The US & its allies say China was behind a massive cyber attack that targeted thousands of organisations around the world. WION's Palki tells you how China's state-sponsored hackers carried out one of the biggest cyberattacks in history.

Gravitas: How China breached thousands of organisations with one hacking operation

Pope Francis says people should learn to switch off. Research shows digital detox can help improve our mental and physical health.

Gravitas: Pope Francis: Learn to take a break

Last year, the Taliban had a budget of more than $1 Billion. It is making millions in profits through a host of illegal activities - like drugs, smuggling and extortion.

Gravitas: The Taliban's billion-dollar business empire

The conflict in Afghanistan is intensifying. Rockets targeted the Afghan Presidential Palace today during Eid Prayers. There is growing evidence that Pakistan is supporting the Taliban's offensive.

Gravitas: Rockets Target Afghan Presidential Palace: Ghani slams Taliban, Pakistan

Heavy rainfall in Central China's Henan province has killed 12 people in its capital, Zhengzhou. Weather forecasters say that Henan province has witnessed its highest rainfall in the 1000 years.

Central China floods: Twenty-five die in 'worst rain for 1,000 years'

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology will question officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on July 28 in connection with reports about the illegal surveillance using Pegasus spyware.

Pegasus row: Parliament panel to hold meeting on data security on July 28

Hong Kong's public broadcaster has banned staff from calling Taiwan's leader as 'President' Watch this report to know more.

Hong Kong: Staff banned from calling Tsai Ing-wen as Taiwan's Prez,

Russia has unveiled its 5th generation stealth fighter jet 'Checkmate' to compete US' F-35 today in an air show. The Russia President Vladimir Putin reveals the prototype of the Sukhoi fifth-generation stealth fighter was revealed at the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon.

Russia unveils new 'Checkmate' stealth fighter jet

The risk of heat stroke stems not just from rising temperatures, but from more humidity — which prevents sweat from evaporating as quickly, making it harder to cool down.

Sacred site under deadly heat threat

Paul questioned Fauci about an NIH-funded study that he claims qualifies as a gain of function research, which entails changing a pathogen to make it more transmissible to better forecast new diseases.

‘If anybody is lying here, it is you’: Fauci and Paul clash on coronavirus origins

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has come down heavily on Unilever. He has won the consumer goods giant of severe consequences as its subsidiary Ben & Jerry's decides to stop selling ice cream in occupied Palestinian territories.

Israeli PM comes down heavily on Unilever CEO

The Tokyo Olympics officially kicked off on Friday with the opening ceremony but the competition has officially began as well and fittingly it was Japanese team that registered the first victory of the olympic games.

Olympics Softball: Japan beat Australia 8-1 opening match

In his first television interview since the assassination attempt on him, Mohamad Nasheed, the current speaker of the Maldives Parliament (People's Majlis) has expressed worries over the extremist elements in his country.

Maldives's Mohamed Nasheed expresses worries over extremist elements, Chinese debt

Head of the WHO Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has backed the staging of the Tokyo Olympics. She told International Olympic Committee (IOC) members that the Games should go ahead to show what can be done with the correct COVID safeguards.

WHO Chief Dr Tedros backs Tokyo games amid pandemic

France and Britain have agreed to deploy more police and invest in detection technology on the French coast to try to stop boats carrying illegal migrants from reaching British shores.

France & United Kingdom's bid to crackdown on illegal migrants

On Friday the 16th of July the daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was abducted she was held for hours and tortured the hospital medical report says she suffered blows to her head she had rope marks on her wrists and legs and was badly beaten up. See how Afghanistan's Ex-minister Hosna Jalil reacted over the whole incident.

'Pakistan is not committed to human rights', says Afghan's Ex-Minister Hosna Jalil

Bopanna said in a social media post on Monday that the International Tennis Federation (ITF) did not accept any entry request for him and Sumit Nagal, who qualified for the men’s singles event.

AITA condemns 'misleading, inappropriate' comments by Bopanna, Sania Mirza

One of the sports breaking new ground for India at these Olympic games is table tennis. four paddlers from the country have managed to qualify for the first time and among them is Manika Batra, who rocketed into the national spotlight with a historic medal haul at the 2018 commonwealth games. WION sports' Rahul Dalal speaks to the Indian star ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

WION Sports: Buildup to Tokyo 2020 with Manika Batra

The Maldives parliament speaker and former president Mohamed Nasheed spoke to WION's principal diplomatic correspondent Siddhant Sibal in his first interview after surviving an assassination attempt in May. Watch this exclusive interview.

Maldives former Prez Mohamed Nasheed first interview since assassination bid

The Pegasus Project floats in the realm of possibility. There's more insinuation than fact. Here's WION's Palki take on the alleged Pegasus Snoopgate.

Gravitas: WION's take on the 'Pegasus Project'

The White House is angry with Facebook. US President Joe Biden has said that vaccine misinformation on Facebook is "killing people".

Gravitas: Joe Biden lashes out at Facebook over vaccine misinformation

7 European Nations are reeling under floods. The devastation is unprecedented in terms of scale & damages. Germany is experiencing the worst floods in 1,000 years. What is being done to ease the situation?

Gravitas: Germany witnesses 'once-in-a-millenium' floods

Athletes at the Tokyo Olympic village were surprised to find beds made out of cardboard, which they immediately dubbed as anti-sex beds. Do the organisers really want a celibate games village?

Gravitas: Anti-sex beds at Tokyo Olympics?

Japan is struggling as a host of the Olympics. Athletes have tested positive at the Olympic village. A venue is "smelling like a toilet". A major sponsor has pulled TV ads & South Korea's President has called off visit Tokyo.

Gravitas: With 4 days left for the games, Japan struggles as a host

The country is celebrating the end of Covid restrictions - while new cases are rising, the country's Health Minister has tested positive, and PM Boris Johnson is forced to self-isolate.

Gravitas: UK drops all Covid restrictions

The daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was kidnapped and tortured by unidentified assailants in Islamabad. In response, Kabul has recalled its diplomats from Pakistan. Has the Afghan government realised the perils of trusting Islamabad

Gravitas: Afghan envoy's daughter tortured in Pakistan

Western social media outlets are banned in China. But, Chinese diplomats are using the same platforms to spread misinformation and conspiracy theories about the origins of the Wuhan Virus.

Gravitas: How Chinese diplomats are spreading conspiracy theories on social media

Along with poaching Taiwan's formal diplomatic partners, China has used its diplomatic and economic heft to prevent or shrink unofficial relations between the island and foreign nations.

Taiwan to open representative office in Lithuania

Statistics South Africa says the pandemic has reduced the country’s life expectancy in men to 59.3 years and to 64.6 years in women.

COVID-19 reduces life expectancy in South Africa

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit India next, becoming the 2nd Biden Administration official to visit Delhi this year. United States Secretary of Defense, General (Retd.) Lloyd J. Austin earlier this year visited New Delhi and held talks with his counterpart and called on top Indian leadership including PM Modi.

US Secretary of state Blinken to visit India next week

By the end of September, full vaccination will be required in order to enter nightclubs, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said on Tuesday.

'Only double-jabbed will be allowed into nightclubs': Boris Johnson

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