Zimbabwe's wildlife agency said on Wednesday it had discovered more elephant carcasses near a major game park, bringing the number of dead animals suspected to have been killed by a bacterial infection to 22, double the initial figure.

Zimbabwe finds more elephant carcasses, Elephants die from suspected infection

The US President Donald Trump defied requests to stay away and visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, not to urge racial healing after a white officer shot a Black man in the back but to express support for law enforcement in a city rocked by civil unrest.

Donald Trump visits Kenosha despite requests for reconsideration

India has said that China again engaged in "provocative action" even as their military talks were underway and termed the PLA bid a reflection of "complete disregard" to bilateral understandings. Indian External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that the Indian side was able to prevent these attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo due to the timely "defensive action".

India urges China to restore peace in border areas

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will leave for Russia today to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the ministry said on Tuesday. The Defence Minister will be on a three-day visit to Russia.

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to leave for Russia

The trial of accessories to deadly attacks in January 2015 on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and other targets is set to open in Paris on September 2.

Trial in Charlie Hebdo killings to get underway on Wednesday

French President Emmanuel Macron said Lebanon's embattled leaders had pledged Tuesday to form a crisis cabinet within two weeks to push forward with key reforms, as he visited the disaster-hit country. Macron is in Beirut for a second time since an August 4 explosion there which killed more than 180 people, laid waste to entire city districts and fuelled popular rage against the country's political elite.

French President Emmanuel Macron: Ready to host second aid conference for Lebanon

China is expected to at least double the number of its nuclear warheads over the next decade from the low 200s now and is nearing the ability to launch nuclear strikes by land, air and sea, a capacity known as a triad, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

China to double nuclear warheads in the next decade

India reported 78,357 new coronavirus cases and 1045 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 66,333, the health ministry said. The number of coronavirus cases in the country has climbed to 37,69,524 which includes 8,01,282 active cases, the ministry added.

India records 78,357 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Tight security surrounded the justice tribunal in Paris on Wednesday (September 2), ahead of the trial on the Charlie Hebdo shootings.

Charlie Hebdo attack trial set to begin under tight security

India: China violated previously-reached understanding

Representatives of Iran and the world powers are working to save the nuclear deal with Tehran agreed Tuesday in Vienna to do everything possible to preserve the landmark 2015 agreement in their first meeting since the United States announced a bid to restore United Nations sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

China says United States is sabotaging Iran nuclear deal

Pakistan on Tuesday blocked access to Tinder and several other dating apps in a bid to control "immoral" and "indecent" content, just days after regulators threatened to shut down YouTube for similar reasons.

Pakistan blocks Tinder, other dating apps over 'immoral' content

Fed up with being confused for China amid the coronavirus pandemic and Beijing's stepped-up efforts to assert sovereignty, Taiwan said on Wednesday it would redesign its passport to give greater prominence to the island's name.

Taiwan to change passport, fed up with confusion with China

Sudan's power-sharing government signed a peace agreement with key rebel groups on Monday (August 31), a significant step towards resolving deep-rooted conflicts from the long rule of ousted leader Omar al-Bashir.

Sudan: Rebels groups agree to sign peace deal

Two months after violent clashes along Line of Actual Control between the Chinese troops and the Indian armed forces, fresh clashes have been reported at Pangong Tso in Ladakh. And the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China has demanded India withdraw troops from their shared border, its military spokesman said on Monday.

China violates status quo at LAC again, No physical clash between India and China

Zimbabwean wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 12 elephants last week in a forest north of the country's famed Hwange National Park, an official said Sunday.

Video: Zimbabwe probes deaths of 12 elephants near Hwange park

The Danish government on Monday proposed significantly boosting state spending next year, including creating a $1.5 billion “war chest” to help its coronavirus-hit economy and secure access to a future vaccine.

Denmark plans $1.5 billion coronavirus 'war chest' in fiscal boost

The deadly Beirut port blast on August 4 this year set the tone for a subdued 100 year anniversary for the state of Lebanon. In this segment of WION, take a look back at 100 years of Lebanon.

A look back at 100 years of Lebanon | WION Ground Report

Japan's factory activity contracted at the slowest pace in six months in August, reducing some of the heat on policymakers pressured to take more radical steps to prevent the economy from sliding deeper into recession.

Japan's August factory activity shrinks at slowest pace in 6 months

Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas said Monday they had reached a Qatari-mediated deal with Israel to end more than three weeks of cross-border attacks.

Changing geopolitics of West Asia

Hamas says deal reached to end escalation of violence with Israel

The Islamabad High Court has ordered Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to surrender in the corruption case. Watch this video to know more.

Pakistan: Islamabad High Court orders ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to surrender

Pritam Singh, Singapore's Indian-origin politician scripted history on Monday when the city-state's Parliament conferred the duties and privileges to him as the country's first Leader of the Opposition.

Pritam Singh becomes Singapore's first Leader of Opposition

President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chiefs of three defence services were among the dignitaries who paid their last respects to former President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday morning. Mukherjee's mortal remains were brought to his residence, 10, Rajaji Marg, earlier today from the army hospital where he breathed his last on Monday.

PM Modi, President Kovind pay last respects to Pranab Mukherjee

France's President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut hours after Lebanese leaders named diplomat Mustapha Adib as the new prime minister on Monday (August 31) under French pressure.

French President Emmanuel Macron in Lebanon for a two-day visit

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif ordered to surrender in corruption case

Hamas and Israel strike deal to end Gaza escalation

Israel and Hamas agree to ease hostiles

Watch WION VoA Co-Production: Race to the White House picks up pace!

WION VoA Co-Production: Race to the White House picks up pace

Filipinos are angry with China. The label on a Chinese beauty product says 'Manila, Province of China'. Isko Moreno feels insulted. Palki Sharma Upadhyay explains why Filipinos think this was a deliberate act of China.

Gravitas: Anti-China clamour in the Philippines

Vladimir Putin faces criticism over the alleged poisoning of Alexei Navalny. But, he was seen driving a car on a highway. Alexander Lukashenko brandished a gun - as thousands rallied in Minsk. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more about the leaders who face troubles, but remain defiant.

Gravitas: Despite their troubles, these leaders remain defiant

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