India COVID-19 catastrophe in India worsens as cases and deaths mount India's health ministry reported 357,229 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours and 3,449 deaths. 04/05/2021
Iran Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after suspected fall from building The body of an employee at the Swiss embassy in Iran was found at the foot of a building in northern Tehran after a "fall", authorities said. 04/05/2021
World COVID vaccine: Who in Europe is leading the race to herd immunity? The countries ahead on vaccinations, relatively speaking, are those outside the EU, like Serbia and the UK. Hungary is the exception, but Budapest has bought doses from Russia and China to boost its stocks. 04/05/2021
Denmark How do Syrians in Denmark feel about claim it's safe to go home? What do Syrian refugees in Denmark think about the nation's deportation furore? Meet Rahima, a 20-year-old refugee from Aleppo. 04/05/2021
World First EU-funded COVID-19 vaccines arrive in the Balkans Most of the Balkan countries have struggled to obtain coronavirus vaccines, except for Serbia, which had launched a successful inoculation campaign mainly thanks to millions of doses of China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputnik V shots. 04/05/2021
World What is Vero Cell? EMA launches 'rolling review' of Chinese COVID-19 v Europe's medicines regulator says it has begun a real-time review of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine. 04/05/2021
Germany German police arrest man suspected of neo-Nazi hate mail campaign The letters were allegedly signed with the acronym of a far-right extremist group that was responsible for a string of violent crimes in Germany between 1998 and 2011. 04/05/2021
Albania Albanian government seeks to impeach President Ilir Meta Lawmakers from Albania's government have accused the country's President of violating the constitution during last month's election. 04/05/2021
World 'May the 4th be with you': How to celebrate Star Wars Day Star Wars fans around the world have been celebrating the stellar occasion since 'a long time ago'. 04/05/2021
USA 'Honey, I Shrunk the Carters!': Odd photo of the Bidens goes viral On the oddly scaled photo, the Bidens appear as giants looming over miniaturised versions of the Carters. 04/05/2021
India India tops 20m coronavirus cases with many more likely undercounted India confirmed more than 20 million coronavirus infections on Tuesday in an official total believed to be a vast undercount. 04/05/2021
World Bill and Melinda Gates announce end to 27-year marriage Bill and Melinda Gates have announced that they will end their marriage after 27 years. They said they would continue to work together at their foundation. 03/05/2021
Slovenia Tsikhanouskaya wants focus on fight for democracy in Belarus On a timely visit to Slovenia, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called for sustained international focus on the struggle for democracy in her home country. 03/05/2021
USA US air passenger numbers at highest level since the pandemic took hold Air passenger numbers in the US are at their highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic set in. 03/05/2021
The Cube Debunk: Pfizer and Moderna did not skip animal trials All vaccines rolled out within the EU trialed on animals, but people on social media have been pushing false claims that people taking the jabs are acting as 'lab rats.' 03/05/2021
Spain Madrid elections: Far-right Vox expected to enter ruling coalition Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the right-wing Popular Party is expected to win Tuesday's regional election in the Spanish capital but she is likely to need the support of Vox to govern. 03/05/2021
Germany Germany's Oktoberfest cancelled for the second successive year The health situation remains too "uncertain" for the "most comprehensive gathering of all" to be held in the autumn, Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder said at a press conference. 03/05/2021
The Cube Italy arrests two anti-vaxxers for Brescia vaccine centre arson attack The two men allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at the facility last month, causing fire damage. 03/05/2021
World Blinken visits London, Kyiv amid tensions with Russia and China Foreign ministers of the G7 countries gather in London on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the pandemic began. 03/05/2021
Germany Germany busts one of world's biggest darknet platforms for child porn Prosecutors in Germany make arrests and take down international porn ring on darknet containing "images of most severe sexual abuse of toddlers". 03/05/2021
