Europe

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran hopes to begin purchases and start joint production of the shot.

As deaths spike at rates not seen since World War II, births are declining.

PM Giuseppe Conte hopes Italy’s president will give him the mandate to form a new government.

The rate of new cases was ranked highest in the world last week, and Portugal’s health system is...

Violent unrest flares again in towns and cities across the Netherlands over COVID-19 restrictions.

Almost 500 people arrested in three days of unrest, with anger rising over lockdown measures.

Media reports describe move as a bid by embattled leader to build a new coalition government after weeks of turmoil.

The two countries have resumed talks over rights in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean.

The pandemic wiped out 114 million jobs and 8.8 percent of global working hours, equal to 255 million jobs, in 2020.

Women’s needs are often being put last in pandemic response strategies, women leaders told virtual WEF meeting.

At virtual Davos summit, Xi Jinping says attempts to ‘threaten’ or ‘intimidate’ others will further divide the world.

Thousands have taken to social media to share their experiences using the hashtags #MeTooInceste and #MeTooGay.

The Russian president, who is under pressure from the West to free Navalny from jail, condemns rallies as illegal.

In a rare pandemic success, the UK, which has a high death rate, is winning praise for its vaccination programme.