in the Thurgood Marshall US courthouse in lower Manhattan, is expected to continue into mid-January.

A number of Turkish Airlines flights to Istanbul were also diverted to the cities of Ankara and Izmir.

"Through this vote, which was an overwhelming democratic mandate, the people have spoken," said Howard Catton, CEO of the International Council of Nurses.

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Scientists in the UK have advised that all adults should now be included in the COVID-19 booster jab campaign in the wake of the spread of the Omicron variant.

Danish firm Femern A/S says it will be the world's longest road and rail tunnel.

An October report estimated that 216,000 children have been abused by French clergy since 1950.

Barbados became independent in 1966 but retained Queen Elizabeth II as sovereign.

In October, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was re-elected for a second term in Uzbekistan. 5 years ago, he initiated economic reforms and called for closer cooperation between Central Asian countries.

September's election saw the ruling left-right coalition increase their absolute majority in Iceland's parliament.

Josephine Baker, an American-born cabaret performer who became a French resistance fighter during World War II, was honoured at the Pantheon in a ceremony on Tuesday.

It comes as Europe restricts flights from southern Africa after the detection of the new COVID variant Omicron.

Many migrants say the tragedy will not prevent them from climbing into a flimsy inflatable boat packed with up to 50 people in hopes of reaching Britain.

Dozens of people who went to Tan Hill Inn in Yorkshire to watch an Oasis tribute band on Friday were left stuck at the pub for three nights after heavy snowfall.