The Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is ‘safe and effective’ and its benefits outweigh the risks, Europe’s medicines regulator has said. The director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), Emer Cooke, said the agency’s safety committee had reached ‘a clear scientific conclusion’ and had not found that the vaccine was associated with an increase in the overall risk of blood clots
‘A dangerous neighbour’: why Finland and Sweden want to join Nato – video explainer
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Finland and Sweden have together submitted requests to join Nato, in what is seen as a seismic shift in Europe's security architecture. Jon Henley, the Guardian's Europe correspondent, looks at why the Nordic countrie...
Why bike lanes don’t make traffic worse – video
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Cities in the UK and around the world are installing new bike lanes to help reduce emissions, but some claim they are making traffic worse. The argument goes that bike lanes means less space for cars and therefore mor...
US embassy in Kyiv reopens after three months – video
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The US embassy in Kyiv has reopened three months after it closed due to Russia's impending invasion of Ukraine. A small number of diplomats will return to staff the embassy but consular operations will not resume imme...
Video showing arrest of Fiji bus driver reignites debate about police use of excessive force
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Fiji police have suspended an officer pending an investigation after a video showing what appeared to be the use of excessive force against a bus driver during an arrest was shared widely in the Pacific country. The v...
Footage purports to show Ukraine soldiers leaving Azovstal steelworks – video
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Recently released footage purports to show Ukrainian soldiers leaving the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol as Ukraine confirmed that more than 260 fighters were evacuated from the plant and taken to areas under Russia'...
‘We need our heroes alive’: hundreds of Ukrainian troops evacuated from Azovstal steelworks – video
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Ukraine on Monday confirmed that more than 260 fighters, including some who were badly wounded, were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol and taken to areas under Russia's control. Several buses had bee...
Ukraine says footage shows soldiers in Kharkiv region at Russian border – video
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Ukraine has released footage that it says shows its troops in Kharkiv region reaching the border with Russia. The video released on Sunday shows men in military uniform gathered near a blue and yellow boundary post an...