EU ministers agree on €500B coronavirus rescue plan
Deal does not mention using joint debt to finance recovery – something Italy, France and Spain pushed strongly for but which is a red line for Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Austria.
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Bernie Sanders drops 2020 presidential bid
The Vermont senator's move acknowledges that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable hope of catching up.
'Iran will never ask US for coronavirus help'
Iranian authorities say US sanctions have hampered their efforts to curb the outbreak, urging other countries and the United Nations to call on the United States to lift them.
British PM Johnson in intensive care over worsening coronavirus symptoms
Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in central London late on Sunday after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms, including a high temperature, for more than 10 days. Downing Street said the move to intensive care was “a precaution should he require ventilation to aid his recovery."
Coronavirus emerges as major threat to US election process
The most-discussed proposals are to make mail-in voting available to all eligible voters nationwide and to expand early in-person voting to limit the crowds on Election Day.
New UK Labour leader vows to 'tear out' anti-Semitism in party
"Anti-Semitism has been a stain on our party. I have seen the grief that it's brought to so many Jewish communities. On behalf of the Labour Party, I am sorry," says Keir Starmer.
US says coronavirus spread in China, North Korea, Russia hard to chart
“The world is not going to get rid of this thing until we get rid of it everywhere.” US intelligence is trying to obtain an accurate picture of the coronavirus impact throughout the world but sources say collecting intelligence from within certain closed leadership circles has proved to be challenging.
US to renew waivers for foreign firms to work at Iranian nuclear sites
The nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers has allowed Tehran to continue its nuclear program within certain limits in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
Fearing corona, France might cancel Passover, Easter festivities
President Emmanuel Macron mulls lockdown, tells religious leaders that celebrations of the Christian holiday of Easter and the Jewish holiday of Passover would probably not be held this year.
Did white supremacists plan to weaponize coronavirus?
Report by the US Federal Protective Service warns that "violent extremists continue focusing on bioterrorism" and have expressed an "obligation" to spread the coronavirus should they become infected.