European leaders are facing a pushback from within. European Lawmakers want the Union to back a vaccine patent waiver. Key European leaders are backing it too. Is the EU getting isolated for going against patent waivers?

Gravitas: European Lawmakers want their leaders to back a vaccine patent waiver

Sexual abuse has been normalised in England's schools. Girls are inappropriately touched, raped, and asked to share explicit photos. WION's Palki brings you the details of a report published by U.K's education watchdog.

Gravitas: Sexual abuse 'normalised' in U.K. schools

'China is a bigger threat than Pakistan' says India's Chief Of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat in an exclusive interview with Wion's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay. Here are some excerpts from the conversation.

Gravitas: The Interview with General Bipin Rawat

Covaxin has been denied emergency use authorisation in the US. The vaccine is yet to be listed on the WHO's list of approved vaccines. The lack of global approvals has put a question mark on travel, work & study plans of millions of Indians.

Gravitas: Why did America deny approval to Covaxin?

The world's most exclusive economic gathering is underway in Cornwall. Can the world's wealthiest get their act together to crush the pandemic and repel China?

Gravitas: Surf, sand & smiles: G7 begins in Cornwall

Will mosquitoes soon lose their ability to transmit dengue? Lab-grown mosquitoes have successfully targeted the dengue-carrying mosquitoes and blocked their ability to pass on dengue

Gravitas: Lab-grown mosquitoes successfully fight dengue

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stressed the need of cooperation and transparency from China on the origins of deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the report to know more.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken seeks cooperation and transparency from China

It was once Bolivia's second-largest lake, now in its place is miles of barren land. For the 'Uru', known as the 'people of water' lake Poopo was everything their source of livelihood even their identity.

Bolivia's 'People of Water': Indigenous community near extinction

The Dominica High Court has denied bail to Mehul Choksi in the case of illegal entry into the island country after his mysterious disappearance from neighbouring Antigua and Barbuda.

Dominica High Court denies bail to fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi

Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat in an exclusive interview with WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay.

The Interview: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat speaks to WION

Chinese vaccines are facing global scrutiny. From Mongolia to Bahrain to Seychelles, questions are being asked on the effectiveness of Made In China shots. How safe are they really? WION’s Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Chinese vaccines are facing global scrutiny

A museum in Paris is all set to loan a replica of the Statue of Liberty to the U.S for 10 years. Such bilateral gifts can make or break diplomatic relations. WION's Palki Sharma tells you why.

Gravitas | Weird to wonderful: What countries gift

A new research has found that more than 47,000 wild animals were sold in Wuhan in the run up to the pandemic. What kind of animals were these? What does the research tell us about COVID origins? WION’s Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas | Wuhan virus: Probing the wet market angle

18 months after the pandemic began, world leaders are waking up to how China is getting away. G7 leaders are set to demand a new investigation into the origins. A draft statement has been leaked. WION’s Palki Sharma gets you the details.

Gravitas: G7 leaders join hands to counter China

Joe Biden has waited 50 years for this: his first foreign trip as US president. Biden is in Europe for 8 days. What's on his agenda? Which leaders will he meet? What will he tell Putin? WION’s Palki Sharma has the answers.

Gravitas: Joe Biden's first foreign trip as US president

Why are we being bribed to get vaccinated? From free beers and guns to rolled joints and Tesla cars, governments and employers globally are offering incentives for getting jabbed. Is it ethical? WION’s Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Washington is offering 'rolled joints' for jabs

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden are all set for their first one on one meeting in Cornwall. Watch this report to know more.

Leaders of UK, US aim to build on common goals

UK PM, US president to meeet ahead of Group of Seven summit

A golden retriever raced with an ambulance carrying its owner in Istanbul. The race ended when the ambulance arrived at the hospital and the owner was taken inside. After being refused entry, the dog patiently waited outside for his owner.

Istanbul: Dog refuses to leave owner, runs behind ambulance

The Dominican government has reportedly declared fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi as a 'prohibited immigrant'. Watch the report to know more.

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi declared 'prohibited immigrant'

Nepal's Supreme Court issued a show cause notice to President and PM for in-House dissolution on May 22 for the second time in five months.

Nepal: Supreme Court issues show cause notice to president and PM

Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of accepting illegal payments in gold and more than half a million dollars in cash.

Myanmar coup: Junta hits Suu Kyi with new corruption charges

COVID is not just a menace for humans, but for animals too. 28 elephants tested for COVID-19 in India, days after a 9-year-old lioness succumbed to coronavirus. Similarly, 10 Asiatic lions have been kept under observation at Chennai zoo.

India: 9 Asiatic lions test positive for COVID-19

From a quiet Jerusalem neighbourhood, Sheikh Jarrah has become a global flashpoint - with protests against the forced eviction of Palestinians.

West Asia Post: The story of Sheikh Jarrah

Carbis Bay Hotel is hosting the G7 Summit and will welcome leaders from across the world, including President of the United States Joe Biden from today.

G7 Summit 2021: World leaders gather at Carbis bay without masks

Nigerians are desperately hunting for VPNs after a nationwide ban on Twitter. Some have switched to alternatives like India's Koo app. Among the new Koo users is the Nigerian government itself. WION’s Palki Sharma has the report.

Gravitas: Nigeria switches to India's Koo app after Twitter ban

Has the British Queen been 'cancelled'? Oxford University students have taken down a portrait of Queen Elizabeth from their common room. Her portrait will be replaced by someone 'influential and inspirational'. WION’s Palki Sharma brings you the details.

Gravitas: Has the British Queen been 'cancelled'?

As the host of this year's summit, the UK has laid out four focus areas for the group: The global recovery from COVID-19 and efforts to prevent future health crises, free and fair trade, tackling climate change, and bolstering shared values.

G7 Summit 2021: COVID-19, vaccine patent, climate action likely to dominate agenda

Argentina's president was forced to apologise for describing Brazilians as people from the jungle. Why do politicians continue to twist the scientific theory of human evolution? WION’s Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas | Argentine President: Brazilians came from jungles

The region is a popular holiday destination in the southwestern tip of England known for its long, picturesque coastline and a savory pastry filled with onion, potato, turnip and beef called the Cornish pasty.

A taste of Cornwall: Circular pasty filled with onion, potato and turnip

A large sinkhole that appeared in late May in a farm in central Mexico has already grown larger than a football field authorities say it is likely to continue expanding.

Huge sinkhole in Mexico threatens to swallow house

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