India’s Supreme court on Thursday upheld the right of a woman to an abortion up to 24 weeks into pregnancy regardless of marital status. The top court also added that forceful pregnancy of a married woman can be treated as marital rape for the purposes of abortion.

WION Dispatch: India's Supreme court legalises abortion regardless of marital status

Somalia is facing a "very alarming" situation after more than four years of drought have devastated livestock many people depend upon, a top UN official said. The United Nations has warned that the Horn of Africa nation is on the brink of famine for the second time in just over a decade.

WION Climate Tracker | UN: Somalia facing 'very alarming' situation

Three of the world’s largest central banks have been accused of financing agri-business giants that are engaged in the destruction of the climate change-sensitive Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

WION Climate Tracker | Report: World's central banks financing destruction of Amazon rainforest

Iranian football team players covered up their national symbols by wearing jackets before the friendly with Senegal on Tuesday evening, showing solidarity with protests over Mahsa Amini’s death in their home country.

Iranian football team cover emblem in solidarity with protests over Mahsa Amini’s death

Japan and China on Thursday mark the 50th anniversary of the treaty that normalised bilateral relations between the two countries. On September 29, 1972, then-Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai signed a communique normalizing their ties and pledging peace and friendship.

Japan, China mark 50 years since normalisation of diplomatic ties as tensions mount

A long-awaited trial of eleven men, accused of responsibility for a 2009 stadium massacre and mass rape by Guinean security forces began on Wednesday but was adjourned by the judge to next week.

Trial over Guinea 2009 stadium massacre begins as victims hope for justice

A Sufi mystic in Bangladesh is 'exorcising demons' with the help of psychiatry. Hundreds of troubled believers who seek help from him are gently directed to mental health experts. Could this be a template for solving Bangladesh's rampant mental health crisis? Mariam Wardak tells you.

South Asia Diary: Bangladeshi mystic 'exorcises demons' with psychiatry

Sri Lanka's war-ravaged Tamils are being pushed to the brink by the country's economic crisis. Mariam Wardak brings you the story of two war survivors in the northern part of the island who are struggling to make ends meet.

South Asia Diary | Lankan Tamils pushed to the brink by economic crisis

Plastic waste from around the world is washing up on Maldivian beaches. It is killing marine organisms that live near the island nation. The mayor of Fuvahmulah, one of the most far-flung islands, is leading a campaign to rid his beaches of plastic waste. Mariam Wardak gets you a report.

South Asia Diary: Plastic waste is killing Maldivian beaches

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed decrees that paves the way for the occupied Ukrainian regions to be formally annexed into Russia. The decrees say that Putin recognized the two regions as independent territories.

Putin admits to blunder in war strategy; 2,000 arrested in anti-war protests

Brazil is all set to vote in its elections on Sunday. The Presidential fight has come down to the two final candidates.

Brazil Elections 2022: Presidential fight down to two candidates

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