Pakistan has reported 40 new deaths in the last 24 hours, taking its death toll from Covid-19 to more than 1,000.
Just-released polls contain bad news for President Trump and his Senate allies, with Joe Biden expanding the electoral map to states that have long been safe bastions for the Republican Party.
Donald Trump has revealed he has started taking hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug he has repeatedly touted as a possible coronavirus treatment despite concerns about dangerous side-effects.
The WHO “sounded the alarm early” to warn the world about the coronavirus, but its handling of the pandemic will be independently reviewed, its chief has said.
Qatar and Kuwait have announced tough penalties for people who fail to wear a face mask in public. Those breaking the rules in Qatar risk up to three years in prison, while the maximum punishment in Kuwait will be three months.
The mayor of Brazil's largest city, São Paulo, has said its health system could collapse as demand grows for emergency beds to deal with coronavirus cases.
A glimmer of hope coming out of Europe this morning. The death toll in several countries have now hit a new low for the first time in weeks.
Japan has fallen into a recession for the first time since 2015, as the virus outbreak continues to take a heavy toll on businesses and consumer spending.
Russia has sent 25,000 tonnes of wheat in humanitarian aid to North Korea, its embassy in Pyongyang said in a Facebook post.
A former top US health official has told Congress the country could face its "darkest winter in modern history" because of the coronavirus.
Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control, officials say.
Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not take part in Republican presidential debates with his rivals in the race for the White House.