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Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have been deployed along Ukraine’s border. President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden will address the growing tensions — and other issues — in a video call Tuesday.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised Americans against travel to France, Jordan, Portugal, and Tanzania, citing Covid-19 concerns. 

The US and its European allies urge Moscow to de-escalate, amid fears it could invade Ukraine.

Berlin’s Humboldt University has criticized Bild after the paper blamed scientists for COVID restrictions. The tabloid ran pictures of three scientific researchers, labeling them "lockdown makers."

Princess Amalia had an ordinary childhood and wants her life to continue that way.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will hold a high-stakes video conference call that Biden will use to try to dissuade Moscow from invading Ukraine, where  thousands of troops are massed near the border.

The United States, Germany, Italy, France and Britain are all standing by Ukraine in the face of Russian threats. Western leaders call on Moscow to respect Kyiv’s "territorial integrity."

Nightclubs in France will be ordered to close for four weeks from this weekend to counter a Covid surge that has put hospitals under severe strain, the prime minister said Monday.

A three-party deal to form a new German government under center-left leader Olaf Scholz cleared its final hurdle on Monday, setting the scene for Scholz to succeed longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel this week.

Italy is making life more uncomfortable for unvaccinated people this holiday season, excluding them from indoor restaurants, theatres and museums starting Monday to reduce the spread of coronavirus and encourage vaccine skeptics to get their shots.

Thorbjorn Olesen “grabbed and rubbed the breast” of a woman and urinated in the aisle during a flight in 2019, a court is told.

A man grabs Eric Zemmour by the neck at the far-right presidential candidate’s first rally.

Germany is to shut down its last nuclear reactors next year. However, the country still has no place to store the 27,000 cubic metres of highly radioactive material it has already produced, with the amount set to grow as power stations are decommissioned and dismantled. German authorities have set a deadline of 2031 to find a permanent storage location – but for now, the waste is being stored in temporary locations, much to the anger of local residents. Our correspondents report.

This week will see a handover of power from the Merkel era and this is what to expect.

The country is the first to get money from the European Commission’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve.

Pope Francis thanked Greece for its “gracious hospitality” as he left Monday following a landmark three-day visit marked by calls for better treatment of migrants in Europe.

A so-called Super Green Pass will be needed to access theatres, cinemas and restaurants.

Following a corruption scandal that engulfed the ruling People’s Party, Austria has its third conservative chancellor in two months after Karl Nehammer was sworn into office in Vienna.

The euro banknotes have undergone only one minor update since being introduced almost 20 years ago. Now, a decision on new designs to make them "more relatable" is to be taken by 2024, the ECB says.

Many areas of public life are now off-limits for Italians who have not had a COVID-19 shot. Rising infection rates have raised concerns ahead of the Christmas season.

As US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, prepare for talks via video conference Tuesday on the tense situation in Ukraine, residents in the eastern Donbass region brace for another year of conflict. FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg and Maria Verenikova report from the Ukrainian side of the frontline.

Russia and India ties are facing challenges from fast-changing geopolitics in Asia and beyond.

Anti-racism campaigners were physically attacked and far-right Eric Zemmour put in a headlock as the presidential candidate’s campaign got underway.

One woman and four men have died after two cars hit each other in a head-on collision in the German state of Hesse. Police say a vehicle had traveled into oncoming traffic.

During a protest against coronavirus restrictions in Brussels, police used water cannons and tear gas. Authorities estimate 8,000 gathered, far fewer that the 35,000 a few weeks ago.

Ukraine denied accusations that one of its helicopters violated Belarus’ airspace after Minsk lodged a formal protest. The latest spat comes as tensions in the region continue to grow.

Russia has accused the US Air Force of creating "a threat to civil aviation." An Aeroflot passenger plane reportedly narrowly avoided hitting a NATO aircraft.

French far-right candidate Eric Zemmour launched his presidential campaign in front of thousands of cheering supporters waving the tricolore on Sunday at an event marred by fighting during his speech.

Denmark’s health authorities said Sunday the country had seen a worrisome increase to 183 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Pope Francis on Sunday returned to the island of Lesbos, the migration flashpoint he first visited in 2016, calling the neglect of migrants the “shipwreck of civilisation”.

The pope condemned the neglect migrants face as the "shipwreck of civilization." Francis spent time with refugees at a temporary facility on the island built to quickly replace the Moria camp that burned down last year.

The stones are believed to be from an Air India plane which crashed into the mountain in 1966.

Warsaw hosted figureheads representing some of the most successful attempts to bring far-right politics back to Europe. The event marks an attempt to unite the far right and sway the EU.

Despite engaging better with the African continent recently, the ex-colonial power faces a backlash.

A treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires buried for decades on a glacier off France’s Mont Blanc has finally been shared between the climber who discovered them and local authorities, eight years after they were found.

Saudi Arabia and France committed to support reforms in Lebanon and protect the country’s sovereignty, said France’s Emmanuel Macron. Riyadh previously recalled its envoy from Beirut.

A move by the EU Commission to restrict asylum rights at the bloc’s external border with Belarus has come in for sharp criticism. Meanwhile, a controversial border protection law has already come into force in Poland.

Valérie Pécresse has won the conservative Les Républicains party nomination for France’s 2022 presidential election. FRANCE 24 spoke with Ariane Bogain, a senior lecturer at Northumbria University, to learn more about what Pécresse’s candidacy means for the race going forward.

Maria Kolesnikova, a top figure in Belarus’ opposition movement who has been jailed in Minsk, has spoken with DW in an exclusive interview. She talks about her trial and the ongoing struggle against Alexander Lukashenko.

Pope Francis has described the fates of migrants as a "horrendous modern Odyssey" during his visit to Athens. He was also heckled by an Orthodox priest over centuries-old religious disputes.

US intelligence has claimed it has evidence of a planned Russian military offensive in Ukraine. US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to hold a video call.

This marks Finland’s first case of suspected far-right terrorism. Police have retrieved homemade explosives and bundles of dynamite.

The two hippos at Antwerp Zoo tested positive for the coronavirus after a vet noticed their noses were "expelling snot." The huge animals, who are mother and daughter, are not in great peril.

German football expert Constantin Eckner looks at what’s next for Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland and Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski – and the Bundesliga.

A ceremony has been held for the German chancellor, who is due to step down after 16 years in office.

Sigur Rós star Jónsi reenacts an Iceland volcano with sound, scent and sculptures in a New York exhibit.

Mohamed Isa Omar, one of two survivors of last week’s disaster, tells the BBC he saw people drown.

Magdalena Andersson’s rise to power has been high political drama, but the finale may be yet to come.

Lorry drivers say more investment is needed to make the UK industry more attractive to workers.

Strong winds hit the country’s western coast, destroying buildings and blowing ships ashore.

Josephine Baker is the first black woman to be remembered in the resting place of France’s national heroes.