Michigan and Washington are the latest US states to announce renewed efforts to combat the coronavirus as more than 11 million cases of COVID-19 have now been reported in the

US President Donald Trump has seemingly taken credit for the creation of two new vaccines in the battle against the coronavirus, saying the discoveries took place “on my watch.” Drugmaker

Peru’s interim president resigned Sunday as the nation plunged into its worst constitutional crisis in two decades following massive protests unleashed when Congress ousted the nation’s popular leader. In a

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been told to self-isolate after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. “He will carry on working from Downing Street, including

Fifteen countries have formed the world’s largest trading bloc, covering nearly a third of the global economy. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is made up of 10 Southeast Asian

Mexico has registered one million total coronavirus cases, with almost 100,000 confirmed deaths. The country has a death rate of about 76 deaths per 100,000 people, with more health workers

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday announced that Israel signed a deal with Pfizer to purchase millions of coronavirus vaccine shots, days after the US pharmaceutical firm said data suggested

 Ten people died on Saturday in a fire at a Romanian hospital treating coronavirus patients, the country’s agency for emergency situations (ISU) said. The blaze broke out in the intensive

Boarded-up windows outside flagship branches of department stores Galeries Lafayette and Printemps bore testimony on Saturday to the impact of a COVID-19 lockdown in Paris. On what would usually be

At least 42 people have been killed after a typhoon in large parts of a northern Philippines province caused extensive flooding. Troops, police, coast guard and disaster-response teams rescued tens

Trade talks between the UK and EU are reaching the “make or break” point, the two sides have said, with key points of difference proving hard to resolve. EU sources

The serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper has died. Peter Sutcliffe, 74, was one of the UK’s most notorious prisoners, having murdered at least 13 women across the north

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday barring Americans from investing in a list of companies with ties to the Chinese military, arguing that such investments pose a

China congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday nearly a week after he was declared winner of the American election. US-China ties have grown increasingly strained in recent years under

The United Kingdom has surpassed 50,000 deaths linked to COVID-19, with a recent rise in infections leading to a new grim milestone for the European country hit hardest by the

Turkey on Wednesday banned smoking in crowded public places to slow a recent surge in symptomatic coronavirus patients, the Interior Minister said, as the government warned citizens to abide by

A global alliance, championed by the United States,  has committed itself to assisting Nigeria and other West African countries to combat terrorism. The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS resolved to

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators have said they will resign from the legislature en masse after the city’s government disqualified four opposition members of the chamber on allegations of endangering national

 Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from Covid-19 according to interim trial results, the country’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow rushes to keep