Soviet Union's last leader Mikhail Gorbachev breathed his last on August 30. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on September 3 to pay their respect to the leader on the day of his funeral except Russian President Vladimir Putin who missed the ceremony.

Funeral held for USSR's last leader Mikhail Gorbachev; Putin misses ceremony

As tensions with China continue to rise, the US announced $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan. The funds will enable Taiwan to buy upgraded missiles and will boost its defence system.

Arms package by US aimed to boost Taiwan's defences

The G7 countries have agreed to impose a price cap on Russian oil even as Russia has delayed opening a pipeline, which is a major source of oil to Germany. As per reports, there is no new deadline for pipeline restart.

Russia fails to resume gas supplies; G7 agrees on price cap for Russian oil

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Trending on WION | Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka from exile

Floods have caused massive destruction in Pakistan. Meanwhile, vegetable and fruit prices have soared prices across Pakistan. Agriculture supply to markets have blocked due to submerged roads.

Vegetable and fruit prices soar across Pakistan as floods effect harvest & supply

Reuters report revealed how the media is controlled and analysts believed that crackdown could worsen soon. As per the report, Turkiye's opposition media is being targeted by govt bodies.

Reports: How Turkish media is drowning in censorship

Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91.

Russians bid a sombre goodbye to Gorbachev, died following 'serious and long illness'

Sri Lanka's deposed former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to Colombo near midnight on Friday. He had fled Sri Lanka in early July as the country faced its worst economic crisis in its history. Rajapaksa arrived at Colombo's international airport.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa greeted by party members upon arrival, fled to Singapore in early July

As the war in Ukraine grinds on Russia, the Western powers are looking for ways to afflict economic pressure on each other. In the latest, the G7 countries have come to an agreement over a price cap on Russian oil even as Russia has delayed opening a pipeline, which is a major source of oil to Germany.

G7: Price cap per barrel under discussion, to be introduced in December

New York's horse-drawn carriages have operated since the 1800s but lawmakers now want to replace them with electric vehicles. Is it a charming must-do tourist attraction or is this a cruel outdated commercial activity?

New York may ban horse carriages by 2024, to replace with e-carriages

According to data from the International Monetary Fund, India has now reportedly overtaken the United Kingdom to become the 5th largest economy in the world. IMF has also predicted that India could beat Germany to the 4th place by the year 2027.

Indian economy surpasses UK's, beats GDP in nominal cash terms

China's Shenzhen has shut down its transport services and public activities for 2 days in a bid to curb the rise of Covid cases in the region. Only factories with proper precautionary measures can operate with their workforce.

China's Shenzhen shuts down most public transport; restrictions imposed

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