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Analysis bannerBusiness InsiderPresident Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has triggered global criticism.GettyRecent polling suggests Europeans are turning away from the US under President Donald Trump's leadership.Public opinion toward America has declined in major European countries since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.Seventy-six percent of Germans in a new…

The U.S. will permanently stop funding the World Health Organization and withdraw from the United Nations agency unless it makes "major substantive improvements within the next 30 days," President Donald Trump announced late Monday night, without detailing what those improvements are. Trump's moves to pull U.S. funding for WHO have…

By Yimou Lee and Ben BlanchardTAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan cannot accept becoming part of China under its "one country, two systems" offer of autonomy , President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday, strongly rejecting China's sovereignty claims and likely setting the stage for an ever worsening of ties.China responded that "reunification"…

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the next edition of Insider Today. Please sign up here. What's going on this Tuesday….Withdrawing from WHO would be a colossal mistake. It's not crazy for Trump to take hydroxychloroquine. Anti-mask zealots are abusing disability laws. The economy's barely doing better in reopened states. White House…

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.On the day that China pledged $2 billion to the World Health Organization and announced the country’s coronavirus vaccines would be freely available to all, U.S. President Donald Trump declared war on the global health authority, threatening to…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization.Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via Associated PressPresident Donald Trump wrote a letter to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, that says unless the organization makes "major substantive improvements" in the next 30 days, the US will permanently cut…

Analysis bannerBusiness InsiderTrump XiEugene Hoshiko/Getty Images; ReutersPresident Donald Trump rejected an invitation to address the World Health Organization, with the US secretary of health and human services talking to the virtual gathering on Monday instead.Alex Azar used the address as an opportunity to slam the agency, accusing it of failing…

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask passes by a billboard depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Belgrade, Serbia, April 1, 2020. The text on the billboard reads "Thanks, brother Xi". Picture taken April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic/File PhotoBEIJING (Reuters)…

As the number of coronavirus infections reported worldwide nears the 5 million mark, China has eased its resistance to mounting calls for an investigation into the origin of the pathogen. But the Chinese leader made it clear Monday that Beijing believes the time for such questions hasn't come yet.China reported…

By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma FargeGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Monday an independent review of the global coronavirus response would begin as soon as possible and it received backing and a hefty pledge of funds from China, in the spotlight as the origin of the pandemic.But…