Syria's President Bashar Assad, seems to be keeping his promise to retake every inch of the country with brutal force. But people in the areas he controls are suffering economically, too.
Greece has had surprising success so far in containing the spread of the coronavirus, which struck just as the country was pulling out of a decade-long financial crisis.
Justices convened Sunday to began discussions on whether the long-serving prime minister should be barred from office as he faces a series of corruption charges.
In an interview with a British newspaper, the prime minister told of his dramatic ICU stay during treatment for COVID-19. He said doctors were making plans for "what to do if things went badly wrong."
The tree killer is a bacterium called xylella fastidiosa. It has killed millions of olive trees in Italy and is now threatening Spain and Greece. These countries produce 95% of Europe's olive oil.
South Korean soldiers fired back after bullets struck a guard post in the demilitarized zone Sunday morning, according to the Yonhap News Agency. It's the first reported incident since 2017.
Belgian households typically eat one serving of fries per week. The head of the national potato processing association says one more won't hurt consumers or their health, and will help producers.
Passengers of cruise ships were evacuated weeks ago, but many of the crews remain on board. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to the Guardian's Patrick Greenfield, who has been investigating why.
Tomorrow, Italy begins lifting the lockdown it imposed March 9 to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Despite some of the strictest measures in Europe, more than 28,000 Italians have died.