Peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban has began in Doha, Qatar. The event is aimed at bringing to an end 19 years of conflict which has ravaged the country and killed tens of thousands, including civilians. Mike Pompeo welcomes the talks.

Mike Pompeo welcomes 'historic' Afghan peace talks in Doha

US President Donald Trump on Friday brokered another peace deal in the Middle East with Bahrain announcing that it would normalise diplomatic ties with Israel. Announcement comes after Trump's phone call with leaders.

Bahrain strikes peace deal with Israel, another diplomatic push by US

A global watchdogs comprising of eminent jurists from across the world has pulled up Pakistan in the issue of enforced disappearances. Over the year hundreds of activists & dissidents have gone missing in Pakistan.

International commission of jurists pulls up Pak govt over enforced disappearances

The National Conventions in America has drawn the battle lines for the final weeks of the election campaign and soon the two candidates will be engaging in a war of words on live television. But, before the Presidential debates, the Presidential candidates have already called for a fight on twitter.

Trump and Biden upload campaign videos on social media targeting each other

Communist-run Cuba will soon devalue the peso’s one-to-one exchange rate with the US dollar for the first time since the 1959 revolution, according to three sources who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject.

Cuba plans first official peso devaluation since 1959 revolution | Sources

France's economy has been pushed into a recession by the coronavirus crisis. However, the economy is bouncing back and there is a struggle in recovery.

France economy struggles to recover as hit by coronavirus pandemic

India and China have agreed on a five-point plan to defuse tensions between the countries and said the current situation in the border areas of Ladakh is not in the interest of either side. They agreed that the border troops of both sides should “continue their dialogue, quickly disengage, maintain proper distance and ease tensions”.

India-China border dispute: India-China reach 5-point consensus to solve disputes

Multiple Chinese fighter jets entered airspace to Taiwan's southwest on Wednesday, said the island's defence ministry, describing it as a destabilising action that threatened regional peace.

China provokes Taiwan: Chinese aircraft accused of multiple violations

A new study has revealed that nearly 47 glacier lakes in the Himalayas are at risk of flooding due to rising temperatures and excessive melting of snow. Watch report.

Danger looms over snow-capped mountains: Melting of snow expanding glacier lakes

As Thailand’s youth continue to protest against the country’s establishment, the government faces double trouble, with an economy in freefall.

Meet the 23-year-old leading Thailand's youth protesters

Earlier Taiwan Defence Ministry had said that Chinese fighter jets entered Taiwan’s southwestern region for two consecutive days. It added that Taiwan responded accordingly and urge PLA to practice restraint.

WION Dispatch: Taiwan warns China for flying fighter jets into its airspace

A detained Belarusian opposition leader has said she feared for her life when security officers threw a bag over her head during an attempt to deport her.

Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova tore up passport to avoid expulsion

As the US Presidential campaign moves into high gear, what issues dominate the American minds? VOANews-WION Partnership special broadcast on US Election 2020

US Election 2020: Trump encourages supporters to try to vote twice; Critics slam Trump's comments

US President Donald Trump, campaigned in the battleground state of Michigan, as Joe Biden said in new interview he's 'in shape' compared to Trump.

US Election 2020: Trump and Biden upload campaign videos targeting each other

In a report for the period ending in June, 2020, the panel included Canada on a list of countries selling arms to those waging the conflict in Yemen

West, Iran is fueling war in Yemen with arms sales, says UN report

Little has remained of Greece's overcrowded Moria refugee camp after a fire destroyed nearly everything that had been spared in the original blaze, leaving thousands of more people in need of emergency housing.

Moria Camp: 35 migrants at migrant camp test positive for COVID-19

A massive wildfire that is ravaging parts of the US state of Oregon has turned the skies into a dark reddish-orange colour.

California: US Marines join firefighting operations in Oregon

A large explosion rocked the city of Zarqa in Jordan, northeast of the country's capital Amman. The blast came from a series of blasts at a Jordanian army base on the outskirts of the city.

Flames tear through Zarqa city in Jordan

Microsoft has claimed that the same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of organizations involved in the 2020 elections. Most of the infiltration attempts by Russian, Chinese, and Iranian agents were halted by Microsoft security software.

Microsoft: Hackers again target US elections, Hacking bids from Russia, China, and Iran

What is the India-China 5-point consensus and what did India tell China?

India and the United States have asked Pakistan to take action against the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and the 2016 Pathankot airbase attack.

US: We stand with India in its fight against terrorism

The Sri Lankan navy has towed a fire-stricken supertanker further out to sea to keep it away from the Indian Ocean island after the wind picked up strength and changed direction, a spokesman said on Thursday (September 10).

Sri Lankan navy tows fire-stricken oil tanker 50 miles away from the coast

Berlin's Charite hospital said in a statement that the condition of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has improved and he is being weaned off mechanical ventilation.

Kremlin critic being treated in Germany: Navalny's condition is improving

Navalny poisoning has not just sent shockwaves across the world but has also shocked the people in Russia. Navalny poisoning might have started what is being described as 'political awakening' in small towns in Russia. Watch report.

Political awakening after Navalny poisoning case? Incident sees a change in local politics

Cries of shock and rage struck out across Pakistan over the alleged gang-rape of a woman by two ‘robbers’ in front of her children on the main highway. The social media users and television pundits are calling for the suspects to be publicly hanged.

Mother gang-raped in front of her kids in Pakistan: Lahore cop's victim-blaming sparks anger

A huge fire has broken out at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic in the area just a month after a massive explosion there killed almost 200 people and injured 6,500 others.

Beirut port fire just a month after Beirut explosion

Greece's overcrowded migrant camp left in ashes

AstraZeneca has paused an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus after the illness of a participant. The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist said that is a “wake-up call” but should not discourage researchers.

Coronavirus vaccine: AstraZeneca pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun is at the centre of a new scandal after it was revealed that tea donated by Sri Lanka for victims of the Beirut blast was distributed to families of his presidential guards.

Lebanese President at centre of new scandal: President gave tea to members of entourage

Taiwan accuses PLA of violating airspace: Multiple violations in last 2 days

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the growth in India’s bilateral ties with Saudi Arabia with the crown King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Wednesday during a telephonic conversation.

PM Modi discusses bilateral ties with Saudi King Salman over phone call

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