Daniel Pearl's killers are set to walk free on Saturday. The Pearl family has appealed to Pakistan's Supreme Court to provide justice for 'their beloved son'. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you why the world must oppose their release.

Daniel Pearl's killers to walk free

The mutant Wuhan virus is spreading. From the United Kingdom & South Africa to Israel & Australia, mutated virus strains have been discovered in multiple parts of the world. What about India? Palki Sharma Upadhyay has a report.

Gravitas: Tracking Wuhan virus mutations

In a video, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny claimed he tricked a Russian spy into confessing to a plot to kill him. Russian Intelligence Agency - The FSB called the video a 'forgery'. But now, an ally of Navalny has been arrested. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more.

Gravitas: Navalny: I got my killer to confess

The FATF had grey-listed Pakistan in 2018. Since then, Pakistan has failed all reviews. But, Islamabad has been given at least 3 extensions. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how the global terror financing watchdog has been toothless against Pakistan.

Gravitas: The FATF: Toothless against a terror state?

A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of four men accused of orchestrating the 2002 kidnapping and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, including the main suspect earlier sentenced to death for masterminding the killing.

Pakistan government delays the release of men accused of murdering Daniel Pearl

This couple in Russia use waste wood to make trendy furniture. Watch this video to know more.

Rustic furniture the new rage in Russia

Extreme cold weather is reported from Russia's far eastern regions. Snow blanketed the Russian capital on Christmas Day (December 25) and turned its main landmark Kremlin white. Watch this video to know more.

Extreme cold weather in Russia's far eastern regions

When a worker at a Russian waste-sorting plant rescued a cat from imminent death, he had no idea it would end up with an honorary title and napping in a government official's chair.

Saved from garbage plant, Russian cat lands on its feet in minister's chair

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed what he called "the biggest trade deal yet" with the European Union on Thursday (December 24), saying Britain had taken back control of its laws, borders, and fishing waters.

Brexit trade deal sealed: EU and UK clinch narrow accord

After 11 months of haggling, the UK and EU signed a trade deal for the post-Brexit world. Boris Johnson hailed the deal as the best UK could get. Who stands to gain from this new arrangement? Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more.

Gravitas:  UK, EU clinch historic post-Brexit trade deal

People looking for a bit of Christmas merriment in the Colombian capital might find it in an unexpected place: the front seat of a taxi, in the form of a costumed canine co-pilot.

Fineprint: Colombian taxi driver and canine co-pilot spread Christmas cheer

Russian law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case against Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, and took her in for questioning early on Friday after raiding her home, Navalny and his supporters said.

Russia opens criminal case against ally of Kremlin critic Navalny

Santa Claus's mission to deliver presents to the world's well-behaved children is continuing this year despite the coronavirus pandemic. That's according to NORAD, the joint American-Canadian military command who say they are tracking Santa and his reindeer just like they do every year.

NORAD tweaks Santa tracking operation with coronavirus safety precautions

U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that another strain of Coronavirus has detected in the U.K. which has been originated from South Africa.

Today Tonight: New COVID-19 strain from South Africa detected in U.K.

Chester - the cat moved into his fifth home in seven years. Previous owners described him as 'anti-social' and 'demonic'. Is Chester really the bad boy of cats, or just a misunderstood sweetheart? WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report.

Gravitas: Meet Chester, the bad boy of cats

Donald Trump issues a wave of pardons, including former Blackwater security guards convicted for killing Iraqi civilians in 2007. This has cast a shadow over the most powerful & controversial tool in American constitution. Molly Gambhir explains the U.S. Presidential Power.

Most notable pardons in U.S. history

Britain and the European Union agreed terms of a trade deal on Thursday after months of knife-edge negotiations and seven days before transitional arrangements come to an end.

Fineprint: UK clinches Brexit agreement with EU ahead of deadline

A restaurant in Singapore became the first to commercially serve lab-grown chicken. While the restaurant owner swears by the taste and quality, concerns remain over affordability and safety standards. WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you the whole story.

Gravitas: Lab-grown meat debuts at Singapore diner

You can now buy a bottle of air from the UK! A British firm is selling the 'smell of home' to homesick expats. The bottles join a long list of antiviral, immunity booster products that have hit the shelves recently. All high on promise, low on scientific-backing. WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay brings you food for thought.

Gravitas: Profiteering from your fear

Under Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel has normalised ties with 4 Arab nations. But, despite the achievement - Netanyahu will have to fight another election to retain his chair. WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more about Israel's fourth election in two years.

Gravitas: A defector will challenge Netanyahu's throne in 2021

Lockdowns have returned, contact tracing is on again. The mutant strains of the Wuhan virus are keeping the world on edge. Will the existing vaccine work against these far more potent variants? WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report.

Gravitas: Will vaccines work against the new Wuhan Virus strains?

High profile exits, mass defections and a dip in popularity has put Recep Tayyip Erdogan's position as Turkey's President on shaky ground. WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how the Turkish President is losing friends - both at home and abroad.

Gravitas: Erdogan's ruling party is splintering in Turkey

Xi Jinping is trying to turn a food crisis into a war on food wastage. China is set to criminalise 'overeating'. Restaurants promoting excessive meals will pay fines. Chinese citizens will face penalties for leftovers. WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a detailed report.

Gravitas: 'Over-eating' now a crime in China

Will Erdogan dreams drive his downfall? Turkey's President has knit his personal ambitions into the country's foreign policy. Hitler, Mussolini and Saddam Hussein made the same mistake. Their regimes fell. Erdogan may not be an exception. WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you why.

Gravitas: Will Erdogan's dreams drive his downfall?

The Turkish Lira witnessed a record decline in its value this year. Turkey's central bank spent billions to defend the currency. Allegedly, a large chunk of the money spent was borrowed from banks. WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how Turkey's central bank owes more than what it owns.

Gravitas: The Hidden Economic Disaster of Turkey

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, left Jerusalem on Thursday (December 24) for the West Bank town of Bethlehem to start muted Christmas festivities.

Bethlehem's Christmas in the time of COVID-19 pandemic

Britain and the European Union were on the cusp of striking a narrow trade deal on Thursday, swerving away from a chaotic finale to a Brexit split that has shaken the 70-year project to forge European unity from the ruins of World War Two.

UK and EU to announce post-Brexit trade accord

Watch in this video, Matt Hancock, Health Secretary of the United Kingdom speaks on the new Coronavirus strain, and on travel bans.

U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks on new virus strain

New strain now wreaking havoc across the world. While children have mostly been safe from the virus all this, while this new mutation is more likely to infect them, according to experts.

WION Fineprint: New COVID-19 strain may infect children more easily

The fast spreading strain from the virus from United Kingdom is leaping across the english channel and spreading across the world. This has caused panic and legitimate question for the drug makers to answer, Can the new vaccines take on this mutation?

WION Fineprint: Can new vaccines take on COVID-19 mutation?

Social distancing and masks becoming part of new normal, the business of wedding has changed dramatically with a shrunken guest list and other limitations. But, in China, which is called as the origin of the Coronavirus - Love is in the air again.

Your Story: The grand Chinese wedding is back

wion-videos

Wion Videos, News on Wion Videos, stories on Wion Videos, articles on Wion Videos, Wion Videos stories at Wion, Wion Videos news, Wion Videos latest news

WION videos