NATO defence ministers met via teleconference Wednesday to consider, among other things, how a sea of pandemic-produced red ink will affect the budgets of member nations.
The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus pandemic is likely nearly double the officially reported figures, due to undercounting and because not everyone with breathing problems has been tested for the virus, a parliament report said.
Nations around the world are reacting with alarm after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a halt to the sizable funding his country sends to the World Health Organization.
Keir Starmer, the new leader of Britain's main Opposition party accuses the government of being too slow to impose a lockdown when the novel coronavirus first hit the country, a day before Britain will announce its review of social distancing measures.
Canada is reducing service hours at 27 lower-traffic land border crossings on a temporary basis, saying the COVID-19-related measures will begin at 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Here's a look at what's happening in Canada, the U.S. and around the world.
In a surprisingly high turnout, millions of South Korean voters wore masks and moved slowly between lines of tape at polling stations on Wednesday to elect lawmakers in the shadow of the spreading coronavirus.
Scientists have observed the biggest supernova — stellar explosion — ever detected, the violent death of a huge star up to 100 times more massive than our sun in a faraway galaxy.
Kyle Larson was fired Tuesday by Chip Ganassi Racing, a day after nearly every one of his sponsors dropped the star driver for using a racial slur during a live stream of a virtual race.
Donald Trump’s chances of being elected to a second term may now hinge on what version of history most American voters believe when it comes to the coronavirus. It's going to be a bitter fight. Even his lawyers are involved, suing over an ad they want pulled off the airwaves.
