Europe, US virus deaths surge as Trump reverses New York lockdown threat

European nations have been harder hit than the US on a per capita basis with over 20,000 deaths - around half in worst-hit Italy, as millions across the continent continue to be under lockdown and the streets of Paris, Rome and Madrid eerily empty.

US agency includes gun sellers as 'critical' infrastructure

The firearms industry was not part of the federal agency's original list of critical infrastructure issued just over a week ago. The designation in an update later released follows a brewing legal battle between gun rights groups and officials.

Venezuelan ex-general surrenders to US on drug trafficking charges

Cliver Alcala retired in 2013 after Hugo Chavez died. He then became an opponent of Maduro and fled to Colombia, joining forces with opposition leader Juan Guaido. The US has indicted the former general along with Maduro for "narco-terrorism."

Italy's coronavirus death toll tops 10,000 – latest updates

An additional 5,974 infections brought to 92,472 the number of people who have officially tested positive for Covid-19 in Italy since the crisis began last month.

Trump signs $2.2 trillion stimulus package

US President Trump also issued a federal order to force auto giant General Motors to manufacture ventilators, as supplies of the hospital equipment grow short and coronavirus infections top 100,000 across the country.

Confirmed coronavirus cases in US reach 100,000 – latest updates

Italy is second with 86,498 cases and China is third with 81,340 confirmed cases. Here's the latest for March 27:

US Space Force launches first mission despite coronavirus

The White House announced the creation of the new Space Force military arm in December, with President Donald Trump calling space "the world's newest warfighting domain."

New York says hospitals overwhelmed under almost any coronavirus scenario

In the United States, more than 82,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19, edging out Italy, which has reported the most deaths, and China, where the virus was first detected in December in the metropolis of Wuhan.

Venezuela blasts US Maduro indictment as 'coup'

The US offered a $15 million reward for information that leads to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after indicting him on allegations of "narco-terrorism."

US has world's most confirmed coronavirus cases - latest updates

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections worldwide has surpassed 510,000, according to data released by Johns Hopkins University. Here's the latest for March 26:

Turkey's Erdogan calls for joint fight against coronavirus

Chaired by Saudi King Salman, who is presiding over the G20 this year, the meeting's purpose was to tackle the pandemic and its economic implications as people lose their incomes amid closures, curfews and lockdowns.

Record 3.3 million seek US jobless aid

More than three million people in the US filed a claim for unemployment benefits last week as coronavirus pandemic is devastating the country's economy.