Leaders across Europe are marking the 75th anniversary of VE Day with low-key ceremonies, as much of the continent remains under coronavirus lockdown.
Japan has approved the use of antiviral drug Remdesivir as a treatment for Covid-19, a week after the US allowed the emergency use of the same drug.
Brazil is facing “economic collapse” because of the lockdown measures, the country’s economy minister has warned.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has outlined how the nation will re-open from this weekend.
A woman who accuses Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her 27 years ago has called on him to quit the presidential race.
Measures to curb the spread of coronavirus will be kept in place in Paris when the lockdown is eased in other parts of France, its PM says.
A further 3.2 million Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as the economic toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued to mount.
Frontier Airlines has said it will end a plan to charge passengers $39 (£31) per flight to ensure an empty middle seat during the Covid-19 crisis, following sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers.
China is mounting an aggressive media campaign to dismiss statements made by US politicians, particularly Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, about the coronavirus potentially having originated in a lab in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
U.S. private employers laid off a record 20.236 million workers in April as mandatory business closures in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak savaged the economy, setting up the overall labor market for historic job losses las
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.