The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his visit to India once again due to alarming COVID-19 cases across India. This meeting will be held online.

WION Fineprint: UK PM Boris Johnson cancels his India visit once again due to COVID

India has decided to expand its mega vaccination drive. Anyone over the age of 18 will be eligible to get the vaccine from May 01. India began its COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16.

WION Fineprint: India opens COVID-19 vaccination for people over the age of 18

The Gun Violence Archive says 147 mass shootings have occurred so far in 2021. Their definition of mass shooting is a minimum of four gunshot victims.

Memorial honors victims of 'gun violence epidemic' in US

Israel started vaccinating its population against the coronavirus on Dec 20 and the country has seen one of the most rapid vaccine rollouts of anywhere in the world.

Outdoor mask-wearing no longer required in Israel?

Officials were still working to determine the identities of the people who died. The three people who were wounded were taken to area hospitals.

Three dead, three wounded in shooting at Wisconsin tavern

Saudi and Iranian officials held direct talks this month to ease tensions between the two rivals. A senior Iranian official and two regional sources said Washington worked to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran and end the Yemen war.

Your Story: Saudi-Iran talks arranged by Iraq's PM focus on Yemen

The 44-year-old Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most visible and persistent critic, started a hunger strike more than three weeks ago to protest prison authorities’ refusal to allow him to be seen by a private docto

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny ‘could die at any moment’: Doctors

India's Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar to visit Abu Dhabi today (18th April). Jaishankar's Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi will also be present on the same day.

Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar will discuss economic cooperation, welfare

India External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is in Abu Dhabi where he met his counterpart. Both the leaders discussed the economic cooperation and issues of mutual and regional interest.

WION Dispatch: India Foreign Minister meets his UAE counterpart to discuss economic cooperation

As Brazil continues to be the epicenter of the pandemic COVID-19 with record number of cases and deaths, cops in the country have raided several illegal parties in Sao Paulo.

Brazil: Revellers go for partying amidst rising COVID-19 cases, flout lockdown norms

Data published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed that 130 Million Americans aged 18 or above received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Half of US adults got a vaccine shot: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, The Chief Minister of Delhi, while addressing a press conference has announced a 6-day lockdown in the state as the national capital has recorded over 25000 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday. India PM chairs high-level meeting.

India PM chairs high-level meeting over COVID, Delhi CM says, "No option left but lockdown"

The 44-year-old Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most visible and persistent critic, started a hunger strike more than three weeks ago to protest prison authorities’ refusal to allow him to be seen by a private doctor.

Pro-Navalny protest planned in Russia as Alexei Navalny's health deteriorates

In Moscow, the Foreign Ministry announced that Russia has ordered 20 Czech diplomats to leave the country by the end of Monday. Earlier on Saturday, Czech officials expelled 18 Russian diplomats, accusing them of being secret agents in connection with a deadly explosion at the Czech munition depot in 2014.

Russia expels 20 Czech diplomats in tit-for-tat move, gives 24 hrs to leave the country

India has continued to record alarming number of COVID-19 cases everyday. Country has reported 273,810 cases and 1,619 deaths in last 24 hours. India's COVID-19 cases surpassed 15 Million mark.

India continues to record alarming number of COVID-19 cases

The Chief Minister of Delhi Mr. Arvind Kejriwal while addressing a press conference has announced a 6-day lockdown in the state as the national capital has recorded over 25000 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday. 'The health infrastructure might collapse', Mr. Kejriwal added to make citizens understand the gravity of the situation. Delhi on Sunday recorded over 25000 cases which was the highest ever registered even in the first phase of Covid-19 last year. The administration has been briefed to beef up deputation of local police and to only allow personnel under essential services.

Delhi Chief Minister announces 6-day lockdown in NCT

Alexei Navalny's allies to hold biggest protests in Russia

Indian Prime Minister Modi held a high review meeting on COVID-19. India has reported over 200,000 daily cases for 3rd day in a row.

India: 234,692 new COVID cases in last 24 hrs

On Gravitas Plus | The virus is becoming more dangerous, but politics is impeding our response. Vaccines are being locked by patents. Rich countries are hoarding them as low-income nations lie unprotected. Palki Sharma says it's time to put people before profit.

Gravitas Plus: Vaccine hyper nationalism is helping no one

The Namibian government has rejected visa application of twin daughters born to a gay couple Namibian Phillip Lühl and Guillermo Delgado.

Namibian govt denies visa to twins born in South Africa

Jailed kremlin critic Alexey Navalny's is at increasing risk of kidney failure and his health is continuously deteriorating, doctors say he could die any minute. Navalny's daughter has requested urgent medical help for her father, she said a doctor should be allowed to see opposition leader.

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny at growing risk of kidney failure- medics union

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Indonesia on April 24. It is his first known foreign trip since he seized power on Feb 1.

Myanmar Coup: Myanmar Military Chief Min Aung Hlaing to attend ASEAN Summit

Syrian Parliament has announced that the nation will go to the polls on 26 of May. These elections will be the second presidential polls under the shadow of a civil war announcing the polls on Sunday, parliament speaker has said the window for nomination will be open for 10 days.

Syrian parliament speaker announces presidential polls

Taking a step towards tackling climate change the French national assembly approves the creation of an ecocide offense as part of a battery of measures aimed at protecting the environment. The ecocide measure was passed by 44 votes to 10 in the lower house of the Parliament and if it becomes law it will apply to the most serious cases of environmental damage at national level.

French national assembly approve the creation of ecocide bill as part of measures to protect environment

The CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla says that there is likely a need for a third dose of booster shot somewhere between 6 and 12 months and then form there will be annual revaccination but all of that needs to be confirmed. Health official says the emergence of the new variant is the primary reason.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla raises possibility of 'annual revaccination '

The buzzword these days is ‘clean energy green energy’ but if the world’s population is not stabilised can clean energy or green energy alone be effective?

Mission Sustainability: Population v/s Planet: The importance of clean energy

Japan has decided to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

Japan’s Fukushima Water Release: Japan to dump the wastewater into the sea

In an exclusive chat with WION, activist Roy Ngerng, who crowdfunded to pay the penalty for libel against Singapore PM, talks about why he thinks people chose to support him.

Singapore activist Roy Ngerng's exclusive interview with WION

Climate Change: The biggest environmental challenge of our times. How is it linked to population growth? How should the world tackle it? Watch 'Mission Sustainability - Population vs Planet'.

Climate Change: The biggest environmental challenge of our times

Volodymyr Zelensky has made a diplomatic push for support of western allies in order to try and ensure that eastern part of Ukraine remains calm.

Russia-Ukraine Standoff: Ukraine hopes to restore ceasefire next week

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