Reports say Asia's second-largest economy Japan is set to declare recession after 71 straight months of growth. Watch this video to know more.

Video: Japan set to declare recession after 71 straight months of growth

European countries continue to reopen tourist sites even as COVID-19 cases continue to surge. Watch developments that have raised several eyebrows across the world.

Europe reopens tourism amid rising COVID-19 cases

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan joined thousands of worshippers at Hagia Sophia on Friday (July 24) for the first prayers there since he declared the monument, revered by Christians and Muslims for almost 1,500 years, a mosque once again.

Muslim prayers in Hagia Sophia for first time in 86 years

Pakistan government have brought in an ordinance in view of the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav. Watch this video to know more.

Pakistan brings an ordinance in view of ICJ ruling on Kulbhushan Jadhav

Over a million minks have been killed in Europe after testing positive for COVID-19. Fur Farms in the Netherlands were the first to detect cases. Now, Denmark and Spain are culling minks. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more.

Gravitas: A Million Minks Culled In Europe

Not all superheroes wear a cape. Meet 6-year-old Bridger. He fought a charging dog to save his little sister. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how the Avengers honored this real life hero.

Gravitas: Meet the 'first avenger': 6-year-old puts his life in danger to save his sister

Afghan Sikh Nidan Singh Sachdeva, who was kidnapped by Taliban militants from Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan while performing community service at a gurudwara almost a month ago, has been rescued.

Video: Sikh man abducted by Taliban militants from Afghanistan gurudwara rescued

Bashar al-Assad has completed 20 years as the president of Syria but, Syria today is a far cry from the vision that he had projected in July 2000. In 20 years the fate of a diverse, culturally-rich nation changed to the definitive war-torn hellscape that it is today.

Bashar-al-Assad completes 20 years as president of Syria

Tensions between India and Nepal are rising day by day. Nepal's Home Minister accuses India of causing floods.

Nepal's Home Minister accuses India of causing floods in Nepal

Princess Beatrice, the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, married her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in Windsor on Friday. According to reports, the wedding was a private affair and ceremony took place at The Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge.

Britain's Princess Beatrice marries Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a private ceremony at Windsor

Former Nepal PM Baburam Bhattarai slams Nepal's present PM KP Sharma Oli. Baburam compared oli with Hitler. Watch this video to get more on this.

Former Nepal PM Baburam Bhattarai slams Nepal's present PM KP Sharma Oli

The domestic intelligence and security service of the United States FBI is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hacking of major companies and individuals, as more Washington lawmakers raised alarms about the breach of high-profile accounts on the social media platform.

FBI probes mega Twitter hack

Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk in new protests in support of a popular governor and in a rare show of defiance against the Kremlin.

Russia: Protests over arrest of regional governor in Moscow

Researchers claimed that there is a threat of suspension of the national immunization program globally due to severe health system shortages and physical disturbance measures to mitigate the ongoing ongoing COVID-19 epidemic.

Researchers: Routine childhood immunisation gets affected by COVID-19 in Africa

World Health Organization(WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lauded Spain and France for their coronavirus response even as he stressed that restrictions put in place to suppress the disease worldwide is taking a huge toll in protracted emergencies.

'COVID-19 outbreak in hard-hit Brazil appears to have plateaued', according to W.H.O.

Indian Medical Association (IMA) has observed the community spread of pandemic COVID-19 in India as cases crossed the one million mark. IMA also warned about the spread of the virus in rural areas.

IMA observes community spread in India as COVID-19 cases cross one million mark

European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-hammered economies on Saturday after two days of fraught negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try and overcome their differences.

EU extends summit to another day after deadlock over COVID-19 recovery plan

Federal law enforcement officers are cracking down on protesters in Portland, Oregon, under the Trump administration’s new executive order to protect U.S. monuments in what the state's Democratic governor has called "political theater."

Crackdown on Portland protesters after Trump order to protect monuments

According to separate new analyzes, global temperature in 2020 ranks at one of the planet's top two hottest years in a 141-year temperature record.

Reports: 2020 could end up being hottest year on record

John Lewis, the civil rights warrior who marched with Martin Luther King Jr and was nearly killed in police beatings before serving for decades as a US congressman, died late Friday aged 80. The African-American icon spent his life getting into what he liked to call "good trouble" -- the confrontations necessary to improve American democracy by ending discrimination and racial injustice.

Tributes pour in for civil rights hero John Lewis

Syrians voted Sunday to elect a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling economy after retaking large parts of the war-torn country.

Syrians vote for new parliament amid war and economic turmoil

India saw a record single- day jump of 38,902 COVID-19 cases pushing its tally to 10,77,618 on Sunday, while the total number of recoveries rose to 6,77,422, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

India records single-day spike of 38,902 COVID-19 cases

Brazil continues to battle the virus, WHO's health emergencies chief Michael Ryan said, "The rise in Brazil is no longer exponential, it has plateaued." The WHO official stressed that the virus cases in Brazil had "stabilised".

WHO: Brazil has an opportunity to contain coronavirus outbreak

Ancient Buddha statue destroyed by construction workers in Pakistan. Construction workers destroyed statue for being 'unislamic'. This incident took place in Pakistan's Takht Bahi area.

Ancient Buddha statue destroyed by construction workers in Pakistan

US Navy has resumed the drills in the region amidst the rising tensions with China in South China sea. The chief of US' defense staff or Chief of Pentagon called the drills as 'Freedom of Navigation Operation'.

US Navy resumes drills amid rising tensions with China in South China sea

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to pour 3 billion pounds ($3.8 billion) into England's National Health Service (NHS) to try to ward off any resurgence of the coronavirus, as he sets out the next stage of his recovery plan for Britain.

UK PM Boris Johnson announces additional funding for NHS

Districts in Madhya Pradesh may be the most vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by those in Bihar and Telangana, according to a study in The Lancet journal which assessed several key indicators like housing, hygiene, and the health system in these states.

Lancet Study: 9 Indian states more vulnerable to pandemic COVID-19

After Notre-Dame Cathedral caught fire in Paris last year, a fire broke out inside a Gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes on Saturday morning. The fire was brought under control within hours.

France: Gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes catches fire

India and the United States have signed a MoU to develop a strategic petroleum reserve and both countries are in the advanced stage of discussions to store crude oil in the US to increase India's reserves.

India looking to store crude oil in US after an MoU signed to increase India's stockpile

In Sri Lanka, Public health inspectors on Friday announced that they will refrain from COVID-19 related duties to protest Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi's recent remarks against them.

Sri Lanka: Public health inspectors decide to boycott work against country's health minister

UK Govt is set to approve instant COVID-19 antibody tests, capable of results in 20 minutes. The prototype of this test has passed the first round of major trials. This test is developed by Oxford and leading UK pharma firms.

UK Govt set to approve instant COVID-19 antibody tests, capable of results in 20 minutes

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