Madeline Roache

Cemetery workers wearing protective gear bury a coronavirus victim at a cemetery on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg on May 6, 2020.

How Russia's Coronavirus Outbreak Became One of the World's Worst

Russian President Vladimir Putin eased the nationwide lockdown imposed on M...

Russian President Vladimir Putin eased the nationwide lockdown imposed on March 30 to stem the spread of the coronavirus, even as Russia becomes Europe’s new hotspot for the infection. With more than 250,000 cases as...

Details of a monument to the Red Army built in 1950, in Rzeszow, Poland, seen Dec. 30, 2019.

World War II in Europe Ended 75 Years Ago—But the World Is Still Fighting Over Who Gets to Say What Happened

The outcome could affect the lessons the world takes from World War II

An international border runs between Konstanz, Germany, and Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, but residents moved freely between the municipalities before the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, in hopes of limiting infections, officials erected first one fence and, two weeks later, a second one, with a gap of several feet in between. The goal was to prevent the physical contact that these young couples managed on April 18, along a stretch where there’s still only a single barrier.

A German Photographer Captures Ordinary People Adapting to Life Under Lockdown

When Ingmar Björn Nolting saw his grandmother in early April, it was from a...

When Ingmar Björn Nolting saw his grandmother in early April, it was from a distance of five meters. Roswitha Erler, 80, lives in the northwestern German town of Minden and has been battling breast cancer—putting...

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a video conference meeting on the COVID-19 situation, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on April 20, 2020.

Where's Putin? Russia's President Stays Out of Sight as Coronavirus Hits Economy

"He doesn’t want to be in leadership when he thinks it can backfire on him....

"He doesn’t want to be in leadership when he thinks it can backfire on him.”

Margaret Thatcher leaving hospital after a successful operation on her right hand in 1986.

Boris Johnson Isn't the First British Leader to Fall Ill While in Office. Here's What Happened When His Predecessors Took Time Off

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in his third day of intensive care wit...

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in his third day of intensive care with COVID-19, making him the first world leader to be forced to take a break from their post because of the coronavirus....

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives his daily COVID 19 press briefing at Downing Street on March 22, 2020 in London, England.

U.K.'s Boris Johnson Discharged From Hospital, But Isn’t Yet Ready to Govern

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from a London hospital but...

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from a London hospital but will not immediately return to work, government officials confirmed on Sunday. “On the advice of his medical team, the P.M. will not be...

Empty benches on the main alley of the Prater public park are pictured during the novel coronavirus pandemic in Vienna on April 6, 2020. - Austria could start easing its coronavirus lockdown measures from next week, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on April 6, 2020, but warned that this depended on citizens abiding by social distancing rules.

Austria Requires Masks to be Worn Amid Plans to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown

Austria is set to be one of the first countries in Europe to ease its lockd...

Austria is set to be one of the first countries in Europe to ease its lockdown against the coronavirus outbreak. The conservative-led government announced plans on Monday to start reopening non-essential stores next week, after...