Party, which positioned itself alongside extremists railing against government policy to tackle pandemic, had to agree to social distancing, masks to get approval for gathering

Gilles de Kerchove says gaming sector used by terrorists to communicate and launder money; says extremists made games whose goal is shooting Arabs or George Soros

Police say little damage caused, motive unknown; messages scrawled on car say 'You damned murderers of children and old people' and 'Stop the globalization policies'

FDA vaccine advisors to meet December 10 to discuss approval; Germany's Merkel expresses concern that poorer nations will not have access to vaccines

Many backers of US president among those quick to hail Democrat after networks project win, ignoring claims that election not over

PM says 'savagery of resurgent Islamist terrorism' must be defeated, as world leaders send swift denunciations of deadly shooting

Written statement now needed to leave home in France; US confirms 91,295 new cases in 24 hours; Germany heading into tighter restrictions

Chancellor Merkel, heads of country's 16 states agree on new measures for virus hotspots, though under federal system each state can decide whether to impose rules

Merkel announces tougher measures on gathering and mask-wearing; Britain appears to inch closer to full lockdown; Spain and Netherlands bring in tighter regulations

After 26-year-old seriously injured outside synagogue, German chancellor says 'every such act is a disgrace'; police probing attack as attempted murder with anti-Semitic intent