Belgian authorities are bracing themselves to prevent a convoy of cars, campervans and trucks protesting COVID-19 regulations from making their way to Brussels.

Belgian police face off with protesters marching against COVID-19 restrictions in Brussels.

Thousands march in Brussels to protest the Belgian federal government's COVID restrictions.

Russia says the West needs to respond to Moscow’s concerns about NATO’s activities near its borders.

The UK has threatened Russia with massive consequences and financial sanctions if Ukraine is invaded.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has scheduled a special meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) next week, as tensions boil between Moscow and the West over a range of issue, including Ukraine.

Germany is seeking to turn the European Union into a federalist "Fourth German Reich", says Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Poland’s deputy prime minister.