We’re covering a breakthrough announcement from the U.S.on efforts to lift Covid vaccine patents, and new moves by Europe aimed at limiting Chinese competition.... More discussions are expected. Disparities: In much of the developed world, vaccine orders are soaring and life is roaring back to normal.... Good news: The German company CureVac’s new RNA vaccine, which could be ready next month, does not require that doses be kept in a deep freezer, like the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines....

We’re covering President Biden’s arrival in Europe on his first foreign trip, and the tiresome, recurring Covid restrictions in China.A high-stakes trip for Biden President Biden arrived in Britain on Wednesday to attend a Group of 7 summit, followed by meetings with NATO and European Union leaders.... We have live updates here. European leaders are relieved to be dealing with a president who values alliances after former President Donald Trump called the E.U.a “ foe ” and dismissed NATO as “ o

Putin wants more influence on Belarus, and Belarus’s leader wants an ever-tightening iron grip.... The decision represented a breakthrough in terms of a court’s willingness to dictate what a big business must do to protect the climate. Militants attacked a key town in Mozambique.... But then her husband vanished, his white car plunging into a river, after they racked up steep medical bills for their daughter. Twenty-two days after her husband disappeared, she walked to a pond and took her own

A conviction could be punishable by up to three years in prison. The military has a history of sidelining critics with bizarre and arcane charges like this one.... He was accused of greeting a car full of supporters during the electoral campaign season last year.Ms.... The vaccine deliveries would be among the first to reach low-and middle-income countries. Background: Covax was set up by international organizations to try to ensure that the scramble for vaccines among rich countries did not l

We’re covering a scramble for coal in China and the global supply shortage.A rush for coal in China as power shortages spread China’s electricity shortage is rippling across factories and industries.... It also called into question whether Beijing can deliver strong economic growth. Context: China depends on inefficient factories in energy-hungry industries like steel, cement and chemicals, but it practically stopped new coal investments in 2016 amid sustainability concerns.... With rising dem

Trump’s false claims about his election loss and fiery language at a rally near the White House provoked the mob of supporters.“ The evidence will show that he clearly incited the Jan.... Trump the “ inciter in chief.” Follow our updates here. Republicans: On Tuesday, six Republican senators joined 50 Democrats in voting to proceed with the impeachment trial — a far smaller number than what would be needed to convict Mr.... Above, testing site workers near Cambridge, England. The temp workers,

Joe Biden flipped Wisconsin, and the Trump campaign said it would request a recount.... Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced scalding criticism from the opposition who said he waited too long to act — and from others saying he went too far.Mr.... The lockdown, which includes Milan, begins Friday....

The Seoul mayor is considered South Korea’s second-most powerful official after the president.In Busan, Park Heong-joon, another candidate affiliated with the opposition party,？... beat his Democratic Party rival. Context: The by-election in Seoul was called after Park Won-soon, the former mayor, died by suicide last year following accusations of sexual harassment.... Europe’s medical regulator stopped short of advising that the use of the vaccine be curbed in the bloc.U.K. and European regula

We’re covering the crisis along Poland’s eastern border and the increasing willingness of European countries to engage with Taiwan. Crisis deepens on Europe’s eastern flank Thousands of migrants have flooded the border between Belarus and Poland, hoping to reach E.U. countries.... It appears that the number of flights to Minsk from the region have at least doubled over the past 10 days.... Top E.U. diplomats are expected to propose new sanctions against Belarus on Monday. Russian involvement:

We’re covering Haiti rocked by the assassination of President Jovenel Mo？... se of Haiti was assassinated in an attack in the early hours of Wednesday at his home on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, the prime minister said, and his wife was shot as well.... As millions of Haitians wondered what was to come, there was a sense that the crisis would deepen the turmoil of the past few months....