In a development that shows the closeness between India and France, New Delhi has come in full support for the French President Emmanuel Macron who is facing uncharitable remarks particularly after by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

India comes in full support for French President Macron

Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of killing civilians by shelling cities in and around Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday (October 28), in an escalation of a month-long conflict over the mountain enclave that has defied three ceasefires.

Azerbaijan says 21 killed by Armenian shelling of Barda

Millions of Americans will turn on their television, pull up their twitter apps & log on to new websites for #Election2020 updates. But the eager anticipation might end up in disappointment due to an unprecedented delay. WION reports.

US Election 2020: Unprecedented delay in election outcome

Donald Trump wants a winner announced on election night; Donald Trump's team posts an ad declaring Trump won; Facebook deletes the ad; Trump wants to hold election night party. With so much demand for a result on the election night, will the delay lead to a murky post-poll scenario?

US Election 2020: Concerns over declaring election winner

With the senate Judiciary committee grilling the chiefs of Facebook, Google & Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg have defended the law protecting internet companies. To avoid a repeat of 2016 election fiasco, Facebook has deployed tools for the most contentious elections in America.

US Election 2020: Social media braces for election chaos

The shooting of a 27-year-old African-American in Philadelphia has drawn fresh attention to the fatal use of police force & racial injustice. Protests turned violent & businesses ruined. With just 6 days to election, focus remains on the swing state of Pennsylvania

US Election 2020: Shooting & violence a week before election

The final lap of #USElection cycle witnesses an action-packed campaign rallies. Donald Trump's team & Joe Biden's team have spread out across the swing states to address voters. Melania Trump is the new addition to the U.S. Rally round-up.

US Election 2020: Campaign teams spread out in swing states

Experts say that polarisation in the U.S. has spread beyond policies to more fundamental political disagreements. 'Lock her up' chants from 2016 has found its way to almost all Donald Trump's rivals in 2020. WION reports some usual & unusual voter appeals by The President.

US Election 2020: China, woman president & suburban women

6 days to go for USElection2020 and there's a big debate on whether Americans can change their vote. Donald trump says most Americans want to vote again after watching the last Presidential Debate.

Gravitas: Can Americans change their vote?

In Sri Lanka, Mike Pompeo called China a 'predator'. The Chinese embassy responded by calling U.S. both the 'Alien' & 'The Predator'. Who will Sri Lanka choose in this 'war of giants'?

Gravitas:  'Alien vs Predator' in Sri Lanka

China's crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong has intensified. Many of the activists are now seeking asylum from democratic countries.

Gravitas: Why India should grant asylum to Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists

Protests against Emmanuel Macron & Charlie Hebdo are spreading like wildfire in every Islamic country. But there have been no protests against China for airing a portrait of Prophet Muhammad on CCTV.

Gravitas: China airs portrait of Prophet Muhammad

In a major embarrassment, a BRI railway project has been stalled in Pakistan. China wants a higher interest rate on its loans. What are Islamabad's options?

Gravitas: Pakistan's BRI Railway project stalled

Turkey's economy has contracted by nearly 10%. The popularity of Erdogan's party has dropped, over the state of the economy. Erdogan is responding - by fighting with allies.

Gravitas: Why Turkey's Economy can't support Erdogan's world domination plans

On a day when the Lira hit a record low against the dollar, Turkish President Erdogan alleged that the West has launched a 'crusade' against Islam

Gravitas: As Erdogan raises war rhetoric, Turkish Lira sinks

The population in America's big jails and state prisons plunged by 170,000 this spring amid the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters has found in a survey of facilities around the country. All told, localities and states held 11% fewer inmates in their custody.

US jails free thousands amid COVID-19, reform push takes root

The U.S. envoy for Afghanistan said on Tuesday that violence there was too high and the Kabul government and Taliban insurgents must work harder toward forging a ceasefire at their peace talks.

US special envoy calls for urgent reduction of violence in Afghanistan

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took a firm stance against China on Wednesday (October 28) as he met Maldivian president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in Male.

Mike Pompeo: China brought lawlessness to Maldives

With less than a week before Election Day, President Donald Trump held an in-person campaign rally in Goodyear, Arizona, on Wednesday (October 28) despite a U.S. surge in COVID-19 cases and criticism he is prioritizing his re-election above the health of his supporters.

Trump predicts no Thanksgiving if Biden wins, at rally in Arizona

A Pakistan politician claimed that fearing an attack by India, the Imran Khan Government had abruptly released Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. In a speech in the National Assembly, Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Ayaz Sadiq said that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had in an important meeting pointed out that if Pakistan did not release Abhinandan Varthaman, India would attack Pakistan "that night by 9 pm."

Pakistan: Ayaz Sadiq reveals truth behind Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's release

Sexual violence against women in the South Asian country of Bangladesh is on a dangerously increase, despite a recent rule passed by the local government under which the assaulters are charged with the death penalty.

Spike in gender-based crimes in Bangladesh, most young women never used helpline

Mythical sambista Moacyr Luz is back on stage with his band Samba do Trabalhador, or the "Workers' Samba", after Rio de Janeiro's mayor greenlit the return of samba jam sessions following a seven-month virus halt, although the traditional "roda" (circle) will change format to avoid physical contact.

Samba makes cautious return in Rio as virus lockdown eases

Boeing Co unveiled a fourth straight quarterly loss and deeper job cuts on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic and the lengthy grounding of its 737 MAX continued to hammer revenue.

Boeing deepens job cuts as twin crises extend losses

Thailand’s parliament lost its first transgender MP on Wednesday after her seat was revoked in what critics called a political move against supporters of the kingdom’s pro-democracy movement.

Thailand's first transgender MP dismissed amid government crackdown

India sides with Emmanuel Macron, condemns Erdogan's remarks

Volkswagen is recalling more than 218,000 Jetta in the US to fix a fuel leak problem that can cause fires.

Volkswagen Jettas to be recalled to fix fuel leak

With exports to China under investigation, lacklustre sales in the US and COVID-19 shutdowns denting restaurant sales everywhere, Australia's winemakers are turning to a traditional revenue source to turn a dollar: the cellar door.

Australian winemakers look past China, US woes and toast the home market

As the world deals with a deadly disease that risks bringing death to everyone's door, Mexico City's Museo del Carmen opens its doors with a Day of the Dead offering dedicated to health workers on the frontline of the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

Mexico's Day of the Dead offering honours health workers on COVID-19 pandemic frontline

Xia Zhiyi drove his family 40 kilometres (25 miles) to an indoor ski park in China's eastern Shaoxing city so his 12-year old daughter could practise skiing on a slope of artificial snow.

Budding skiers hit indoor slopes ahead of China's 2022 Winter Olympics

British luxury car maker Aston Martin AML.L is testing investor appetite for risky assets days before the U.S. election with a 840-million-pound ($1.1 billion) junk bond sale, one of the largest deals of its kind in Europe this year.

Aston Martin tests skittish market with $1 billion junk bond sale

Vietnam is preparing to evacuate nearly 1.3 million people as it braces for the impact of typhoon Molave, which lashed the Philippines overnight causing flooding, landslides and leaving at least a dozen fishermen missing on Monday.

Vietnam races to prepare devastated central region as typhoon nears

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