G20 leaders must help close a funding gap to buy vaccines, drugs and tests to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a letter from South Africa’s president, Norway’s prime minister, and the heads of the World Health Organization and European Commission said. The letter, seen by Reuters, was sent...

 Syria condemned U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to the “occupied” Golan Heights on Thursday in the “strongest language” and said it was a provocative act before U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his post, state media said. Pompeo became the first U.S. secretary...

(AP) — With coronavirus cases surging and families hoping to gather safely for Thanksgiving, long lines to get tested have reappeared across the U.S. — a reminder that the nation’s testing system remains unable to keep pace with the virus. The delays are happening as the country...

Russia on Thursday reported 23,610 new virus cases, the highest single-day spike in the country, bringing the total number of cases to more than 2 million. According to the country’s health authorities, the death toll rose to 34,850, with a record high of 463 fatalities reported over the...