Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hail the "dawn of a new era" on Friday, as the UK prepares to leave the European Union after 47 years.
At least 21 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey.
Russia's government has resigned, hours after President Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping constitutional changes that could prolong his stay in power.
A leading EU official has penned a love letter to Britain, expressing his "deep hurt" over Brexit and concluding: "You will always be welcome to come back."
French President Emmanuel Macron has appealed to transport unions to suspend strikes that threaten travel chaos over the Christmas holidays.
MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January.
MPs will vote on Friday on whether to back the prime minister's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January.
The Trump administration has said it does not consider the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 to be a genocide, rejecting votes in the US Congress.
Tony Blair is warning that Labour will be "replaced" as a serious political force if it tries to "whitewash" the scale of its election defeat.
Boris Johnson has promised to work "night and day" to repay the trust of voters after he led the Conservatives to an "historic" general election win.
Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control, officials say.
Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not take part in Republican presidential debates with his rivals in the race for the White House.