Spain Child dies after migrant boat rescue off the Canary Islands Nearly 900 people have died or gone missing this year by trying to reach the Canary Islands by boat in what has become one of the most dangerous migration routes to Europe. 25/10/2021
Afghanistan Taliban launches food-for-work programme to tackle hunger crisis The country is already suffering from poverty, drought, electricity blackouts, and a failing economic system. 25/10/2021
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan leader wins second term in 'not truly competitive' election Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has won re-election with 90% of the vote, preliminary results showed on Monday. 25/10/2021
Poland Two guards hurt during violence at Poland-Belarus border Poland's Border Guards Office said a group of about 60 migrants "tried to force their way into Poland" wielding sticks and stones. 25/10/2021
Bulgaria COVID pass doubts in Bulgaria amid low vaccine uptake Only around 25% of Bulgarian adults are fully vaccinated, with health officials blaming public mistrust in vaccines and the government. 25/10/2021
World EU watchdog mulling authorisation of Merck's anti-COVID pill The European Medicines Agency has started reviewing Merck's COVID-19 antiviral treatment, the first pill that has been shown to treat the disease. 25/10/2021
Germany German police guard Polish border over migrant influx from Belarus Germany has recorded 5,700 illegal entries it says are linked to Belarus. 25/10/2021
Italy Man asks police to jail him because life at home is 'unbearable' The carabinieri in Tivoli said the 30-year-old Albanian national, who was under house arrest, "could no longer cope with the forced cohabitation with his wife". 25/10/2021
Germany German jailed in one of first trials for war crimes against Yazidis An estimated 7,000 Yazidi women and girls, some as young as nine, were enslaved and forcibly transferred to locations in Iraq and eastern Syria. 25/10/2021
Ukraine How Ukraine's Soviet legacy is helping derail its COVID fightback Just 14% of Ukraine's population has been vaccinated. With COVID infections increasingly sharply, there are fears of a tough winter ahead. 25/10/2021
Lithuania Vilnius and police in row over whether to keep LGBT rainbow crossing Vilnius city council wants to keep the artwork to support LGBT rights, but the police say it goes against traffic rules. 25/10/2021
Sudan Protesters take to streets after Sudan's military seizes power in coup A possible takeover by the military would be a major setback for Sudan, which has grappled with a transition to democracy since long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir was toppled by mass protests. 25/10/2021
Italy How a COVID pass protest sparked a debate in Italy on its fascist past Violence at the end of a COVID pass protest in Rome reminded some of Italy's fascist era. Others have rejected such comparisons, calling them an exaggerated conflation. 25/10/2021
World Five charts to explain Europe's energy price crisis The price of natural gas is six times higher than last year, with the costs driving up overall inflation in Europe. 25/10/2021
United Kingdom 'UK letting us down': Zaghari-Ratcliffe husband in new hunger strike Richard Ratcliffe said Iran remains the “primary abuser” in Nazanin’s case, but the “UK is also letting us down". 25/10/2021
no comment Annual sheep march gathers crowds in Madrid Annual sheep march gathers crowds in Madrid 24/10/2021
no comment Women protest in Dakar to highlight climate change Women protest in Dakar to highlight climate change 24/10/2021
no comment Endurance enthusiast from Lithuania spent more than 3 hours in ice-filled container Endurance enthusiast from Lithuania spent more than 3 hours in ice-filled container 24/10/2021
Spain Pablo Picasso artworks sell for a combined $109 million in Las Vegas The nine paintings and two ceramic pieces had been displayed inside the Picasso restaurant at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art for more than two decades. 24/10/2021
Italy Migrants 'must not be sent back' to danger, says Pope Francis “How they suffer, those who are sent back” after rescue at sea, the pope said. Detention facilities in Libya, he said “are true concentration camps.” 24/10/2021
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