Now playing Next USA Donald Trump finally signs $900bn (€737bn) COVID-19 relief package Some experts estimated that 14 million Americans would have lost subsistence payments if the president had failed to sign a bipartisan coronavirus relief bill. 27/12/2020
Now playing Next State Of The Union Europe's week: Vaccine approval and a final dose of Brexit With Christmas finally upon us this week, so was the welcome news of the EMA's vaccine approval. But failure to secure a Brexit agreement still plagued European leaders, as the continent shut its borders to the UK over fears of a mutant COVID-19 strain spreading further outside of Britain. 25/12/2020
Now playing Next World News Brexit deal: what changed on key issues to get the agreement? He's a breakdown of the ground the EU and UK gave on some of the sticking points in the Brexit deal. 24/12/2020
Now playing Next World News EU and UK unveil 1,246-page post-Brexit trade deal The EU and the UK published on Saturday the full text of their post-Brexit deal as the clock was ticking on its approval by January 1. 24/12/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Brexit deal: what steps do both sides need to take to ratify the pact? The EU and the UK have come to an agreement on their future trading relationship, but what are the official next steps in the process to finally completing the long-running Brexit saga? 24/12/2020
Now playing Next World News France sends flyover mission to Central African Republic The mission "marks France's condemnation of attempts to destabilise the country," the Elysée said. 24/12/2020
Now playing Next USA New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies Trump pardoned more than two dozen people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law. 24/12/2020
Now playing Next Ethiopia More than 100 killed in latest ethnic massacre in Ethiopia The attack in Metekel zone of Benishangul-Gumuz region occurred a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the region and spoke about the need to end such massacres. 23/12/2020
Now playing Next Finland Finland's bittersweet boost as UNESCO recognises its sauna culture Campaigners are delighted UNESCO has added Finland's sauna culture to its cultural heritage list. 23/12/2020
Now playing Next World News Brexit deal: UK announces 'Canada-style' arrangement with EU The EU and UK have agreed on a post-Brexit deal just days before the end of the transition period. 23/12/2020
Now playing Next World News Review of the Year: winds of protest in the East Belarus, Bulgaria and Russia have different histories and peoples but common denominators: a Soviet past, authorities that seem to see themselves as irreplaceable and populations revolting against the status quo. 23/12/2020
Now playing Next World News Five non-coronavirus stories that shaped the world in 2020 Even without the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 was a year of monumental stories that will shape the world in the years to come. 23/12/2020
Now playing Next Turkey Human rights court orders Turkey to release Kurdish leader Demirtaş The politician and former presidential candidate has been held in prison on terrorism charges since 2016. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo to hold unprecedented early election after court ruling The country's constitutional court ruled that fresh elections were needed after invaliding the current government installed in June. The lawmaker who cast the deciding vote in its favour to rule the country is now in prison. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next Israel Israel on cusp of fourth national election in two years Israelis face a fourth outing to the ballot box in two years after the ruling parties failed to reach a compromise to stave off an automatic dissolution of parliament and fresh elections. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next USA US Congress approves €738 billion COVID-19 relief bill The bipartisan deal, which will also fund the US government until September next year, was passed in both houses of the US Congress on Monday. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next Romania Romania: Three pro-European parties come together to form a government After elections on December 6, the three pro-European parties have agreed to form a coalition in Romania. 21/12/2020