Afghanistan What does NATO’s Afghanistan withdrawal mean for Europe? With the planned withdrawal of the last NATO troops from Afghanistan just months away, the country faces an uncertain future amid an already deeply unstable security situation. 17/05/2021
Spain Computer games help children overcome pain from cancer treatment Research conducted at the Hospital de la Paz in Madrid shows that playing video games helps children in their recovery from cancer treatments. It analysed pain levels by monitoring heart rate and eye responses in children going through chemotherapy. 17/05/2021
Croatia Green-leftist in run-off for mayor of Croatian capital Zagreb Tomislav Tomasevic has said that Croats are sick of corruption and want change. 17/05/2021
Russia Siberian wildfires kickstart and extreme heat in northwestern Russia Areas within the Polar Arctic Circle recently reached temperatures nearing 30º C. Dry and warm conditions are sparking the first significant wildfires in Siberia. 17/05/2021
France French company Sanofi reports positive results from vaccine trial The drugmaker reported good results from a phase 2 clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, which has been hit by several months of delays. 17/05/2021
United Kingdom Lockdown lifts in UK amid worries over Indian variant On Monday, people in England will be able to eat a restaurant meal indoors, drink inside a pub, go to a museum, hug friends and visit one another’s homes for the first time in months. 17/05/2021
Germany Attacks on police and Israeli reporter at Berlin pro-Palestinian rally A firecracker was thrown at an Israeli reporter covering pro-Palestinian protests in the German capital while four men were also arrested in London over an antisemitic incident. 16/05/2021
Italy Pope calls for an end to 'hatred and vendetta' in the Middle East During a special service in St Peter's Basilica Pope Francis denounced the violence taking place between Israelis and Palestinians, as well as the coup in Myanmar. 16/05/2021
Israel Israeli police poised for arrests after two die in synagogue collapse Authorities say the incident at Givat Zeev, in which scores of ultra-Orthodox Jews had gathered to pray to mark the beginning of Shavuot, took place in a "dangerous" building with no permits for use. 16/05/2021
USA UN chief calls for end to "utterly appalling" Israel-Hamas conflict UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the fresh wave of violence "perpetuates the cycles of death, destruction and despair... Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately." 16/05/2021
Spain Police break up crowds in Barcelona after state of emergency lifted Inter-regional travel and curfews were lifted in most of Spain on May 9, leading to thousands of weekend revellers descending on public spaces in Barcelona. 16/05/2021
United Kingdom Meteorite that crashed into English driveway goes on display at museum The 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite crash-landed in front of a house in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire in February this year. 16/05/2021
Germany German vaccine tsar: everyone may need a third dose next year The head of Germany's Standing Committee on Vaccination says the country must prepare for the possibility that all citizens will need a third 'booster' dose of vaccine in 12 months' time. 16/05/2021
no comment Students protest against Colombian government Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Colombian capital Bogota on Saturday in a further outbreak of anti-government protests 16/05/2021
no comment UK police in standoff with protesters in London Police clashed with protesters in London on Saturday as thousands turned out to demonstrate against the Israeli offensive in Gaza 16/05/2021
Brazil Brazil's fight against Covid-19 hampered by flooding and favela growth In its struggle with the pandemic Brazil is battling on several fronts as flooding hampers vaccination efforts in remote areas and poverty deepens in cities. 16/05/2021
Greece Greek MEP and neo-Nazi appears in Athens court Ioannis Lagos, who was detained in Brussels last month, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in Greece over his membership of the banned Golden Dawn party. 16/05/2021
View In Gaza, bombs drop and the conflict again hits home | View In all, six of my relatives, three close friends and several colleagues have died in the three bloody wars and countless battles between Israel and Hamas. 16/05/2021
India Hundreds of bodies found buried along Indian riverbanks The cost of cremation has tripled in India in recent weeks due to a shortage of wood, according to a philanthropic organisation. 16/05/2021
Israel Israel strikes Hamas targets as Gaza conflict continues As the conflict entered its second week on Monday, violence showed no signs of easing with heavy Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and continued rocket fire from Hamas in southern Israel. 16/05/2021
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