Europe is rearming, faced with an unrelenting U.S. position on NATO under the Trump Administration. The European Union is preparing a collective plan to ramp up defense expenditure. The EU is spending $875 billion in a collective effort to boost NATO's military capacity. In addition, Brussels plans to provide a $160 billion loan for each member state to strengthen its military. Watch in for more details!

European Union to scale up defence spending

Against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions, an American fashion designer pursued her own brand of 'catwalk diplomacy' at Moscow Fashion Week. Here's more in our next report.

Moscow Fashion Week 2025: Decoding catwalk diplomacy

A high drama unfolded in Punjab on Wednesday. Farmers clashed with police personnel in Mohali after talks with the government on the demand for legal guarantees for MSP (Minimum Support Price) remained inconclusive. The Punjab police detained 200 farmers along with farm leaders Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher, who were spearheading the protest at the Punjab Haryana borders since February last year. Dallewal, who is in his 70s, has been on an indefinite fast. Earlier on Wednesday, the cancer-stricken farmer arrived in an ambulance for a meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other central government ministers.

Farmers Clash with Punjab Police,  Dallewal, Pandher and 200 others detained

Balochistan remains the biggest security headache for Pakistan. The train hijacked by the Balochistan Liberation Army is the latest episode in the surging violence in the province. The hijacking marks a new chapter in the Baloch movement, an armed insurgency seeking independence for the mineral-rich region. WION's Pakistan Bureau Chief Anas Mallick visited Balochistan after the recent attacks...brings you a ground report!

Why is Balochistan under shadow of terror? | WION exclusive ground report

Round-up of top and latest news from the world of technology:

- EU Accuses Apple, Google Of Violating Digital Market Rules 
- Massive Data Breach Hits US Teacher's Union, Over 500,000 Affected

EU accuses Apple, Google of violating digital market rules

Turkish police have detained Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, over graft and tourism allegations. This has prompted outrage from the opposition, which has slammed the move as a politically motivated coup. Protests erupted in the capital, Ankara, with crowds demonstrating against the detention of Mayor İmamoğlu. Watch in for more details!

Turkey: Protests erupt against mayor's detention; demonstrators chant slogans against Erdogan govt

U.S. airstrikes targeted several locations under the control of the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The strikes hit the rebel-held capital, Sanaa, as well as their stronghold of Saada in the country's northwest.

US-Houthis Conflict: US airstrikes pound rebel targets

In a significant development, a US federal judge has blocked efforts of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, to shut down USAID, calling it a possible violation of the US constitution in multiple ways.

US federal judge on USAID: Elon Musk's actions have harmed public interest

A UK teenager who killed three family members and planned to surpass infamous US massacres has been sentenced to a minimum of 49 years in prison. His goal was to become "the world's most famous school shooter of the 21st century." Authorities uncovered his disturbing plot before he could carry out further attacks. Watch in for more details!

UK teen gets 49 years for killing family & planning massacre

Israel has announced renewed ground operations in Gaza and issued what it called a final warning for Gazans to return Israeli hostages and remove Hamas from power. Earlier this week, Israeli forces conducted the deadliest wave of airstrikes since the start of a truce in January. According to Gaza’s Civil Defense Agency, at least 470 people have been killed in the enclave since Israel resumed large-scale airstrikes. The Israeli military has stated that it has begun targeting ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip to expand the security perimeter and create a partial buffer between the north and south.

Israel-Hamas war: Gazans flee in fear after ceasefire breakdown

Colombia is witnessing massive protests called by none other than the president himself. While protests are usually against the ruling establishment or authority, these demonstrations are directed against the opposition. On Tuesday, President Gustavo Petro addressed a crowd of thousands after he called on people and government workers to protest against political parties that blocked constitutional reforms for health and labor. Watch in for more details!

Colombia protests: Thousands gather after centrist & right leaders block reform

U.S. President Donald Trump has told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, that the U.S. could own and run Ukraine's nuclear power plants as part of Zelensky's bid to secure a ceasefire in Russia's invasion of its neighbor. A day after speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin for about two hours, Trump held what he described as a very good, hour-long phone call with Zelensky. On the other hand, the Ukrainian president labeled his conversation with his U.S. counterpart as positive, frank, and very substantive. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: Trump to help Zelensky get more air defence from Europe

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