As COVID-19 pandemic hits supply and demand in the world, the US private employers laid off a record 20.236 million workers in April. Watch this video to know more.

US: 20.2 million private sectors workers laid off in April

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China, blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from the coronavirus and demanding again that it share information about the outbreak.

Mike Pompeo: China could have prevented thousands of deaths

US President Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the "worst attack" ever on the United States. Renewing his criticism of China on Wednesday over the global coronavirus pandemic and said it has been worse for the United States than Pearl Harbor and 9/11.

Donald Trump: Coronavirus pandemic 'worse' than Pearl Harbor, 9/11

Uber Technologies Inc will cut about 3,700 full-time jobs and Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi will forgo his base salary for the remainder of the year, the company said on Wednesday.

COVID-19 pandemic has hit ride-hailing firms, Uber to cut 3,700 jobs

Online learning may be fun but not when students have paid a fortune for a campus experience. Students of at least 26 US universities have sued their schools. Also read: Will keep coronavirus task force indefinitely, says Trump amid rising US death toll They are demanding a partial refund of tuition and campus fee.

Students sue top US universities over switch to online courses

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has once again hit out at China as the war of words between the two sides rages on over the COVID-19 Pandemic. Watch report.

Mike Pompeo hits out at China: COVID-19 originated in Wuhan lab

Backing US President Donald Trump's assertion, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the Coronavirus was made in a lab. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more about how the fight between the US and China is escalating.

Gravitas: Pompeo says Coronavirus was made in a lab

The US has sent its bombers back to the base in Guam. Meanwhile, Japan is building a hypersonic missile. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more about this military posturing.

Gravitas: Military posturing during a pandemic

Are six medical supplies companies profiteering from the Coronavirus outbreak in the US? A program created by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is now under the scanner of lawmakers.

Gravitas: Is a 'medical cartel' controlling coronavirus supplies in the US?

US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo backed President Donald Trump's assertion that coronavirus had originated in a research lab in Wuhan. China state broadcaster CCTV hit back fiercely. Watch report.

Chinese state media CCTV: 'Wuhan lab theory hype completely fake'

Coronavirus deaths in the United States jumped by 1,435 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll to more than 66,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

US sees 1,435 new coronavirus deaths; total toll over 66,000

China has published a short animation titled "Once Upon a Virus" mocking the U.S. response to the new coronavirus using Lego-like figures to represent the two countries.

'Once Upon a Virus': China mocks US coronavirus response in Lego-like animation

Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former head of US forces in Afghanistan, is planning to deploy tech originally developed to counter ISIS propaganda in service of a domestic political goal — to combat online efforts to promote President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Democrats employ tech to combat online efforts to promote Trump’s handling of pandemic

As many as 1,883 new coronavirus deaths were recorded in the United States in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to about 65,000. According to the coronavirus tally of Johns Hopkins University, more than 1.

Coronavirus death toll nears 65,000 in US as malls, theatres open in Texas

A US government watchdog said on Friday that NATO's mission in Afghanistan is withholding crucial information related to Taliban attacks. The office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), in its quarterly report, said the Resolute Support (RS) had stopped providing figures.

NATO withholds key information on Taliban attacks, says US watchdog

US President Donald Trump has now targetted to reopen US economy as soon as possible even as the coronavirus death toll in the country is rising. Watch report.

Trump plans to reopen the economy ASAP: Coronavirus death toll nears 62,000

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has praised India for lifting the export bans on critical medical supplies including pharmaceuticals used to treat COVID-19. Watch report.

Mike Pompeo praises India's efforts for lifting export restrictions

In the United States, nearly 60,000 deaths and a million confirmed cases of coronavirus are rising. The people are now questioning Donald Trump's response to the crisis. Watch report.

Testing times for Trump administration: Do Americans trust their President?

Two years back, the US President Donald Trump began a trade war with China, it led to unavoidable frictions that have now snowballed into a full-blown diplomatic crisis.

Has the US-China cold war now begun?

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are having a baby, according to entertainment website TMZ on Tuesday (April 28).

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are expecting a baby – TMZ

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may feel that the global pandemic and its economic fallout are the more immediate of his problems as the kingdom gradually lifts restrictions put in place to stymie the spread of the coronavirus.

Saudi Arabia is coping with not just coronavirus pandemic’s economic fallout but geopolitical issues too

The U.S. Air Force's elite flying squad, the Thunderbirds, and the Navy's Blue Angels, flew over New York and New Jersey on Tuesday (April 28) to thank first responders, military personnel and essential workers who have been on the frontlines of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Military jets flyover New York City in formation to thank first responders

Opera singer Victoria Robertson is accustomed to performing on stages much bigger than the five foot wide front porch of her San Diego home. But with concert venues closed and work at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, she decided to make the most of it.

San Diego opera singer swaps concert stage for front porch amid coronavirus lockdown

Millions of Americans who have been thrown out of work during the coronavirus pandemic have been unable to register for unemployment benefits since the US economy entered a free fall, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

Millions of Americans locked out of unemployment system, survey finds

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