In an exclusive interview with WION, Australia's Marnus Labuschagne, third-ranked ICC Test batsman, talked about the upcoming England series, Virat Kohli, ambitions to play T20 cricket and IPL, the influence of Steve Smith on his career, the forthcoming India series and how he is prepared to face Jasprit Bumrah and Co, his ultimate dream with Australia and much more.

WION Exclusive: Marnus Labuschagne: Kohli, Smith and Warner are benchmarks of modern cricket

Donald Trump has suggested November's presidential election be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results. Watch report.

Fineprint: Donald Trump suggests to delay US elections 2020

16-year-old Negin Afshar could be any motorcycle enthusiast in the world but she rides in Kabul, where the outcome of peace efforts with the Taliban could lead to the hardline group restricting women's participation in sports. Watch report.

Your Story: Meet 16-year-old Negin Afshar motorcyclist of Kabul

Turkey's parliament has passed a bill that allows the Erdogan government to reduce internet bandwidth and cut access to Twitter Facebook, and Youtube, if they do not abide by censorship orders.

Gravitas: Erdogan pushes law to censor social media in Turkey

NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover lifted off successfully on July 30 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The rover will take about seven months to travel to Mars and will search for signs of life, explore the planet's geology, and much more.

WION Dispatch: NASA's Helicopter to fly to Mars, NASA Mars Rover 2020

Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but students at one school were able to attend remotely by controlling avatar robots while logged on at home.

WION Dispatch: Robots replace students at graduation ceremony in Indonesia

NASA sends a helicopter along with the rover to Mars

Leander Paes ended India's 16-year wait for an Olympic medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 8 years later was on the cusp of a second medal. Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi had dominated World Tennis as a doubles pairing and reached the No. 1 ranking in 1999. Both won multiple Grand Slams in the 8 years between Atlanta and Athens and entered the draw as one of the favourites for Gold. The Indian Express though would return without a medal in heartbreaking fashion with Bhupathi and Paes losing a titanic Bronze medal match to Croatia's Mario Ancic and Ivan Ljubicic.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: Croatians end Indian express' medal hopes

The Athens Olympics proved to be another step in the rise of Indian shooting. India's shooting team had been reliant on mostly wildcards to compete at the Games but a spectacular showing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games led to 8 shooters winning quota places for Athens. Abhinav Bindra broke the Olympic record in qualifying and finished 7th in Men's Air Rifle. Suma Shirur had equalled the World record in the Women's Air Rifle earlier that year and she too reached the Olympic final in her event.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: 2004: The Rise of Indian Shooting

WION in an exclusive conversation spoke to Indian tennis player Leander Paes. Paes is a man who single-handedly put India back on the Olympics podium.

Indian tennis player Leander Paes on WION Broadband Olympics Edition

Bisbee in Arizona was originally build around copper mining but today it was is all about tourism. The Spanish flu took away many lives about over 100 years ago and COVID-19 is now taking away livelihoods. Watch report.

The spectre of a pandemic haunts Bisbee: From Spanish flu to COVID-19

Wrestler KD Jadhav had won India a first individual Olympic medal at the 1952 Olympic Games. The wait for an Indian to get back on the podium in an individual sport lasted 44 years before Leander Paes ended the drought at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Paes beat Brazil's Fernando Meligini in three sets to create history and he takes Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo through the highs and lows of that match and the emotions that followed.That win saw Paes emulate his father Vece Paes who had won an Olympic Bronze in 1972 with the Indian Hockey team. The Paes' are just the second father-son duo from India to win Olympic medals after Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand and his son Ashok Kumar.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: Paes' triumph against the odds at Atlanta

Leander Paes gave India hope with a determined run into the semifinals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. At a time when Indian players struggled to win Grand Slam matches, Paes defied the odds by storming into the semis. Paes'charge was eventually ended by top seed Andre Agassi but not before the Tennis great was made to work hard for the win. Paes speaks to Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo on the emotions of that match and how an injury almost derailed his medal hopes.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: How Paes made Agassi work hard for the win

Australia has said that it has no intention of enjoying bilateral relations between China despite repeated efforts by the United States. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: Aus-US meet halfway on South China Sea, Both sides condemn China's action

Heavy rains and strong winds have been lashing Australia's eastern coast and housing properties on the beaches stand at the risk of being swept away. Watch report.

Devastating storm lashes Australia's eastern coast

The river Thames has one of the highest recorded levels of microplastics for any river in the world according to a new piece of research. Watch report.

River Thames impacted by pollution again | World News

Covid-19 has left restaurants bleeding. How can the F&B industry bounce back post-coronavirus? Find out on Hard Reset with Zorawar Kalra, Atul Kochhar, Ranveer Brar, and Ankit Mehrotra.

Hard Reset: Dine out or take out? The future of restaurants

The US ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris’ has shaved his mildly controversial mustache, saying it was too uncomfortable to keep while wearing a coronavirus mask during South Korea’s notoriously hot summer. Watch report.

Most controversial mustache of US Envoy Harry Harris’ in South Korea

Tensions have escalated at borders at the border between Israel and Lebanon. The Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hezbollah of sending its fighters into Israeli territory.

Israel-Lebanon border tensions: Israel claimed to have rebelled fighters

Hurricane Hanna lashed the Texas gulf coast and northern Mexico with high winds and drenching rains. Destroying boats, flooding streets and knocking out power across residential areas. Watch report.

Hurricane Hanna lashes Texas gulf coast: Residential areas flooded in Mexico

According to the latest satellite images, Iran has moved a mock US aircraft carrier to the strategic state of Hormuz. Watch report.

Iran's target practice amid tensions? Iran moves mock US carrier at sea

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday issued an emergency airworthiness directive for 2,000 U.S.-registered Boeing 737 NG and Classic aircraft that have been in storage, warning they could have corrosion that could lead to a dual-engine failure.

US FAA issues emergency directive on 2,000 Boeing 737 NG, Classic planes

An orange-brown chemical sheet spread over 15 acres (6 hectares) in a nationally recognized marine life area in the French Mediterranean Sea on Friday, the local fire service said Friday.

French refinery leak toxic chemicals in 15 acres marine life area

The Trump administration has announced new guidelines that would block any new student planning for enrollment in online study from entering the United States.

US universities to not allow online classes to any foreign student

Two US jets flew dangerously close to an Iranian passenger plane over war-torn Syria, forcing the pilot to take emergency action and sparking panic on board, Iranian authorities said Friday.

US jets flying near Iranian passenger plane over Syria airspace sparks panic

The US has accused four Chinese citizens of visa fraud for lying about membership of China's armed forces.

4 Chinese nationals arrested by US for visa fraud

Another Senate has passed a mammoth defence policy bill which includes a plan to rename US bases with confederate names. This comes after potential threat from US President Donald Trump to veto any legislation that would allow this change.

US: Senate approves defense bill with provision to rename military bases

The animosity between the US and China is at an all-time high. The United States in particular has targetted China and Chinese nationals on several accounts. One of the accusations is that the Chinese researchers working in the US have hidden links to the Chinese military.

US acts tough on China: Clamps down on Chinese researchers

Over the last 5 years, roughly 600 North Korean ships have washed up on the coast of China. These ships are linked to China's illegal fishing. Watch report.

China's illegal fishing in North Korean waters: Have caught around $560MN worth of Squid | World News

On WION Global Summit: Decoding China, WION's Palki assesses the Chinese military's power, provocations & propaganda with Lawrence Korb, John Blaxland and Lt Gen S L Narasimhan

WION Global Summit: China's Military | Power, Provocations and Propaganda | Session Two