Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai appeared on Twitter live and thanked his supporters and said their action showed the police raid was a “violation of Hong Kong people’s belief” in wide-ranging freedoms, which he likened to oxygen.

China tightens grip on Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai warns young protesters

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned Russia and said that Russia would pay an enormous price if they were offering bounties to kill US soldiers.

Pompeo warns Russia against bounties on US soldiers

Where are the missing women in Peru? This is the question that the activists and families of these women are asking. Watch report.

Hundreds of women go missing in Peru: Where are these women?

Google is in the process of testing an android base warning system that will turn your android phone into mini seismographs. Watch report.

Google's new quake alert system will allow android phones to detect quakes

Brazilian World Cup winner and 2-time world player of the year could walk free within a week after nearly about 5 months of detention in Paraguay. The player and his brother were arrested in Paraguay in the month in March due to a forged passport.

Footballer Ronaldinho to be released soon after arrest in Paraguay due to forged passport

India is considering offering young Kashmiri militants an escape from a life of violence by temporarily resettling them in more peaceful parts of the country, according to the top military commander in the Kashmir Valley.

Kashmir rehabilitation plan: Resettlement outside J&K a possibility, says Indian Army

In Bangladesh, over 161 people are said to lose their lives in the massive flooding. Over 1/3 of Bangladesh have been inundated. Watch report.

Over 161 people killed in Bangladesh floods: Major transportation links cut off

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong needs patient, not radical democracy campaign

The training will allow the U.S. forces to integrate with their Polish-NATO Allies.

WION Fineprint: 'Defender Europe-20' kicks off in Poland | US-Polish troops | World

Harris becomes the first Black woman and the first Asian American to compete on a major party's presidential ticket.

WION Fineprint: Democrat Joe Biden chooses Senator Kamala Harris as VP candidate

Apple Daily owner Jimmy Lai has been released on bail. Lai's arrest has led to campaigns to support free speech in Hong Kong. WION is extending its support to Hong Kong's pro-democracy campaign. Join the campaign.

Gravitas: WION stands with Apple Daily

A train has derailed in Aberdeenshire, northeast Scotland, following heavy rain and a landslip in the region, with initial reports of serious injuries.

Scotland: Serious injuries after passenger train derails near Stonehaven

This meeting was earlier scheduled during pre-COVID-19 times, but seeing the widespread effect of the pandemic, India will only be able to confirm its participation in the meet after evaluating the current situation.

WION Dispatch: Russia to hold R.I.C defence ministers meet in September

Today marks the 101st Birth Anniversary of one of the greatest scientists in the country, Vikram Sarabhai. This visionary scientist who is also known as the father of the Indian Space Program is responsible for initiating space research and nuclear power development

WION Dispatch: The man who established ISRO | Father of India's space programme

Chinese President Xi Jinping is all set to visit Pakistan soon. The meet will be part of Pakistan China yearly high-level strategic council meeting.

WION Dispatch: Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Pakistan

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a lie.

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro calls Amazon fires a lie

The government of Lebanon has resigned - as demonstrations broke out again in central Beirut. The protesters want the political elite to be punished for the blasts. WION gets you a ground report from Beirut.

Gravitas: WION reports from Beirut: Lebanon government resigns

On Sunday night, President Donald Trump tweeted a picture of himself standing in front of Mount Rushmore. Reportedly, he has discussed the possibility of adding his own visage to iconic mountain - that features four US Presidents.

Gravitas: Trump wants his face added to Mount Rushmore

After taking power, Chinese President Xi Jinping has elevated his friends and family to top positions in China. A new assessment has claimed that almost 60% of the members of China's Communist Party have direct ties to Xi Jinping.

Gravitas: Friends and Family get top positions in Xi Jinping's China

According to an assessment, since Imran Khan took over as Pakistan's Prime Minister - at least 31 members of the minority community have died.

Gravitas: In Imran Khan's ‘Naya Pakistan’ religious minorities on target

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei has launched a twitter account in Hindi. Is Iran trying to capitalise on the sentiments of Shia Muslims in India?

Gravitas: What explains Ayatollah Khamenei's Hindi outreach?

Belarus has erupted in protest against President Alexander Lukashenko. He is accused of rigging the election. Ready to begin his sixth term as president - Lukashenko is doing all he can to retain power. That includes forcing the opposition leader out of the country.

Gravitas: Europe's Last Dictator Refuses To Give Up Throne

Russia claims to have developed the world's first Covid-19 vaccine. Sputnik V has been cleared for mass use in Russia. But how did Russia develop a vaccine in 3 months? Did it skip necessary steps? Is the vaccine safe?

Gravitas: Russia's Covid-19 vaccine: WION answers the FAQs

Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan. It is also the most oppressed. In 2017, a WION team travelled deep inside Balochistan.

Gravitas: Inside Balochistan: Pakistan's most oppressed province

Pakistan observed the National Minorities Day today. But, minorities of all descriptions face the wrath of the state in Pakistan. Today, the police in Lahore hurled stones at opposition leader Maryam Nawaz's car.

Gravitas: Pakistani cops attack Opposition leader Maryam Nawaz

The wife of the Dutch Ambassador to Lebanon is among the victims of the blast in Beirut. Some foreigners had a brush with fate, but lived to tell the tale. WION gets you a ground report from Beirut.

Gravitas: WION reports from Beirut: Foreigners Recount The Blast

Greece will be requesting an emergency meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council, the prime minister’s office announced following a meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.

Tension high between Turkey, Greece in eastern Mediterranean

In this screen capture from police body camera footage, George Floyd is seen in his car as police approach and try to arrest him

New bodycam footage of George Floyd's death | 'I Can't Breathe' | WION | World News

'The attack on journalists, the police and the public on the riot last night was unpredictable. The govt will not tolerate such provocations and rumors. Strict action against perpetrators is certain', says Karnataka CM B. S. Yediyurappa

Bengaluru Mob Attack: Violence triggered by communal FB post | 3 people killed in police firing

Wuhan's recovery after a 76-day lockdown was lifted in April has brought life back onto its streets. Although business is still slow in the city

Chinese city Wuhan recovers from impact of pandemic | Wuhan Springs back to life

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