The Army and rebel organisations are currently engaged in an escalating violent war in Myanmar's border regions. According to Thai officials, this has caused an evacuation of more than 5,000 people into nearby Thai officials

Officials: Over 5,000 refugees enter Thailand

In the United States, Honda Motor is recalling more than 500,000 CRV sports utility cars amid worries that road salt could corrode the frame and cause the rear trailing arm to separate.

Road salt corrosion triggers Honda recall

In recent years, the drug Fentanyl has fuelled a surge in US Opioid overdose deaths. A potent synthetic opioid drug, Fentanyl is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesic.

Fentanyl, 50x more potent than heroin as an analgesic | 'U.S. & India working to fix the problem'

The Republican-led Tennessee house has expelled two of three democratic representatives after they took part in a gun control protest. After the tragic Nashville school shooting, protesters flooded the Tennessee statehouse last Thursday calling for stricter gun laws.

2 Democrats expelled from Tennessee house for protesting against gun laws

Mario, a beloved video game icon from Nintendo, won't be making a comeback to smartphones, which is surprising given how well the previous mobile games attracted players—for example, Super Mario Run made $60 million in its first year.

Nintendo pulling Mario away from mobile market

Natural gas produced from Indian government allotted fields will now be linked to crude oil prices instead of gas prices and nations such as the United States, Canada and Russia. India's new price mechanism is likely to cut piped natural gas prices by 10 percent and compressed natural gas prices by six to nine percent.

India tweaks natural gas pricing mechanism

In order to resolve potential civil responsibility for more than 1300 suspected violations of U.S. sanctions and export restrictions that occurred between 2012 and 2019, which implicated blocked Russian businesses or individuals in Crimea, Syria, Iran, and Cuba, Microsoft has agreed to pay a three million dollar settlement.

US settles with Microsoft over $3M sanctions breach

The trouble for the Russian currency started after reports suggested that British oil company Shell may repatriate more than 1 billion roubles from the country affected by sanctions. The ruble closed at 81.6 per dollar on Thursday, which is the lowest since April last year.

Capital outflows weigh on the Russia rouble

Investors in the now-defunct Swiss lender have been losing money for the past several months, but if there is reason to be optimistic, it is the fact that a London court has ruled in its favour. A Saudi prince who owes millions of dollars in credit will have to pay back for his lavish lifestyle.

Saudi Prince Fahad to pay Credit Suisse $41 million

Due to a severe slump in the global semiconductor market, Samsung's quarterly operating profit fell by 96% to 455.5 million dollars, the lowest level in 14 years. The company plans to significantly reduce chip output.

Samsung announces 'meaningful' cut in chip production

Widely used meme coin Dogecoin dropped by about 9% on Thursday as Twitter switched back to its old Bluebird logo. This came after Twitter had replaced the iconic bird with a Shiba Inu parody just days before, after reaching a high of about 30%.

Dogecoin falls nearly 9% after Twitter's bird flies back as the logo

Following the publishing of a report by an online independent journal looking into complaints made by guests during stays arranged through the short-term rental platform, shares of Airbnb fell precipitously.

Airbnb faces competition from professional hosts

Because of Europe's stricter labour rules compared to the US and the uncertain state of the global economy, huge tech corporations have recently been able to announce significant job cuts in the US but are having trouble doing the same in Europe.

Big tech firms face hurdle to cut jobs in Europe

The World Monetary Fund Chief Kristalina Georgieva, citing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the economic fragmentation, has some bad news for the world economy. She has anticipated that global economic growth will be about three percent for the next five years, which is the poorest five-year growth prediction since 1990.

IMF Chief: World to grow at 3% for 5 years

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms - A heartwarming moment of a cat jumping on the imam was captured while he was leading a night Ramadan prayer at a mosque in Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria.

Cat jumps on Imam as he continues to recite Ramadan prayers in Algerian city | Trending on WION

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama offered prayers in a special ceremony. The whole event was held in India's Dharamshala, where hundreds of devotees and monks gathered to pray for the leader in exile.

India: Tibetan leader Dalai Lama attends prayer for his long life in Dharamshala

The most prominent issue for Britons is the cost of living right now, millions are suffering due to the sky rocketing prices of food, energy, and essentials. But, amid all of this it comes out that the Royal Family continues to earn millions. Watch the video to know more.

UK: massive Royal income under lens, billions in income from duchies | World News | WION

Russian forces are entrenching their defences in Crimea or the latest satellite images show extended buildup of complex fortifications. These reinforcements extend to the Black Sea coastline. The obstacles have been placed along key roles that connect Crimea to mainland Ukraine.

Russia Ukraine War | Crimea's future: Fraught & unpredictable

Russia assumes the United Nations security Council presidency against a raging war in Ukraine our correspondent Susan Tehrani questioned the Russian Envoy to the United Nations Vasily Nebenza on how the Brics nations are in the process of creating a new payment established on a strategy that does not defend the Euro or the dollar.

Russia Envoy Vasily Nebenzya to UN: Dollar transaction not reliable anymore

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms - Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday declared unconstitutional the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) decision to postpone the Punjab Assembly polls to October 8, and set the date of elections to May 14.

Pak SC strikes down poll body's decision to postpone Punjab polls | | Trending on WION

Water companies in England have been polluting rivers and coastlines by discharging sewage into them. But the UK government is set to announce new plans to punish the culprits, including slapping them with unlimited fines.

Sewage pollutes British rivers & coastline

As part of the plan, farmers in the UK will be forced to give livestock cattle feed suppressants that contain additives such as seaweeds, essential oils, organic acids, pro-biotics, and antimicrobials to reduce the environmental impact of their digestive process.

Cows to be fed 'methane blockers' to cut climate emissions

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all latest news and top headlines from all across the globe - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the Election Commission (ECP) decision to delay elections till 2008 to the Punjab Assembly was unconstitutional.

Pakistan Supreme Court rules ECP election dates unconstitutional | WION Speed News

A strong shot in the arm for the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after a long absence in the UK's news is now for you. Improvement in Sunak's standing among conservatives follows a number of recent actions and significant political achievements.

UK PM Rishi Sunak's popularity rising within the conservative party

The Punjab elections were scheduled by the electoral commission on dates that were deemed unlawful by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, who ruled that the elections must take place on May 14th.

Pakistan: Apex court nullifies previous election dates, ex-PM Khan vindicated

Pakistan Supreme Court: Elections in Punjab to be held on May 14

You only need to purchase your tickets through Google Flights to take advantage of the company's new price guarantee program, which will assist customers in the event that ticket prices change after the purchase.

Google set to undertake cost-cutting measures for its flight pilot program in US

Bhutanese King who is on a three-day visit to India will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today and speak with India's President Droupadi Murmu. The goal of the visit is to deepen and broaden relations between the two countries. The Bhutanese King has previously met with India's national security adviser, Ajit Doval.

India-Bhutan Relations: Doklam issue on the cards?

Twitter's iconic blue bird was changed to an image of the doge meme featuring the face of a Shiba Inu. Dogecoins's value witnesses a 30% hike. A late april fool's day gag or is musk onto something? Michael Owens, president of US Global Center for cyber policy joins us to discuss.

Iconic Twitter blue bird swapped for the doge meme

The United States Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a multi-year production contract for joint air to ground missiles and hellfire missiles. The overall contract value, including follow-on awards, is close to 4.5 billion US Dollars. One of the first multi-year awards for precision weapons, the 439 million dollar agreement is part of the Pentagon's effort to stockpile weapons to isolate China.

Lockheed Martin lands multi-year $4.5 billion missile deal

The merger of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Wild Wrestling Federation has been revealed, and it will result in the creation of Endeavor group Holdings, the biggest Sports entertainment Giant to date.

WWE and UFC creates sports entertainment giant Endeavor, sign a merger in $21 billion deal

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