Israeli forces have used water cannons to disperse thousands of demonstrators rallying near the residence of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem al-Quds.

European Union talks aimed at striking a deal a coronavirus aid plan enter a fourth day amid differences on how to repair Europe’s post-pandemic economy.

An EU summit to agree a huge coronavirus economic rescue package could collapse Merkel warns.

Businesses have been forced to close and the picture is similar across the 27 countries that make up the bloc.

The US could prevent catastrophes like coronavirus by strengthening the health sector and allocating a significant part of the large military budget to it.

A US budget watchdog group says a massive coronavirus rescue spending will nearly quadruple the country’s deficit for the 2020 fiscal year.

The European Commission ‘regretted’ the resignation at these hard times.

The new coronavirus is likely to infect up to 70% of the population in Germany, Europe's largest economy, Chancellor Angela Merkel says.

Britain's highly ambitious new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has tried to exploit widespread public anxiety over the coronavirus outbreak to further entrench his position both in the Tory party and the government.

Headteachers, school governors, councils and unions are to lobby the Chancellor of the Exchequer to press for an extra £5.5bn a year to help schools avoid financial difficulties and cuts.