Lithuanian President says he was worried by 'total military integration' of Belarus into Russian military

Ties between the two countries soured last week after 27 people died trying to cross the Channel

More than 100 people were evacuated from the hotel following the incident

The news of new variant emerging from South Africa prompted a swift reaction from several countries

Iranian oil minister says Tehran is moving to resolve a lingering gas debt dispute with Central Asian state

The outgoing government toughened measures, including a ban on Christmas markets

Restrictions on air travel from South Africa took effect on Sunday

A traveller who returned from South Africa last week tested positive for virus

Russian ambassador says they are facing a ‘serious staff shortage as diplomats are being expelled’

China could face more than 630,000 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies, say mathematicians