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There have been another 147 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ireland, with no further deaths. The latest update from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) is in. The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 here is now 28,116. The death toll still stands at 1,777.more

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is in serious condition with a fever, her party's spokeswoman said on Sunday.more

A series of anti-lockdown and anti-mask are taking place in Dublin yesterday. Demonstrations are being put together by several groups unhappy with the current Covid-19 measures in place across Ireland which are designed to halt the spread of the virus.more

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital with suspected poisoning, his spokeswoman has said.more

The chair of National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) Advisory Group says we would have faced 'hundreds' of coronavirus cases in a few weeks' time, if nothing had changed.more

The Norwegian Institute for Public Health has said it will recommend the country advises against travel to a string of new countries this week, including Ireland and the United Kingdom as well part of Denmark, including Copenhagen.more

Britain's Royal Navy and NATO allies have escorted nine Russian navy warships during heightened levels of activity in the waters close to the United Kingdom, the navy said in a statement on Wednesday.more

The Republic of Ireland's cabinet has reversed some of its lockdown relaxation measures as it attempts to deal with rising Covid-19 case numbers.more

The president of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has lost his social mandate, and the West should help Belarusians to decide for themselves about the country's future, write in today's editorial comments the British newspapers "The Times" and "The Guardian".more

The Senate spoke out yesterday against changes in the law, increasing salaries for local government officials, parliamentarians and persons holding managerial positions in the state.more

The UK does not accept the results of the presidential elections in Belarus and calls for the prosecution of those responsible for the suppression of the protests that followed them - Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said this morning.more

Fresh strikes are expected in Belarus after a weekend which saw tens of thousands take to the streets to demand the departure of long-term President Alexander Lukashenko.more

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko said Saturday his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, had pledged "comprehensive security assistance," as protests over last week's elections continue to sweep the country, per state news agency Belta.more

Robert Trump, the youngest sibling of President Donald Trump, died Saturday night in a New York hospital. He was 71.more

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday rounded out his four-nation tour of Europe, signing a new defense pact in Poland that will increase the number of U.S. troops stationed in the eastern European country.more

Britain is determined to conclude an agreement in the ongoing negotiations with the European Union, but will not pursue this at all costs, said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to his Irish counterpart Michael Martin.more

Boris Johnson has reportedly blocked a plan to invite Nicola Sturgeon to attend UK cabinet meetings. The idea was floated by cabinet office minister Michael Gove as a way of dampening support for Scottish independence by showing that Holyrood was being listened to at Westminster on issues regarding Scotland.more

Russia has approved the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, Vladimir Putin has claimed. He said one of his two daughters is among those who have already had a shot of the new vaccine.more

British and French officials will hold talks on Tuesday aimed at agreeing a joint plan to tackle the rising number of migrants attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel.more

In response to the arrests during the solidarity protests with Margot and the continuous campaign against LGBTI people in Poland, we called on the President of the European Commission to take specific actions against the Polish authorities, wrote MEP Robert Biedroń on Twitter.more

In Ireland, there had been no deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, but a further 57 infections were detected. As a result of a large increase in recent days, there are already relatively more of them than in Great Britain.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who calls on his fellow countrymen to spend holidays in the country during the epidemic, will set an example himself and during the weekend he will go with his family on a six-day holiday to Scotland, some of which will be spent camping, the Sun reported today.more

The Russian daily "Kommersant" describes the Sunday presidential elections as the most dramatic in the history of Belarus. The newspaper considers the most important question whether "Belarusian voters recognize their defeat" and the results of Alyaksandr Lukashenka's victory.more

No deaths from Covid-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours in Ireland, but another 68 coronavirus infections have been detected, the country's health ministry said on Sunday evening. Sunday is the fourth consecutive day with a large increase in the number of infections.more

Protesters and riot police have clashed in Belarus's capital Minsk and other cities, after a state TV exit poll said long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected in Sunday's election.more