The French military conducted training exercises with Greek forces off the southern island of Crete on Thursday, defense sources said, as tension persisted with Turkey over disputed waters in the east

SULAIMANI F Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday tapped Senator Kamala Harris of California as his choice for vice president, his campaign told supporters in a text message.

Global coronavirus cases pushed past 20 million on Monday (August 10), according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil, and India accounting for more than half of all known infections.

The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday (August 8), with more than 5 million people now infected, according to a Reuters tally, as the country’s top infectious diseases offici

Economic recovery around the world could come faster if any COVID-19 vaccine is made available to all as a public good, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Th

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled to chase away two US reconnaissance planes that approached the Russian border over the Black Sea on Wednesday, news agencies cited Russia’s defense ministry a

The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday (August 4) that global current account imbalances narrowed in 2019 as trade slowed, and the coronavirus could narrow them further in 2020, but some comm

A World Health Organization team in China to probe the origins of COVID-19 had “extensive discussions” and exchanges with scientists in Wuhan where the outbreak was first detected, a spokesman said on

Greece has seen fewer migrants and refugees arriving from Turkey, numbering in the hundreds in the last four months, mainly due to increased border checks and partly due to the coronavirus pandemic,

The World Health Organization warned on Monday (August 3) that while there were strong hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine, there might never be a “silver bullet” for the coronavirus that has infected millio

US coronavirus deaths rose by over 25,000 in July and cases doubled in 19 states during the month, according to a Reuters tally, dealing a crushing blow to hopes of quickly reopening the economy.

Masked and socially distanced to fight the coronavirus, Muslims around the world held prayers on Friday (July 31) to mark the festival of Eid al-Adha, with mosques at reduced capacity and some praying

One person in the United States died about every minute from COVID-19 on Wednesday (July 29) as the national death toll surpassed 150,000, the highest in the world

A World Health Organization official on Tuesday (July 28) described the COVID-19 pandemic as “one big wave” and warned against complacency in the northern hemisphere summer since the infection does no

Nurses and other health workers must be top priority for the first COVID-19 vaccines, especially as they are often left without enough protection against the virus in their frontline jobs, the Interna

Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries are going to have to do more to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus within their borders, the World Health Organiza

Germany has rejected a proposal by US President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven (G7) most advanced economies, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas sa

Staff of the US consulate in Chengdu made final efforts to clear the premises on Sunday as security remained tight outside, ahead of a Monday closure ordered by Beijing as China-US relations continue

US coronavirus cases topped 4 million on Thursday (July 23), with over 2,600 new cases every hour on average, the highest rate in the world, according to a Reuters tally.

Researchers are making “good progress” in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organizatio