Although North and South Korea are poles apart, the two neighbours have continued to quarrel on the Korean Peninsula. Most recently, North Korea has fired missiles while South Korea is performing a military parade with the Americans. Kim Jong-un of North Korea has agitated his neighbour once more. Two short-range missiles have reportedly been launched by Pyongyang, according to South Korea's military, and Tokyo claims that these missiles have landed in its exclusive economic zone.

Pyongyang and Seoul flex their military might in Korean peninsula

As we come to an end, thank you for sticking with us. You are currently watching Beyond wolves. Warner Brothers has finally opened a new Harry Potter attraction in Tokyo. It is the largest indoor Harry Potter attraction in the world and the first Warner Brothers Studio Tour to open in Asia.

New Harry Potter attraction in Tokyo opens today

Before the Bank of Japan's expected raid decision later in the day, the Asian markets appear to be having a mixed trading session. According to Bank of America, neither rates nor the yield curve control policies of the Bank of Japan are expected to change. After outperforming all other markets, the Nikkei 225 is currently down about 1% and is expected to continue its downward trend for another day.

Wall St. stocks rise over risk-on sentiment

The European Central Bank has hiked the lending rates to the highest levels in the last 22 years. The ECB has increased its lending rate for the eighth consecutive time, this time by 0.25% to a 22 year-high of 3.5%. The hike comes even as the eurozone continues to struggle with high inflation and a contracting economy.

ECB hikes lending rates to a 22-year high

Billionaire Richard Branson's space ambitions are all set to take off this month. His company Virgin Galactic looks set to launch its commercial spaceflight. The news excited the share market as the company's shares rose over 40% on Thursday.

Virgin Galactic targets June 27-30 spaceflight launch

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to make his first state visit to Washington in nine years next week. The trip comes as the United States and India increase cooperation in critical emerging technologies. Matt Dibble has the story for Voice of America.

WION-VOA Co-Production: Indian PM Modi to begin US tour on June 21

One of artificial intelligence's biggest boosters, Google, is cautioning its own employees against using chatbots. Yes, and according to sources, Google is encouraging staff to refrain from entering sensitive data into AI conversation bots like board and chart GPT in order to secure sensitive data while the internet giant is also promoting its own chatbot programme called Bard internationally.

Google promotes Bard alongside employee warnings

In order to prevent a global disaster, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged nations on Thursday to phase out coal and other fossil fuels. Yes, it's a bold remark coming from the head of the UN, who said that the global response to the looming catastrophe was insufficient. The UN Chief was speaking at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York after meeting with global leaders in civil society who are concerned about climate change.

UN Chief slams 'pitiful' world response to climate change

All central banks are attempting to manage inflation, which is a common adversary. In this royal-scale conflict, the UK appears to be losing its Crown Jewel to growing living costs. View this The Bank of England and the people of the United Kingdom are suffering from the highest level of inflation in more than 40 years.

Bank of England forced to hike interest rates?

The key question is whether the United States is facing a local crisis as a result of Thursday's meeting between Cuban counterpart Miguel Dias Canal and Iranian President Brian Rice in Havana. Bryce's visit coincides with Cuba's efforts to strengthen ties with important but far-off allies like Russia and China.

Iranian President Raisi meets Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel

At least 15 people died in one of the worst traffic accidents in recent Canadian history when a semi-trailer truck collided with a small bus carrying elderly passengers in the province of Manitoba. The collision happened at the intersection of Highways 1 and 5, close to Carberry, Manitoba. The semi-trailer was travelling east on Highway One, and the bus carrying the elderly passengers from Dolphin was travelling south on Highway 5.

Canada Highway Crash occurred at intersection of two highways near Carberry

In the current counteroffensive, Ukraine claims that Russian forces that had been occupying areas of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia are being driven out. However, Russia has not confirmed this, and Moscow claims that the Ukrainian army have sustained significant losses. On the other hand, the Ukrainian military asserts that it has retaken control of more than 100 square kilometres of the area, and Cave reports that Ukrainian forces have advanced in crucial frontline areas.

Grossi: Situation in Zaporizhzhia serious, but being stabilised | Russia-Ukraine War

In the past few months, Taliban shut down schools and universities for Afghan women, practically depriving them of all education and job opportunities. As the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is expected to meet Taliban leaders, WION's Mukul Sharma spoke to some of these women. Here are their thoughts, unfiltered.

Afghan women speak to WION from the ground: 'We want our freedoms back' | WION Originals

The Party Gate Report, which accuses former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson of purposefully misleading the parliament, has caused a split within the Conservative Party in the UK. Conservative MPs are now split over whether to approve the report or not, with Johnson's supporters already planning to vote against it.

UK: Conservative party in split over partygate report

Following a series of discussions, the G20's Woman 20 engagement group released a communique that included a collection of suggestions for promoting women-led development. To learn more about this, watch G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant in an exclusive conversation with WION.

'Women empowerment a key priority for India's G20 Presidency', says G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

Since the debut of its first teaser, Adipurush has become embroiled in a number of disputes. Netizens criticised the movie's teaser and trailer for having weak visual effects and inaccurate portrayals of the gods. The movie is currently having problems in Nepal after receiving criticism in India. The authors of the dialogue "Bharat ki beti," which is used to refer to the deity Sita, were criticised by the mayor of Nepal. Mayor Balen Shah issued a three-day deadline for the dialogue to be fixed, after which the movie would not be shown in the nation's capital.

Om Raut's film lands in trouble for a dialogue in Nepal

Mexico experiences a third heatwave, disrupting transport and utility.

Heatwave pushes temperatures up to 45°C in parts of Mexico

Horse-drawn carriages appear to be creating a sanitary situation that an activist group would like to solve with diapers.

A sanitary situation activists are solving with diapers

As South Africa's waste management industry evolves. Businesses in the country have started recycling their food waste. The primary aim is to reduce the amount of food waste dumped in landfills and further cut methane emissions. According to a study, South Africa is generating about 10 million tonnes of food waste. This is particularly harmful because when food waste decomposes in landfills, it releases methane gas which is a potent greenhouse gas. Methane gas has a global warming potential greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period.

South Africa businesses recycle food waste to reduce methane emissions

China has a long history of snooping on others; its intelligence agencies have been accused of employing a variety of techniques to collect critical information; they spy on corporations, other governments, and even their own citizens, and now China's objectives are being questioned once more. Chinese spies have allegedly breached hundreds of public and private networks this time, according to a USB cyber security company.

Mandiant: Chinese hackers attack several government agencies

After 100 years of sticking to the same law surrounding the age of consent. Japanese lawmakers have finally adopted the legislation to raise the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 years, which has remained unchanged since 1907. The change came as a part of Japan's mending of laws related to sex crimes in the country. The new laws were prompted by growing public outcry over repeated acquittals of sexual abusers. Japan also reported increasing instances of people taking sexually exploitative photos and videos without consent — including footage of girls.

Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years old

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: The cyclonic storm Biparjoy began to make landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat's Kutch district as heavy rain and strong winds were witnessed along the coast.

Cyclone Biparjoy begins making landfall in Gujarat, India | WION Speed News

US President Joe Biden's National Security Adviser is headed to India. Jake Sullivan's visit comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington later this month. Amid China's territorial ambitions, Washington is working to deepen ties with the world's largest democracy and sees deeper military-to-military and technology ties. Sullivan will meet Indian NSA Doval and other officials to discuss deepening collaboration across critical areas of importance between US and India. Last may, Joe Biden And Narendra Modi announced a bilateral initiative on critical and emerging technology, dubbed ICET. The two leaders directed their governments to work on advanced technology, from AI to semiconductor chips and quantum computing, especially in defence. The Biden administration is reportedly preparing to sign a deal that would allow US-based general electric to produce engines for military aircraft on the Indian soil.

US and India focus on AI, semiconductor chips & quantum computing | PM Modi to visit Washington

US President Joe Biden's National Security Adviser is headed to india. Jake Sullivan's visit comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington later this month. Amid China's territorial ambitions, Washington is working to deepen ties with the world's largest democracy and sees deeper military-to-military and technology ties. Sullivan will meet Indian Nsa Doval and other officials to discuss deepening collaboration across critical areas of importance between US and India. Last may, Joe Biden And Narendra Modi announced a bilateral initiative on critical and emerging technology, dubbed icet. The two leaders directed their governments to work on advanced technology, from AI to semiconductor chips and quantum computing, especially in defence. The Biden administration is reportedly preparing to sign a deal that would allow US-based general electric to produce engines for military aircraft on the Indian soil.

US working to deepen ties with world's largest democracy | PM Modi to visit Washington

US President Joe Biden's National Security adviser Drake Sullivan is slated to land in India on Tuesday his visit aims at making the final preparations for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Maiden Trip to the to the United States of America according to the report Sullivan will be meeting his Indian counterpart Aji Doval to finalize certain agreements that are to be unveiled during prime minister Modi's State visit.

PM Modi's state visit to US to reach new heights for India-US bilateral ties

JPMorgan chase, one of the largest banks in the nation, has reached a landmark settlement in the class-action lawsuit filed by victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The bank has agreed to pay a staggering 290 million dollars to address allegations of enabling epstein's sex trafficking activities while he was a client.

Jeffrey Epstein case: JP Morgan pays $290 million to Epstein victims

Thailand's pet industry is considered the second biggest in Asia but why are we talking about pets in Thailand well a Major Cineplex has allowed movie patrons to bring their four-legged friends to see a film.

Thai cinema goes pet-friendly, residents can now watch movie with their fur babies

Global snack maker Mondelez international is facing a significant corporate boycott in the Nordic region due to its ties with Russia. Major companies across Norway and Sweden have decided to stop selling Mondelez products, including popular brands like Oreo and Toblerone.

Nordic companies boycott mondelez over russian connection

Closing the vault: JPMorgan chase's million-dollar settlement

Reports from Egypt suggest that the country may pay for imports from India in rupees. Egyptian supply minister Ali Moselhy told Reuters that the country is looking to pay for imports from India, China and Russia in their local currencies instead of the US Dollar.

Egypt may start paying for Indian imports in rupees

There is a lot going on in Ukraine, but we don't know enough about it. The counteroffensive is believed to be in progress, but Russia dismissed it before it ever got off the ground, and fighting has undoubtedly become worse across Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine War: Kyiv claims to retaken ground from Russian forces

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