The second day of the impeachment trial was dominated by presenting harrowing audio and visual evidence. Democrats claimed and alleged that Donald Trump's loyalists were on a mission to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Former-Vice President Mike Pence.

United States: Prosecutors trace Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric

Temperatures plunged to their lowest so far this winter as a weather system forecasters have widely dubbed the "Beast from the East"

UK records lowest temperature in the decade as snowstorm hits Europe

The Apex court of Pakistan has ordered the government to immediately construct the vandalised Hindu temple. The court also ordered the provincial authorities to propose a timeline for the completion.

Pakistan Supreme Court orders immediate rebuilding of vandalised Hindu temple

The WHO has also been monitoring two additional coronavirus strains that are actively spreading in UK's Bristol and Liverpool.

2 new Covid variants detected in UK's Liverpool and Bristol

Twitter seems to be challenging the Indian govt. It is yet to comply to govt's order of blocking 1,178 Anti-India accounts. A Twitter official says, 'the tweets must continue to flow'.

Gravitas: Is Twitter challenging Indian govt?

The EU has so far approved three vaccines – those produced by BioNTech/Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca, but roll-outs have been hampered by delivery delays.

EU Chief Ursula Von Der Leyen acknowledges failings in Covid Vaccine rollout

In a virtual meeting, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern over the growing violence in Afghanistan and called for an immediate ceasefire. WION'S Palki tells you how India is pushing for development in Afghanistan, despite the terror threat.

Gravitas: Prime Minister Modi calls for an immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan

PM Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with U.S President Joe Biden on Monday. What transpired during the call? What promises were made? What message does it send?

Gravitas: The Modi-Biden phone call

Citizens of Myanmar are taking to the streets against the military rule. Protests have intensified in the last 48 hours, with the military using water cannons and rubber bullets against the protesters.

Gravitas: Myanmar: People hit the streets against Military rule

A water treatment facility in Florida was targeted by hackers last week, allegedly to poison the supply of water to the city.

Gravitas: An attempt to 'hack' water in Florida

The WHO team has wrapped up its mission in Wuhan without any breakthrough. China is now writing the future of this probe, by calling on the WHO to send investigators across the world to hunt for the origins of the Wuhan virus.

Gravitas: Wuhan Virus Origins: WHO mission finds no answers in China

13 months on, the origins of Wuhan Virus remains a mystery. China has blamed 7 countries as the source, punished those who demanded a probe & turned the WHO probe into a charade

Gravitas: China turns W.H.O probe into a charade

The WHO team is leaving Wuhan with more questions than answers. Critics of this investigation say China didn't provide meaningful access to the investigators and influenced every move. WION's Palki tells you how China 'stage-managed' the probe in Wuhan.

Gravitas: WHO Probe into Wuhan virus origins | How China dictated the terms

Chinese warships sailed into Japanese territorial waters - two days in a row. Meanwhile, a French nuclear attack submarine has conducted a patrol through the South China Sea. WION's Palki tells you how the West is answering China's belligerence.

Gravitas: French nuclear submarine patrols South China Sea

The Chinese and Indian armed forces at the south and north banks of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh have started disengagement simultaneously; confirmed sources

India, China begin disengagement at Pangong Tso in Ladakh: Sources

The protesters are demanding that the power be restored to the democratically elected government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi. The military deposed Suu Kyi government in a coup on February 1, 2021.

Over 100 arrested as Myanmar police begin crackdown on demonstrators

After Russia, U.S., India and Europe, UAE has now officially become the fifth nation to enter the orbit of red planet Mars. UAE's Space Agency became the fifth agency in the world to achieve the feat

UAE becomes fifth nation to successfully enter the orbit of Mars

Sudan: In Nyala, student demonstrations protested for a fourth consecutive day against rising bread and transportation prices.

Radical hike in prices of fuel, food & medicine led unrest in South Sudan

Police kept the protesters some 300 meters away from the embassy and also tried to prevent journalists from covering the protest

Uighurs stage protest outside Chinese Embassy in Turkey

Protesters in Myanmar demands restoration of power to elected govt

The impeachment trial of U.S' Former President Donald Trump has begun. Senate has declared it constitutional on the very first day. By a vote of 56 to 44, the Senate rejected arguments by Trump's attorneys, who asserted that holding an impeachment trial of a former president is unconstitutional.

Trump's Impeachment trial might conclude as early as next week

A member of the special WHO mission to China said on Wednesday that US intelligence on the origin of the coronavirus was not reliable.

U.S. to conduct independent review of W.H.O data from Wuhan

South Africa hopes to vaccinate 40 million people, or two-thirds of the population, to achieve some level of herd immunity but has yet to administer a single shot.

South Africa puts hold on AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine

US Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers laid out their case against his impeachment, arguing that his second trial is unconstitutional. They called the trial an 'act of political theatre'.

Historic moment for American presidency | Trump face second impeachment trial

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the frequent moves by U.S. warships and aircraft into the South China Sea in a “show of force” was not conducive to regional peace and stability.

Two U.S. carrier groups conduct exercises in South China Sea

Public opinion is mixed on how well Western governments have handled the coronavirus pandemic.

Your Story: France and other EU nations fear loss of public trust

Navalny has spearheaded many anti-corruption rallies and is considered to be the face of the opposition in Russia.

Pro-Navalny protest: Russian protesters vow to continue their fight against govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (February 9, 2021) held a virtual summit with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and stated that both India and Afghanistan want to see the region free of terrorism.

'Want to see region free of terrorism', says PM Modi at virtual summit with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani

“The possibility that the virus leaked from a lab – another hypothesis – was extremely unlikely and did not require further study.”, says W.H.O official

'Direct jump of virus from bats to humans unlikely', says W.H.O team

Speculation emerged early in the pandemic that the virus could have accidentally leaked from the lab in Wuhan, although there was no evidence provided to back up that theory.

'No evidence of spread of virus in Wuhan before Dec 2019', says W.H.O in press briefing

India has always steered clear of interfering in America's affairs. What makes some think America can interfere in India's? WION's Palki tells you how America is in no position to dictate terms to India.

Gravitas: Can America dictate terms to India?

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