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A 17-day lockdown has been announced in Wales as the country battles coronavirus

'Firebreak' lockdown announced in Wales to fight coronavirus spread

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Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the French Open Men's Final at Roland Garros in Paris, October 11, 2020.

Nadal thrashes Djokovic to extend record at French Open to 13 titles

The 34-year-old Spaniard brought his Grand Slam tally to 20 with a near-perfect performance against the Serbian No1 seed at Roland Garros.

11/10/2020

A house is destroyed by shelling during a flare-up of violence in the city known as Stepanakert for the Armenians and Khankendi to Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh, Oct. 8, 2020.

Armenia and Azerbaijan attend Moscow talks on Nagorno-Karabakh

The meeting marks the first breakthrough in international efforts to try and broker a ceasefire between the two sides.

09/10/2020

The decision confirms an order by French regulators in April.

Google must negotiate pay with French publishers for content - court

08/10/2020

President Donald Trump speaks about coronavirus testing strategy, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020.

Donald Trump says he is leaving hospital after treatment for COVID-19

Just in: Donald Trump says he is leaving hospital after treatment for COVID-19

05/10/2020

Romania votes in local elections as prelude to General Election

Romania votes in local elections as prelude to General Election

Romania's minority National Liberal Party government, in power since December, is undergoing a test of its strength ahead of December's General Election in local elections. The Social Democratic Party fell from power following allegations of corruption and years of anti-corruption protests.

27/09/2020

People wearing face masks ride a metro in Copenhagen, Denmark

UK adds Denmark, Iceland & Slovakia to coronavirus quarantine list

UK adds Denmark, Iceland & Slovakia to coronavirus quarantine list

24/09/2020

European Council President Charles Michel, screen right, waves as he attends a video conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Sep 22 2020

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EU summit postponed as Charles Michel goes into isolation

An EU summit planned for 24 and 25 September has been postponed for a week after ex-Belgium prime minister Charles Michel went into coronavirus quarantine.

22/09/2020

Harvey Weinstein poses for photographers upon arrival at the BAFTA 2016 Party in London, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016.

Queen Elizabeth strips Harvey Weinstein of his honorary CBE

The removal of British orders of chivalry occurs when a recipient is considered to have brought the honours system into disrepute.

18/09/2020

In this Dec. 26, 2019, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media in front of a security officer

Alexei Navalny's condition improves after being poisoned with Novichok

The Russian opposition leader is now able to leave his bed, the Berlin hospital treating him said.

14/09/2020

A woman wearing a face mask walks past paddle surfers riding waves at Parede beach in Cascais in the outskirts of Lisbon

Hungary and Portugal to be added to England's travel quarantine list

The government said it was taking action because Portugal and Hungary had reported a significant change in both the level and pace of confirmed cases of coronavirus.

10/09/2020

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, talks to to European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier

brussels bureau

EU says new Brexit bill puts Northern Ireland peace deal at risk

10/09/2020

British actress Diana Rigg smiles during a press conference, in London, in 1984.

Game of Thrones and Bond star Dame Diana Rigg dies aged 82 — UK media

"She died peacefully early this morning," her agent, Simon Beresford, said in a statement sent to UK media.

10/09/2020

People wait in line to be tested for the COVID-19 outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, May 12, 2020.

brussels bureau

European Parliament cancels Strasbourg session over COVID fears

The next session slated for 14-17 September will take place in the Brussels seat of the European parliament.

08/09/2020

Germany says Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'taken out of induced coma'

Just in: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny taken out of an induced coma and is responsive, say doctors

07/09/2020

A man police in the UK say they want to speak to in connection to stabbing attacks in the city of Birmingham

Birmingham stabbings: Man arrested after brutal knife attacks

One man was killed after being stabbed in the city centre of Birmingham. Seven others were injured.

06/09/2020

Alexei Navalny

Navalny: Merkel slams 'crime' as Germany confirms Novichok poisoning

02/09/2020

A sculpture representing the euro area.

brussels bureau

Eurozone unemployment up to 7.9% despite COVID-19 measures easing

Compared with June 2020, the number of people unemployed increased by 336,000 in the EU and by 344,000 in the eurozone.

01/09/2020

French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing a protective face mask, as he visits a site of pharmaceutical group Seqens, in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, near Paris, August 28, 2020.

Face masks mandatory in all public spaces in the French city of Lyon

Face masks mandatory in all public spaces in the French city of Lyon from September 1.

31/08/2020

Participants of an exercise wear protective suits as they disinfect themselves in front of the Kutvolgyi hospital in Budapest.

Hungary to close its borders in bid to curb COVID-19 resurgence

Hungary will close its borders to non-residents as COVID-19 cases rise in Europe.

28/08/2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on May 4, 2020

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigns due to his chronic ulcerative colitis

He had already resigned from his first stint in office in 2007 due to his health.

28/08/2020

Travellers arriving in the UK from Switzerland and the Czech Republic will have to self-isolate.

Coronavirus: UK adds Czech Republic and Switzerland to quarantine list

Travellers returning to UK from Czech Republic & Switzerland must quarantine for 14 days from 0400 on Saturday.

27/08/2020

Paul Pogba has tested positive for COVID-19

Paul Pogba out of France squad after testing positive for COVID-19

Paul Pogba out of France squad after testing positive for COVID-19

27/08/2020

Phil Hogan has resigned as the EU's trade commissioner

brussels bureau

EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan quits over Golfgate scandal

EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan quits over Golfgate scandal

26/08/2020

lexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, Feb 29, 2020

Navalny 'stable' upon arrival in Germany for medical treatment

20/08/2020

File photo: President Donald Trump welcomes Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the White House in Washington, Monday, May 15, 2017.

United Arab Emirates

UAE agrees to normalise ties with Israel

UAE agrees to normalise ties with Israel in bid to halt West Bank annexation

13/08/2020

A still image taken from video footage shows smoke billowing from the scene of a train crash near Stonehaven in northeast Scotland on August 12, 2020.

Aberdeen train derailment: Three dead and six hurt in Scotland crash

Authorities have confirmed that 3 people were killed and 6 injured in Wednesday's train derailment near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

12/08/2020