A fire engulfed a 33-story residential high-rise in Ulsan, South Korea, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people.

Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the third day of a nationwide strike against a new law slashing worker and environmental protections.

Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic presidential nominee, said his campaign was still assessing how it would respond if President Trump declined to attend a virtual presidential debate.

Authorities in New Delhi launched an anti-pollution campaign on Monday in an attempt to curb air pollution levels ahead of winter, when the capital is regularly covered in toxic haze, and warned that filthy air could make the coronavirus pandemic more dangerous.

During a news conference before President Trump is scheduled to leave the hospital, his doctors said his condition had improved, but that he is not 'out of the woods.'

Nearly 16,000 people who tested positive for the coronavirus were not recorded in Britain's daily number of reported cases for a test and trace program.

Sea walls designed to defend Venice against 'acqua alta,' or high water, went into use on Saturday, testing their ability to battle the Italian city's increasingly menacing floods.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has tested negative for the coronavirus, said he had not been in contact with President Trump and the first lady, who have contracted the virus.

Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, criticized Republicans for voting down a bill to bar the Trump administration from continuing litigation to overturn the Affordable Care Act, and for supporting the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

The European Commission took legal action against Britain for refusing to withdraw portions of its Brexit plan that Britain admitted could break international law by overriding commitments on Northern Ireland.