GERMANY is battling a fourth wave of Covid cases, with infection rates soaring and becoming a "national emergency" according to Health Minister Jens Spahn. But will Germany go back into lockdown? http://dlvr.it/SCthjh
OIL giant Shell is relocating its headquarters from the Netherlands to the UK, a move some are labelling as proof that Brexit is not synonymous with losing foreign business. http://dlvr.it/SCthjX
WHAT will you be doing on Christmas Day? Making up for last year by putting on an amazing spread and holding your loved ones close? Not me. I'll be in a 29ft rowing boat, bobbing around in the Atlantic Ocean, thousands of miles from my husband Fred and children Inès, 15, and Vincent, 12. http://dlvr.it/SCr08j
EMMANUEL Macron's government has issued plans for compensating French fishermen who lose out on rights to fish in British waters post-Brexit, adding that France must "prepare for these losses". http://dlvr.it/SCr08F
FRANCE will teach sixth formers ancient Greek and Latin in a bid to battle wokeness as "a lack of reason is spreading like wildfire". http://dlvr.it/SCr064
EUROPE'S largest economy has plunged into a national emergency as infection numbers in Germany are higher than ever before and intensive care units across the country continue to fill up. http://dlvr.it/SCr05Y
CHINA has reportedly sent memos to citizens warning them to stockpile goods and prepare for war, according to a podcaster who stated her parents received such messages. http://dlvr.it/SCr03p
CHINESE coastguard vessels have blocked and used water cannons on two Philippine supply boats heading to a disputed shoal occupied by Filipino marines in the South China Sea, drawing an angry protest from Manila. http://dlvr.it/SCmP9R
EMMANUEL MACRON is facing further pressure ahead of the upcoming election - as the French public has been warned of later retirement ages to avoid a debt crisis. http://dlvr.it/SCmP90
SHOCKING pictures have emerged of French police watching on as cheering migrants board boats across the English Channel to the UK. http://dlvr.it/SCmP8L
A CHINESE professor has been caught conducting genetic research to help create superhuman soldiers for Xi Jinping's People's Liberation Army on the UK's doorstep. http://dlvr.it/SCmP5t
THE UK has signed a deal to help bolster Ukraine's navy after growing concern Russia could mount an invasion. How does the UK's military compare with Russia? http://dlvr.it/SChp31
VLADIMIR PUTIN'S war on the UK has been revealed with ransomware attacks surging to record highs, as officials warned UK businesses not to pay up. http://dlvr.it/SChp2s
URSULA von der Leyen was shamed after making 18 of her 34 business trips by private jet this year, despite calling for carbon neutrality by 2050. http://dlvr.it/SChp2V
THE European Union has come under furious attack from one of its own MEPs, who raged the "EU's foreign policy is matched only by its ineffectiveness". http://dlvr.it/SCd7xr
THE European Court of Justice ruled against Poland's judicial system again on Tuesday, escalating the row that sparked Polexit fears this year. http://dlvr.it/SCd7xh
THE MIGRANT crisis on the Belarus and Poland borders suggests that "Putin knows where the weak points are" in the EU, according to a leading academic http://dlvr.it/SCd7xJ
POLAND is refusing help from the EU Commission and the EU's border agency, Frontex, despite Brussels offering two percent of the cost of a border wall with Belarus. http://dlvr.it/SCd7wl
ISIS hatched an evil plan to dupe Westerners by advising would-be jihadis to wear the Christian cross and shave their beards, an unearthed terrorism manual revealed. http://dlvr.it/SCd7rX
A RUSSIAN military build-up of "significant" proportions on the Ukraine border has cut the time Western nations would have to prepare for invasion, NATO's secretary general has warned. http://dlvr.it/SCYdQl
FRENCH politicians, ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, are speaking out on their stance on the migrant crisis at the Poland-Belarus border. http://dlvr.it/SCYdN0
EMMANUEL MACRON has been torn apart over his decision to switch to to using a darker navy blue on the France flag to replace the previous brighter shade. http://dlvr.it/SCYdKs
EMMANUEL MACRON announced a tightening of border controls for travellers coming from a number of EU countries to France in a panicked move to control the spread of coronavirus. http://dlvr.it/SCYdJL
WITH a record number of new cases of Covid-19 recorded this week, the seven-day average soaring and hospitals increasingly under pressure, the health situation in Germany is rapidly worsening. http://dlvr.it/SCVRH9
THERE ARE more Russian troops stationed on the border with Ukraine than the entire British Army, according to the latest satellite analysis. http://dlvr.it/SCVRGP
SPAIN has set out to punish British expats by planning an extension of the amount of years "foreigners" must stay in the country before they can gain citizenship. http://dlvr.it/SCVR7B
JOE BIDEN is the oldest President in US history and concerns over his health continue to circulate - with one leading commentator claiming he "is deteriorating fast". http://dlvr.it/SCS903
THE USA has warned Vladimir Putin will be making a 'serious mistake' if he invades Ukraine after the Russian president provoked the West by deploying troops in Belarus and sending bombers over the North Sea. http://dlvr.it/SCS8zw
ANGELA MERKEL was left red-faced this week after her awkward attempt to greet Denmark's Queen was snubbed in front of the cameras. http://dlvr.it/SCS8z8
BRITAIN must be prepared for a military confrontation with Belarus and Russia as the Polish border crisis intensifies, experts warned last night. http://dlvr.it/SCS8wl
RUSSIAN and Belarusian paratroopers staged joint drills on Friday near the Polish and Lithuanian borders, during a standoff between Belarus and the EU over migrants camped in freezing forests at the frontier. http://dlvr.it/SCPdgG
DICTATOR Alexander Lukashenko yesterday threatened to cut off gas supplies to Europe after Belarus was threatened with new sanctions. http://dlvr.it/SCPdg4
FORMER Defence minister Tobias Ellwood has raised the alarm over an imminent Russian invasion against Ukraine - and warned that Vladimir Putin has set his sights on three more European countries to target next. http://dlvr.it/SCPdf1
MORE than half of Spanish companies don't survive the initial three years period even though the country creates more new business than the EU average. http://dlvr.it/SCLGT4
CHINA has delivered an advanced warship to Pakistan which will ramp up the power of the country's navy in the Arab Sea and, significantly, the Indian Ocean. http://dlvr.it/SCLGSv
COVID case rates are rocketing in Germany and threatening to shut down Christmas markets, as the country contends with a fourth wave of infections. http://dlvr.it/SCLGSb
JOE BIDEN'S presidency in on the brink and reported plans to handover power to Vice-President Kamala Harris in 2024 now appear to be over, Piers Morgan has warned. http://dlvr.it/SCLGQw