Biden to Send Millions of Pfizer Vaccine Doses to 100 Countries

The White House’s move is part of a nascent campaign to inoculate the world, and came as President Biden faced intense pressure to do more.


Vaccines Cannot Come Too Soon for Regions Like Latin America, W.H.O. Says

Eight of the 10 countries with the highest rate of Covid deaths per capita rate are in Latin America and the Caribbean, where vaccines are sorely lacking.


U.S. Weighs Possibility of Airstrikes if Afghan Forces Face Crisis

The Pentagon is considering whether to intervene with warplanes or drones in the event that Kabul is in danger of falling to the Taliban, though no decisions have been made.


U.S. asks Mexico to review a second complaint about labor violations in its auto industry.

The action invokes provisions of the new North American trade accord.


Biden Revokes and Replaces Trump Order That Banned TikTok

The new order calls for a broader review of a number of foreign-controlled applications that could pose a security risk to Americans and their data.


A Multibillion-Dollar Plan to End Polio, and Soon

A global partnership announced plans to spend more than $5 billion to eradicate poliovirus.


Canada Plans to Let Fully Vaccinated Residents Skip Hotel Quarantine

Fully vaccinated Canadians — of which there are relatively few — will be able to skip a mandatory hotel stay when they get back home, but no firm date has been set for the change.


Biden Revokes and Replaces Trump Order That Banned TikTok

The new order calls for a broader review of a number of foreign-controlled applications that could pose a security risk to Americans and their data.


Biden Argues for Democracy and Diplomacy as He Starts Europe Trip

In his first overseas trip as president, Mr. Biden said no nation can solve its problems alone, and that democracies must prove that their way is better than autocracy.


Your Thursday Briefing

Biden’s high-stakes trip to Europe.