Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces the sanction after failing to get rival politicians to agree.

The authorities suspect the dead are migrants from Ethiopia and that they died of asphyxiation.

Spain is the worst hit European nation after Italy with 40,000 cases – 5,400 of them health workers.

A tiny, 555-million-year-old seafloor creature reveals why our bodies are organised the way they are.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are postponed until next year because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.

As global travel restrictions expand, hundreds of foreign nationals are struggling to return home.

Olympic superstar Eliud Kipchoge talks about the works he is reading whilst in isolation to protect from coronavirus - including one with a rather ironic title.

The controversial director's autobiography finds a new publisher.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has been volunteering in Enfield to help the elderly vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane says he is "in a good place" and likely to be back to full fitness once the Premier League season resumes.

As New York's governor predicts thousands of deaths, President Trump hopes to reopen the US by Easter.

Panic-buying grips major cities as the country brings in restrictions amid the coronavirus crisis.

Tokyo 2020's postponement is about "protecting lives" and costs were not discussed with Japan's prime minister, says IOC chief Thomas Bach.

Health officials are warning people not to self-medicate with the common malaria drug.

Olympians including Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Adam Peaty react to the Tokyo Games being postponed until 2021.

Postponing the Tokyo Olympics was the right decision. When it happens it will be a carnival that no-one will ever forget, writes Tom Fordyce.

Tom Brady backs New England Patriots chiefs after he is asked whether they could have done more to prevent the end of their 20-year relationship.

Facing medical supply shortages, two US states impose restrictions - critics warn move goes too far.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola donates 1m euros to fight the coronavirus outbreak in Spain.

Britons face £30 fines for breaking limits on public gatherings but questions remain over the drastic new measures.

Quarterback Cam Newton is released by the Carolina Panthers after nine years with the franchise.