The European Union has said the swearing-in of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to a sixth term during a secretive ceremony lacks democratic legitimacy, defies the will of the people and will deepen the country's political crisis.

Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at its main international airport in a four-month trial.

An Austrian consumer protection group has filed four civil lawsuits against the country's government for failing to contain a coronavirus outbreak at an Alpine ski resort.

Donald Trump has demanded that the United Nations holds China accountable for the coronavirus pandemic

The US will ban the downloads of the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat on Sunday, with a total ban on the use of the latter, citing national security and data privacy concerns.

Confirmed cases of the coronavirus have topped 30 million worldwide, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.

Joe Biden and other senior Democrats' rhetoric on Northern Ireland is growing increasingly ridiculous, a DUP MP has said.

Trócaire received £21.2m in public donations in 2019/2020, enabling it to help 2.5 million people in 27 countries, according to its annual report.