President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party is considering whether to pull Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, party officials said, alarming campaigners who see the pact as key to combating rising domestic violence. The officials said the AKP is set to decide by next...

The US government Wednesday announced a new $1 billion investment in a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Johnson & Johnson, guaranteeing 100 million doses. J&J, via its subsidiary Janssen, had already received $456 million in March. The new money will allow the company to ramp...

The outspoken head of Russia's anti-doping agency on Wednesday slammed recommendations for his dismissal over accusations of financial wrongdoing. Yury Ganus, the director-general of the RUSADA anti-doping agency, has sharply criticised the actions of Russia's sports leadership and...

Joe Biden will not attend the Democratic convention to accept the party's nomination to be its presidential election candidate after the event was further scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Wednesday. Biden "will no longer travel to Milwaukee and will instead...