A total of 4,056 COVID-19 patients are currently receiving treatment at hospitals in Slovakia, marking the highest number of hospitalizations in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said on Monday

The UK government announced on Monday the creation of an advisory council that will lead the UK's gender equality work at the G7 group of wealthy nations and make recommendations on policy to drive women's empowerment, with a particular focus on science and technology

The Italian police on Monday announced detaining an Algerian national said to have been involved in the November 2015 terrorist attack in Paris

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Saturday said he deployed a 200-strong police unit to the trouble-rocked city of Lyon in central-eastern France to ensure that order is maintained in the area

French police on Saturday dispersed Parisians who gathered on the banks of the Seine for violations of COVID-19 restrictions

Six people were arrested in Rillieux-la-Pape, a town in central-east France not far from Lyon, following violence during an anti-police demonstration, Mayor Alexandre Vincendet said on Saturday