After the cards were dealt, Germany's fraught election night had apparently left two options on the table: Either center-left Social Democrat (SPD) Olaf Scholz will preside over a coalition with the Green Party and the pro-free market Free Democrats (FDP), or center-right Christian Democrat (CDU) Armin Laschet will get the chance to do so. Watch this report for more details.

Germany's Green party and FDP emerge as kingmakers

External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar will be paying an official visit to Mexico from September 26-28 at the invitation of his Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, the ministry of external affairs said in a statement. Watch this report for more details.

Mexico: External Affairs Minister of India to meet leaders of business community

Tens of thousands of Chinese households who bought high-yield investments risk being sucked into the spectacular unraveling of China Evergrande Group after the embattled developer missed payments on funds sold through shadow banks, which have funneled billions into its construction projects. Watch this report for more details.

Evergrande Pain Spreads to Wealthy Investors as More Interest Payments Missed

Duroflex MD Mathew Chandy speaks exclusively on the companies in the sleep innovation sector. Watch the complete interview for more details.

WION Exclusive with Duroflex MD Mathew Chandy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday went to the construction site of the new parliament building in New Delhi at around 8.45 pm. Watch this report for more details.

Indian PM Modi inspects construction site of new parliament building

Haitians march in the capital Port-au-Prince against deportation. The situation in the country has worsened for drinking water and electricity day by day. Watch their report for more details.

Haitians march in the capital Port-au-Prince

At least four Palestinian gunmen were killed in shootouts with Israeli security forces during a sweeping West Bank arrest operation cracking down on the Islamic militant group. Watch this report for more details.

Israeli Military guns down 4 Hamas terrorists in fight

Hundreds of women protested outside the United Nations headquarters in New York over violations of women's rights in Afghanistan by the Taliban. Watch this report for more details.

Protest for Afghan women's rights outside United Nations headquarters

The action-packed UNGA concludes in a few hours, over 100 leaders defied the Covid fears to meet-in person. The much-awaited the session ended without the speeches by those in government in Myanmar and Afghanistan. WION's Siddhant Sibbal brings in more.

Action-packed Meet Concludes, Myanmar and Afghanistan barred from UNGA session | WION-USA Direct

The 76th UNGA concludes today, however, the session ended without the speeches from those in government from Myanmar and Afghanistan.

UNGA session concludes without Myanmar and Afghanistan's address

Switzerland agreed to legalise civil marriage and the right to adopt children for same-sex couples by a nearly two-thirds majority in a referendum on Sunday, making it one of the last countries in Western Europe to legalise gay marriage.

Switzerland votes to make same-sex marriage legal by near two-thirds majority

Social democrats beat Merkel's bloc Narrow victory for social democrats End of 16-year long Merkel rule Germany set for three-way coalition?

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Israeli PM Naftali Bennett is all set to address the UNGA session, it will be his first speech as a PM at the forum of global leaders.

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Thailand has been struck by catastrophic floods, a third of the country's provinces are inundated. Officials have warned that the situation will worsen, as heavy rains are expected to continue.

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On September 26, 2014, 43 male students were forcibly abducted and then disappeared in Iguala, Mexico. Probe suggested that corrupt police officers were involved in the students' abduction; families reject investigation by previous governments.

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Lava flows from a volcano in Spain's Canary Islands were continuing to cause fires and damage houses, farmland, and infrastructure on Saturday. Almost 7,000 people have had to leave their homes. In the meantime, Pope Francis expressed solidarity with the affected people. Watch this report for more details.

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Young people around the world took to the streets on Friday to demand urgent action to avert disastrous climate change, in their largest protest since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch this report for more details.

Protest weeks ahead of UN climate summit

The three-bedroom, two-bath home has a corduroy-patterned exterior, rounded corners — and a cement pour that oozed from an industrial-sized toothpaste tube. And most intriguing of all, it comes from a 3D printer. Watch this report for more details.

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The Taliban, which hanged the bodies of four alleged kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in Afghanistan called it a "lesson" that kidnappings will not be tolerated. Watch this ground report for more details.

Taliban hang 4 bodies from cranes in Afghanistan, call it 'Lesson for kidnappers '

With the onset of the covid-19 pandemic, coffee shops around the world were shut down but interestingly a few sectors in the coffee industry were not affected. Watch this report for more details.

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Addressing the world leaders at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched upon a few significant topics. Palki Sharma brings you all the latest.

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German Chancellor, Angela Merkel will step down at the end of this year after serving 16 years as the head of Germany's government. Who will succeed her as the German chancellor?

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Scientists say another vent has opened up on Cumbre Vieja, the volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma that has been erupting for a week, exposing tens of thousands of islanders to new dangers. Watch this report for more details.

La Palma volcano enters explosive phase

The quiet French coastal city of Cherbourg has suddenly become the epicenter of an international trade dispute. This after Australia revealed that it is scrapping the 40 billion dollar submarine border.

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On Taliban's request to other nations particularly Russia to help stop drug trafficking in Afghanistan. Kremlin has said that it will further monitor the group activities and wait for the structure of the Afghan government to be finalized.

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Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou arrived in China on Saturday, ending her near three-year U.S. extradition fight, the same day two Canadians detained by Beijing for more than 1,000 days returned home, potentially paving the way for improved ties between China and the two western allies.

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During the 81st edition of Mann Ki Baat, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about the importance of rivers. He said, "For us, rivers are a living entity."

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WION's executive editor Palki Sharma gives a deeper analysis on the Indian PM Narendra Modi's UNGA address, stay tuned for all latest developments.

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WION Executive Editor Palki Sharma tacking all details in Washington, D.C., watch her ground report after the crucial QUAD summit in detail.

Modi, Biden , Morrison , Suga vow free Indo-Pacific

<p>India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla on Saturday (September 25) said that infrastructure partnership between Quad nations was independent of 'any other parameters', indirectly denying that Quad infra initiative was a counter to China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). He was responding to WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma's question during press conference.</p>

<p>"You spoke about infrastructure partnership, can you detail something on the scale and scope of this? And is this comparable to China's BRI which has pushed countries into debt? Also, is Quad going to have a military dimension?" asked Palki Sharma.</p>

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<p>"The idea is to provide certain standards to provide a certain level of transparency," said Shringla.</p>

<p>Reading from a paper in his hand, Shringla said that Quad infrastructure partnership would look at "mapping region's infrastructure needs, co-ordinating regional needs and opportunities, providing technical assistance, empowering regional partners with evaluative tools, promoting sustainable infrastructure development"</p>

<p>On repeating the question on military angle of the Quad.&nbsp;Shringla avoided direct comment.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/quad-joint-statement-underlines-need-for-open-indo-pacific-undaunted-by-coercion-415748">Quad joint statement underlines need for open Indo-Pacific 'undaunted by coercion'</a></strong></p>

<p>Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is China's ambitious infrastructure project that is expected to span Asia, Europe by land and even Africa via waterways. However, China's approach has raised alarm worldwide. The countries implementing BRI projects on their soil are often seen to get stuck in a debt trap thus keeping their economies at China's mercy.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/we-will-monitor-actions-not-the-words-of-the-taliban-japans-pm-415701">We will monitor actions, not the words of the Taliban: Japan's PM</a></strong></p>

<p>Quad grouping, comprising of Australia, India, Japan and the USA is often perceived as a group of nations that wants to contain growing Chinese assertiveness.</p>

<p>Quad countries had their first-ever in-person summit in Washington on Saturday (local time).&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the run-up to the Quad summit China expressed its displeasure as said that the grouping was “doomed to fail”.</p>


India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla on Saturday (September 25) said that infrastructure partnership between Quad nations was independent of 'any other parameters', indirectly denying that Quad infra initiative was a counter to China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla on Saturday (September 25) said that infrastructure partnership between Quad nations was independent of 'any other parameters', indirectly denying that Quad infra initiative was a counter to China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). He was responding to WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma's question during press conference. "You spoke about infrastructure partnership, can you detail something on the scale and scope of this? And is this comparable to China's BRI which has pushed countries into debt? Also, is Quad going to have a military dimension?" asked Palki Sharma. × "The idea is to provide certain standards to provide a certain level of transparency," said Shringla. Reading from a paper in his hand, Shringla said that Quad infrastructure partnership would look at "mapping region's infrastructure needs, co-ordinating regional needs and opportunities, providing technical assistance, empowering regional partners with evaluative tools, promoting sustainable infrastructure development" On repeating the question on military angle of the Quad. Shringla avoided direct comment. Also Read | Quad joint statement underlines need for open Indo-Pacific 'undaunted by coercion' Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is China's ambitious infrastructure project that is expected to span Asia, Europe by land and even Africa via waterways. However, China's approach has raised alarm worldwide. The countries implementing BRI projects on their soil are often seen to get stuck in a debt trap thus keeping their economies at China's mercy. Also Read | We will monitor actions, not the words of the Taliban: Japan's PM Quad grouping, comprising of Australia, India, Japan and the USA is often perceived as a group of nations that wants to contain growing Chinese assertiveness. Quad countries had their first-ever in-person summit in Washington on Saturday (local time). In the run-up to the Quad summit China expressed its displeasure as said that the grouping was “doomed to fail”.

Quad infra partnership independent of BRI, Indian foreign secretary tells Wion

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