Emmanuel Macron is the latest major world leader to become infected with the coronavirus.
Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
Russian leader Vladimir Putin congratulates Joe Biden on winning election
Russia’s Vladimir Putin was one of the last world leaders who had not acknowledged Joe Biden’s victory. President Donald Trump has still not conceded.
‘V-Day’: A year after COVID-19 pandemic began in China, UK is first in West to start vaccinations
Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, is the first person in the U.K. to get Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, “the best early birthday present.”
UK authorizes emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech win permission for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first shot backed by rigorous science.
Iran vows revenge for assassination of scientist credited with masterminding past covert nuclear weapons program
Israel alleged Mohsen Fakhrizadeh led a military program examining the feasibility of building a nuclear weapon in Iran.
‘We respect the choice of the American people’: China congratulates President-elect Joe Biden
China was one of the last major nations to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on his successful run for the White House. Russia is still hedging.
Britain’s Boris Johnson refers to Trump as America’s ‘previous president’
As President Donald Trump refuses to concede to Joe Biden, Britain’s Boris Johnson labels Trump America’s ‘previous president.’
‘Our time is far from over’: Without Donald Trump, what happens to global populism?
Populist and authoritarian leaders from Brazil to the Philippines have looked to President Trump for validation of their right-wing agendas.
Dow futures surge 1,700 points as Pfizer says vaccine effective
U.S. stocks were poised to open sharply higher Monday after Pfizer said its experimental vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19.
‘Welcome back, America’: World congratulates Joe Biden, allies and adversaries look ahead
The world was transfixed by the U.S. election, with many happy to see Donald Trump go, and expecting a more multilateralist, fact-driven presidency.