Shinzo Abe has announced that he will resign as Prime Minister of Japan due to ill health. Who will be Abe's successor? Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report.

Gravitas | Shinzo Abe Resigns: Who will succeed him?

President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that 35 million Iranians may contract the coronavirus, as the country still did not have herd immunity although a quarter of the popualtion may be infected. It appears to be the first time a senior Iranian official has indicated the country is seeking to defeat COVID-19 via herd immunity.

Iran's President Rouhani says 35 million Iranians face COVID-19 infection

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday scrambled Russian military forces for a military exercise across the country.

Russian military forces take part in huge military exercise

Chinese envoy to the Maldives, Ambassador Zhang Lizhong on Saturday (December 14) reacted to WION's exclusive interview with former Maldivian President and incumbent Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed and said that Nasheed has made "sensational but baseless remarks on China".

Chinese Ambassador reacts to WION's interview, Zhang says hope Maldives will make a wise choice