Germany is considering taking in thousands of refugees from the destroyed Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos as a one-off gesture and hopes the camp can be rebuilt and run by the European Union, Bild newspaper reported Monday. Berlin has been facing growing calls from regional and...

Greece said Sunday it hoped thousands of asylum seekers left homeless by fires at Europe's largest migrant camp could be rehoused within a week to end a crisis that has seen clashes with police. Asylum-seekers -- including the elderly and very young children -- have been sleeping rough on...

At least 100,000 Belarusian anti-government protesters flooded the centre of Minsk on Sunday, a Reuters eyewitness said, while police detained around 250 people, the Russian Interfax news agency said, citing the Interior Ministry.  Opposition figures called this new mass demonstration...

Greek riot police fired tear gas at protesting asylum-seekers on the island of Lesbos Saturday, as thousands demanded help after being left homeless by fires that destroyed Europe's largest migrant camp. Asylum-seekers -- including the elderly and very young children -- have been...

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Saturday his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron "not to mess" with Turkey, as tensions between the NATO allies escalate. "Don't mess with the Turkish people. Don't mess with Turkey," Erdogan said during a televised speech in Istanbul....

The European Union stepped up planning for a "no-deal" Brexit Friday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government refused to revoke a plan to break the divorce treaty that Brussels says will sink four years of talks. Britain said explicitly this week that it plans to break international...

French Prime Minister Jean Castex warned Friday the country was seeing a "clear worsening" of the coronavirus pandemic, but said he would aim to avoid a new nationwide lockdown that would further hammer the economy. The number of new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in France rose by 9,406 Friday....

The number of people who tested positive for the coronavirus in England rose 43% in one week, according to figures released Thursday from the National Health Service. The week ending Sept. 2 saw 9,864 new COVID-19 infections. Overall, 358,138 people in the UK have tested positive, with...

Thousands of asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos were camping on roadsides on Thursday after the country's largest camp burnt down, with officials racing to locate shelter and avert a health crisis. Desperate families, many with young children, spent a second night in the open,...

A summit of seven European Union member states on the Mediterranean due to take place Thursday will push for a common EU position regarding Turkey, said French President Emmanuel Macron, host of the gathering. Relations between the EU and Turkey are badly strained on a number of issues,...

Millions of Italian pupils head back to the classroom next week after six months at home, confronting a new reality of outdoor lessons, coronavirus "isolation rooms" and even a possible ban on singing. While some in the north of the country already returned this week, the majority of...

The European Union responded with dismay Wednesday after Britain proposed legislation that could snuff out hopes for a Brexit trade pact, but officials said Brussels would not walk away from talks to avoid a damaging 'no-deal' at the year's end. Britain published a bill that explicitly...

Thousands of migrants fled fires Wednesday that tore through a camp under coronavirus lockdown on Greece's island of Lesbos, while the prime minister called an emergency meeting with ministers though there were no immediate reports of casualties. The fire broke out at the overcrowded...

Two more Spanish towns are being cordoned off due to growing novel coronavirus outbreaks, as the Ministry of Health reported nearly 9,000 new infections on Tuesday. Over the last two weeks, 110,996 new infections have been diagnosed -- a number that keeps on ballooning. The last two...

New coronavirus cases surged over the weekend in Spain, with the Ministry of Health reporting 26,560 more infections on Monday. The three-day total brings the total number of infections to 525,549 – by far the highest number in Europe. Two months ago, the total case number was 252,130,...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he had enjoyed a "very good exchange" with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on various topics including Brexit. "Very good exchange with @BorisJohnson," tweeted Macron. "We are going to strengthen our co-operation against migrant...

The European Union warned Serbia and Kosovo Monday that they could undermine their EU membership hopes by moving their Israeli embassies to Occupied Jerusalem, as US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement about the change left officials in Belgrade and Pristina scrambling to limit the...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given an October 15 deadline for a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union, brushing off fears about "no-deal" chaos if talks fail. The eighth round of negotiations resume in London this week, with both sides talking increasingly tough,...

With coronavirus cases surging as a new school year begins, many Spanish parents are refusing to send their children back to class despite the threat of sanctions. "You have your whole life to learn, but if you lose your health, that's it," says Aroa Miranda, a 37-year-old mother-of-two who...

French health authorities reported 7,071 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday, down from Saturday's 8,550 and also below Friday's peak of 8,975. Friday's figure had set a new all-time high of daily additional infections for the country. The number of people hospitalised for the disease...