How are the communities that rely so heavily on the US airbases coping under lockdown?

Belarus goes ahead with a Victory Day parade but in Russia coronavirus forced its cancellation.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.

Face masks, fresh air and porridge - how people tried to curb a deadly flu pandemic in 1918.

The diagnosis comes one day after Trump's personal valet tested positive for the virus.

He and his stage partner Siegfried Fischbacher were one of the longest-running acts in Las Vegas.

Footage of last year's Red Square military parade play on TV as the pandemic mutes celebrations.

President Xi Jinping expresses concern about the threat to its neighbour, and offers to help.

The self-styled "king and queen of rock 'n' roll" - who inspired Elvis and The Beatles - dies at 87.

An investigation details how extremists are trying to exploit the pandemic via the social network.

Here's a look at some of the technology that might help monitor the health of employees.

The Xbox team shows off new footage of the highly anticipated Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.

A slickly-produced "documentary" has exploded across social media, peddling medical misinformation.

Two noise-cancelling AI systems - Nvidia RTX Voice and Krisp - are put to the test.

Two weeks after liberation, 95 London medical students arrived at Belsen to help care for survivors.

Remembering the maverick blind campaigners who walked to London a century ago to demand equality.

Park rangers in Africa say the closure of safari tourism is leading to an increase in poaching.

Wanda Cooper says her son, Ahmaud Arbery, was "hunted down like an animal and killed".

Some of the stories from around the world that you may have missed this week.

The Red Square parade was cancelled because of the pandemic, but in neighbouring Belarus the parade went ahead as planned.

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More than 1,500 people claim asylum in the UK each year, claiming that they are persecuted for being gay. But it's not an easy thing to prove.

Julia spent 25 years dreaming of her first home. Eventually she returned - and found a long-lost toy.

Coronavirus is throwing many birth plans up in the air and leading some health trusts to increase home births.

Since time immemorial, a village in West Bengal has paid tribute to Shiva by self-inflicting pain. This year coronavirus put a stop to it.

Reporter Aaron Roach Bridgeman speaks to suspects, police and campaigners.

A marketing manager explains why she turned a campervan into her office during coronavirus.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has told reporters that Covid-19 will cause "hardship ahead".

Firms will be able to borrow up to £50,000, which will be interest free for the first year.

A pub delivering Guinness to people's homes during lockdown says it was operating within the law.

The 211 machines were purchased from a US firm, Mexico's foreign minister said.

Magaly Contreras has spent nine months in a Tijuana shelter and is worried about her future.