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An F.D.A. panel gives the Pfizer vaccine the green light.

A Chinese university team argued that an opposing player’s hair was not “black enough,” according to the rules, and her team forfeited the match.

The blessing of these experts means that the agency will likely OK the vaccine’s use, paving the way for health care workers to begin getting shots next week.

The 45-year-old fight between Morocco and separatists in Western Sahara threatens to return to outright war. By recognizing Moroccan sovereignty, the U.S. has taken sides for the first time.

It was the second time in three weeks that Air Force bombers had conducted long-range flights near Iranian air space on short notice.

South Korea’s biggest coronavirus crisis.

At least 21 pro-government forces and eight civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.

Planes are one part of an elaborate supply chain to move billions of doses of vaccines around the world.