Footage released by the Defence Ministry of Azerbaijan on Monday (September 28) showed mortar teams and artillery bombarding positions the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh army as fighting between the two countries over the breakaway region continued.

Heavy fighting as Armenia and Azerbaijan clash over disputed Nagorno-Karakabh

A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that was set to bar Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google from offering Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok for download at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday.

US judge blocks Trump administration's ban on new TikTok downloads

Pakistan opposition parties have boycotted a meeting of the country`s parliamentary leaders convened by their National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Monday to discuss the impending elections in the military occupied region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

Pakistan: Opposition attacks government on upcoming polls

The World Health Organization has warned of a massive increase in fatalities from the novel coronavirus pandemic, expecting the global death toll to reach 1 million next week.

WHO expects global COVID-19 death toll to top 1 million

The vineyards of the Paris region, once the most important in the country, are rising from the ashes. "The wine-growing revival in Ile-de-France is a joy", rejoices the president of the Ile-de-France Winegrowers' Union.

Paris: Vineyards in Ile-de-France witness revival

A wind-driven wildfire erupted on Sunday (September 27) in the heart of northern California's Napa Valley wine country and spread across more than 1,000 acres (404 hectares), forcing the evacuation of several hundreds homes and a hospital, authorities said.

California wine country wildfire forces rapid evacuation

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to hold repo rate steady by maintaining status quo. Watch this video to know more.

India: RBI likely to hold repo rate steady

After multiple failed efforts to de-escalate border tensions between India and China, the Indian Army is now gearing up to fight the cold weather as it started making arrangements for winter deployment of troops and equipment.

India conducts high-level military exercise in Ladakh

Russia expects its oil production to increase after the current OPEC+ deal on output curbs runs its course in April 2022.

Russia sees oil output rising after OPEC+ deal

French President Emmanuel Macron admonished Lebanon's leaders on Sunday for serving their own interests ahead of their country and vowed to push ahead with efforts to prevent chaos, but appeared to have no back up plan should his initiative fail.

French President Emmanuel Macron accuses Lebanese leaders of betrayal

At least 24 people got killed since Sunday in the heaviest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 2016, reigniting concern about stability in the South Caucasus, a corridor for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets.

Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh kill at least 24

Yemen's warring parties agreed to exchange 1,081 prisoners, including 15 Saudis, as part of trust-building steps aimed at reviving a stalled peace process, the United Nations said.

Yemen's warring parties agree to prisoner swap as UN seeks ceasefire

US President Donald Trump has repeated his demand for a drug test for his Democratic Party opponent Joe Biden. But this time, Trump has made the demand with a reference to upcoming US Presidential debates. Trump said he would "strongly" demand a drug test for "sleepy" Joe Biden before or after presidential debates. In his tweet, he said that he will undergo a test "also".

US Election 2020: Donald Trump demands drug test for Joe Biden

At least 15 people lost their lives after a bus caught fire and overturned in Pakistan's Karachi.

Bus traveling in Southern Pakistan crashed, caught fire

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said, Antibody-based medications, other blood products from recovered patients and antivirals are being investigated as early treatments.

Dr. Fauci stresses on early COVID treatments

Pakistan opposition parties boycott meeting on Gilgit-Baltistan polls

At least 16 military members and several civilians were killed on Sunday in the heaviest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 2016, reigniting concern about stability in the South Caucasus, a corridor for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets.

Clashes between Armenia-Azerbaijan over disputed region

US President Donald Trump paid extremely little in income taxes in recent years as heavy losses from his business enterprises offset hundreds of millions of dollars in income, the New York Times reported on Sunday (September 27), citing tax-return data.

Trump paid no income taxes in 10 of last 15 years: NYT Report

US President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court to fill up the vacancy following the death of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

Trump's US Supreme Court pick is Judge Amy Coney Barrett

Almost all the theatres in Belarus have been owned by the state since the country was a part of the Soviet Union.

Why is Alexandra Lukashenko afraid of theatres in Belarus

Thousands of workers protested across Portugal on Saturday as they demanded higher wages and more government action to protect jobs currently being threatened by the pandemic.

Protests continue across Europe as global deaths near 1 million

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party could rule the country after the upcoming election, based on the findings of a poll by Newshub-Reid Research.

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to win national polls

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually addressed the 75th UNGA. She went out to highlight the biggest refugee crisis.

Bangladesh PM highlights Rohingya crisis at UNGA

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday pushed for the reforms in the global body.

Indian PM's virtual address at UNGA, Modi demanded bigger role at UN

US is towards the November polls but Donald Trump is very quickly trying to fill the vacant position in the Supreme Court before the election happens.

Donald Trump picks conservative Amy C. Barrett for top court judge

Switzerland voters are set to decide on whether to make it easier to shoot the predators in a highly contested referendum that has farmers and wolf advocates baring their teeth.

Switzerland to hold key vote on future of wolves

From conspiracy theories to money laundering allegations, black magic, sex and scandals, reporting on intricate personal details, and now drugs. Indian News channels have hit rock bottom in their coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput's death. WION's Palki Sharma asks if it is time India regulates News channels.

Gravitas Plus: Is it time to regulate Indian news channels?

Pro-life & pro-opinion clash in Washington DC as US President Donald Trump publically announces conservative judge Amy Barrett his nominee.

Donald Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

The volatile US presidential election enters a fierce new stage this week when Donald Trump and Joe Biden hold their first debate

US Election 2020: Top court in the middle of a storm

Baku and Yerevan put themselves on a war footing after heavy fighting erupted Sunday between Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists, claiming military and civilian casualties on both sides, including at least one child.

Fighting erupts between Azerbaijan, Armenia over disputed Area

Hours before a US court is set to rule out on the US ban of the video-sharing app TikTok, a judge in Pennsylvania has rejected a request by three TikTok content creators who asked her to temporarily block a government ban on Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc Google. The creators had requested the judge to reconsider their request as they fear the ban would make them "lose access to tens of thousands of potential viewers and creators every month, an effect amplified by the looming threat to close TikTok altogether."

US govt to ban new downloads of TikTok: 'TikTok is a security threat'

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