As the US Presidential campaign moves into high gear, what issues dominate the American minds? VOANews-WION Partnership special broadcast on US Election 2020

US Election 2020: Trump encourages supporters to try to vote twice; Critics slam Trump's comments

Finance minister Rishi Sunak welcomed the figures but added that people were rightly worried about the coming months.

UK economy grew 6.6% in July as lockdowns eased

China is running out of options. Sources tell WION that the Indian Army has captured dominating heights close to Chinese positions in Ladakh.

Gravitas: India-China border standoff: Indian Army Captures Dominating Heights

Chinese mouthpiece People's Daily has refused to publish U.S. envoy Terry Branstad. The paper said the op-ed does not meet its standards. This is not a one-off instance.

Gravitas: China is censoring foreign envoys

An American outlet has published chilling details of what the Chinese establishment makes its soldiers do. From missions to suppress Uighur Muslims to executions to Chinese monks

Gravitas: Chilling details: Life as a PLA soldier

A new report has revealed that the Myanmar Army is running a global business empire to finance its atrocities in the Rakhine State. Which global companies are involved? How much money are the military generals making?

Gravitas: Myanmar Army's Global Business Empire

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Rafale's induction sends a strong message to those who challenge India's sovereignty.

Gravitas: With the Rafale's induction, India sends a message to China

'Comrade Oli' is trending once again. He is being accused of living a lavish lifestyle at the expense of Nepal's citizens. Meanwhile, the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu is trying to 'brainwash' Gurkha community members and stop them from joining the Indian Army.

Gravitas: Nepal's citizens slam Comrade Oli's lavish lifestyle

Amid various challenges posed by climate change, as many as 47 potentially dangerous glacial lakes (PDGLs) have been identified in Koshi, Gandaki, and Karnali river basins of Nepal

Danger looms over snow-capped Himalayas

A massive fire at Europe's largest migrant camp in Lesbos has displaced thousands of refugees. Did the fire happen by mistake, or did the migrants burn their own houses deliberately?

Gravitas: Europe's largest Migrant Camp burnt to ashes

Is the United States staring at an armed insurgency? Did Donald Trump downplay the Wuhan Virus? Is the Trump administration trying to muzzle Anthony Fauci.

Gravitas: Another book bomb rattles Trump

Speaking exclusively to WION's Palki, Former White House Stenographer Mike McCormick has claimed that Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden is unfit to become the President of the US.

Gravitas: Former White House Staffer: Joe Biden unfit to become President

United States President Donald Trump has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2021 for his role in brokering a deal between Israel and United Arab Emirates

Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize weeks before elections

US President Donald Trump, campaigned in the battleground state of Michigan, as Joe Biden said in new interview he's 'in shape' compared to Trump.

US Election 2020: Trump and Biden upload campaign videos targeting each other

Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Niger, Mali, Nigeria, Congo Republic and Senegal are among those worst-hit this year,

Severe floods hit 760,000 people in West and Central Africa

In a report for the period ending in June, 2020, the panel included Canada on a list of countries selling arms to those waging the conflict in Yemen

West, Iran is fueling war in Yemen with arms sales, says UN report

The Anglo-Australian firm blasted 46,000-year-old caves in the Juukan Gorge in Western Australia's remote Pilbara region on May 24.

Rio Tinto CEO resigns over destruction of Aborginal site

A massive wildfire that is ravaging parts of the US state of Oregon has turned the skies into a dark reddish-orange colour.

California: US Marines join firefighting operations in Oregon

A large explosion rocked the city of Zarqa in Jordan, northeast of the country's capital Amman. The blast came from a series of blasts at a Jordanian army base on the outskirts of the city.

Flames tear through Zarqa city in Jordan

Microsoft has claimed that the same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of organizations involved in the 2020 elections. Most of the infiltration attempts by Russian, Chinese, and Iranian agents were halted by Microsoft security software.

Microsoft: Hackers again target US elections, Hacking bids from Russia, China, and Iran

India and China have agreed on a five-point plan to defuse tensions between the countries and said the current situation in the border areas of Ladakh is not in the interest of either side. They agreed that the border troops of both sides should “continue their dialogue, quickly disengage, maintain proper distance and ease tensions”.

What is the India-China 5-point consensus and what did India tell China?

India and the United States have asked Pakistan to take action against the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and the 2016 Pathankot airbase attack.

US: We stand with India in its fight against terrorism

A quadcopter used by Pakistani spy agency ISI in Jammu and Kashmir has necessitated alert along the Line of Control (LoC) in the valley as the Army believes it could be used for dropping weapons for terrorists.

Indian Army issues alert along LoC after ISI drone spotted

The Sri Lankan navy has towed a fire-stricken supertanker further out to sea to keep it away from the Indian Ocean island after the wind picked up strength and changed direction, a spokesman said on Thursday (September 10).

Sri Lankan navy tows fire-stricken oil tanker 50 miles away from the coast

Berlin's Charite hospital said in a statement that the condition of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has improved and he is being weaned off mechanical ventilation.

Kremlin critic being treated in Germany: Navalny's condition is improving

Navalny poisoning has not just sent shockwaves across the world but has also shocked the people in Russia. Navalny poisoning might have started what is being described as 'political awakening' in small towns in Russia. Watch report.

Political awakening after Navalny poisoning case? Incident sees a change in local politics

Cries of shock and rage struck out across Pakistan over the alleged gang-rape of a woman by two ‘robbers’ in front of her children on the main highway. The social media users and television pundits are calling for the suspects to be publicly hanged.

Mother gang-raped in front of her kids in Pakistan: Lahore cop's victim-blaming sparks anger

A huge fire has broken out at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic in the area just a month after a massive explosion there killed almost 200 people and injured 6,500 others.

Beirut port fire just a month after Beirut explosion

AstraZeneca has paused an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus after the illness of a participant. The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist said that is a “wake-up call” but should not discourage researchers.

Coronavirus vaccine: AstraZeneca pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun is at the centre of a new scandal after it was revealed that tea donated by Sri Lanka for victims of the Beirut blast was distributed to families of his presidential guards.

Lebanese President at centre of new scandal: President gave tea to members of entourage

Multiple Chinese fighter jets entered airspace to Taiwan's southwest on Wednesday, said the island's defence ministry, describing it as a destabilising action that threatened regional peace.

Taiwan accuses PLA of violating airspace: Multiple violations in last 2 days

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