'We have our freedom in our hands and it is up to us to make the most of it,' Boris Johnson says, as London officially severs decades-long partnership with Europe

Leaders hail moment of unity and hope across the continent; Hungary, Germany and Slovakia start vaccinating

Averting chaos, sides agree on deal that ensures they can continue to trade in goods without tariffs or quotas, even after Britain leaves single market, customs union

If scientists conclude inoculation is safe, officials are expected to give conditional approval for it to be used across the 27-nation bloc

PM accuses European negotiators of seeking to keep Britain in EU's 'regulatory orbit,' says future relationship likely to mirror Australian model

Jewish groups hail 'significant step forward' as Council of the European Union adopts conclusions, which also call for 'new ways to remember the Holocaust in a meaningful way'

'I allowed myself to cry for the first time' when learning of the results, says Israeli chief medical officer as pharma firm asks regulators to allow emergency use of the jab

Brussels urges 'maximum restraint' after Tehran points finger at Israel in deadly Friday ambush; Iranian leaders promise revenge

Bloc accuses the Israeli pharma firm of colluding with a drugmaker it now owns to keep a generic version of modafinil off the market

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff led delegation of 13 European diplomats to Givat Hamatos to protest 'de facto annexation attempt,' but shouting right-wing activists didn't let him speak