E.U. regulator approves first COVID-19 vaccine
A two-shot vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer gained official approval in the E.U., two days after Switzerland approved it through a normal procedure.
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Virus and climate shape €1.8 trillion E.U. budget
European Union leaders sent a €1.8 trillion seven-year budget plan to European Parliament that includes a proposed €750 billion coronavirus recovery fund.
Donors pledge €6.9 billion to help Syrians
Governments and organizations pledged €6.9 billion in humanitarian aid for people displaced inside Syria and for refugees who fled to neighboring countries.
Suspect arrested in 1994 Rwanda genocide
After 25 years on the run, Félicien Kabuga, a high-profile fugitive in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, was arrested outside Paris to stand trial in a U.N. court.
Security Council vote squeezes aid to Syria
The U.N. Security Council renewed a humanitarian operation in Syria but gave in to Russia's demand that it reduce cross-border aid to two Turkish crossings.
Europe unveils climate-neutral Green Deal
The E.U. plans to create "the first climate-neutral continent by 2050," a three-decade blueprint to sustainably overhaul Europe's trade, industry and politics.
E.U. and U.K. reach tentative Brexit deal
E.U. leaders unanimously approved a tentative Brexit agreement with the U.K. if it leaves the 28-nation bloc in November.
Syrian cease-fire plan blocked in UNSC
Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution seeking to impose a cease-fire in northwest Syria's Idlib governorate, the last rebel stronghold.
Youth climate movement decides strategy
The Fridays For Future youth climate movement wrapped up its first major European summit with agreement on three core demands of world leaders.
Iran and Europe push to save nuclear deal
Major powers scrambled to salvage Iran's 2015 nuclear deal in the wake of the U.S. decision to withdraw and reimpose sanctions on the Mideast power.
IAEA chief Yukiya Amano dies in office
Yukiya Amano, a veteran diplomat who led the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency and worked to prevent more atomic bombings, has died, his agency said.
Iran threatens to exceed nuclear deal limits
One week after a warning from IAEA, Iran said it will soon increase its low-level enriched uranium stockpile above a limit in the 2015 nuclear deal.
U.K. regulator faults Oxfam staff in Haiti
Oxfam International vowed to improve after it was reprimanded by a U.K. watchdog for its toxic work culture that led to a sex abuse scandal in Haiti.
D-Day honors debt to a 'heritage of peace'
In honor of D-Day 75 years ago, the French president urged the world to perpetuate the Allied nations' hard-won "heritage of peace" by sustaining alliances.
Climate activism propelled by E.U. voters
Climate concerns have rarely if ever weighed heavily in any major election — until now, with Europe's Greens gaining influence from worried voters.
WHO classifies gaming disorder as illness
Playing video games to excess at the expense of work, school or relationships can be medically diagnosed if it lasts more than a year, WHO agreed.