The surge is being driven largely by an outbreak in India, where the authorities reported nearly 300,000 new cases on Wednesday alone.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine warned of a possible war with Russia in an address to citizens on Tuesday evening. He directed comments to President Vladimir V. Putin and called for international support.

A study found at least a third of Black and Hispanic New York City residents had antibodies after the first wave a year ago, but only 16 percent of white New Yorkers did.

The Taliban have been recording and contesting every perceived U.S. violation of the troop withdrawal deal.

Covid fuels the current virus pandemic, but the world is full of flu viruses waiting in the wings. And they keep changing unpredictably.

In one of the most staggering phone scams in Hong Kong memory, a 90-year-old woman was robbed over five months by swindlers who accused her of money laundering.

A jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty.

The agency says the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine should have a warning for a potential risk for rare blood clots even though it believes the shot’s benefits outweigh risks. The agency did not recommend stopping use of the vaccine.

Guilty on all counts.

To slow down climate change, new coal projects need to end. A global forecast this week shows demand rising sharply.