Rescuers found a body in rough seas following an extensive search Saturday off the coast of southeast England, as Britain faced a second straight weekend of wild winter weather and flooding. The body was discovered by a lifeboat from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and brought to shore, a spokesperson for the local coast guard said.…

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has warned of a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Idlib if fighting in Syria doesn’t stop, speaking Saturday after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavusoglu during the Munich Security Conference. Maas urged Russia to place pressure, “on the Assad regime so that these attacks and fighting are stopped.” The military campaign in…

Latest developments: More than 2,600 new cases confirmed in China, with deaths up by 143.  WHO says team of international experts will arrive in China this weekend. Japan confirms 12 Canadians on cruise ship infected with novel coronavirus. U.S. aircraft to arrive Sunday to take Americans from quarantined ship in Japan. WATCH: What we know about the coronavirus…

The United States and the Taliban have agreed to a temporary truce that, if successful, would open the way for a deal that would bring American troops home from Afghanistan and end 18 years of war. The peace deal would call for negotiations between Afghans on both sides of the conflict to start next month,…

The United States has reached agreement with the Taliban on a week-long reduction of violence that could lead to a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, a senior administration official said on Friday. The official told reporters at a security conference in Munich the agreement with the Taliban had yet to take effect. The announcement followed…

The latest: China’s National Health Commission reports 5,090 new coronavirus cases on the mainland, for a total of 63,851. Health commission reports 121 new deaths, bringing the death toll in mainland China to 1,380. Chinese official says 1,716 health-care workers have been infected, and 6 have died. Japanese officials are expected to allow some Diamond Princess…