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Competition for supplies sharpening as pandemic worsens

NEW YORK — Scarce supplies of medical equipment are leading to growing competition within the U.S. and among nations, in …

Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly fired the inspector general of the intelligence community, sidelining an independent watchdog …

UN to decide in a month on holding world leaders’ meeting

TANZANIA, Tanzania — The president of the U.N. General Assembly says the 193-member world body will take a decision in …

China honours virus victims with 3 minutes of reflection

WUHAN, China — With air raid sirens wailing and flags at half-mast, China on Saturday held a three-minute nationwide moment …

Barr orders increase in home confinement as virus surges

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr ordered the Bureau of Prisons on Friday to increase the use of home confinement …

Face coverings recommended, but Trump says he won’t wear one

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines Friday recommending that Americans wear face coverings when in public to …

Social distancing not slowing crime in Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Social distancing measures and calls for Mexicans to remain in their homes have not produced a drop …

Russia to the rescue? US, Moscow spar over aid deliveries

WASHINGTON — An odd new front in the U.S.-Russian rivalry has emerged as a Russian military cargo plane bearing a …

As Africa locks down, some deliveries of aid are threatened

JOHANNESBURG — More than half of Africa’s 54 countries have closed their land, air and sea borders to fight the …

At Madrid field hospital, staff seeks to provide human touch

MADRID — There’s a bookshelf filled with donated novels. Hotel toiletries rest on cardboard boxes turned into bedside tables. Meals …

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