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Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called on a lawmaker from her own ruling Scottish National Party to resign after she traveled by train following a positive test for COVID-19.

Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, his son and other top officials for allegedly rigging the country’s presidential election and committing acts of violence against protesters.

The World Health Organization announced Tuesday it would investigate newly released reports of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse against Congolese individuals perpetrated by the WHO’s Ebola aid workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Fresh fruits and vegetables at a farmers' market in Hungary.

Polish leaders on Monday rejected suggestions that LGBT people in Poland are facing any kind of discrimination or depravation of rights, following the publication of an open letter from 50 ambassadors and international representatives expressing their support for "challenges faced" by the LGBT communities in the nation.

Women demanding that Mexico legalize abortion nationwide clashed with police in the capital, Mexico City, on Monday.

The Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Tomislav Ćorić and the World Bank Country Manager for Croatia, Elisabetta Capannelli, signed an agreement under which the World Bank will provide technical assistance to support the Government of Croatia in the transformation of its solid waste management system on September 28. The technical assistance will help incorporate circular economy approaches into Croatia’s post-2022 National Waste Management Plan (NWMP) in line with European Union (EU) Directives and the Circular Economy Package.

A World Food Programme project to build a dam in Niger provides local people with income for their work and enhances resilience to future droughts.

European Union health officials urged members Thursday to “act decisively” to put in place and utilize measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus and a potential surge in cases like the one earlier this year that prompted widespread lockdowns.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a plan Wednesday to address social inequalities laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic and create 1 million jobs during recovery, while also extending emergency measures for a second wave of COVID-19.