Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli may just have put his political career at stake by fixing the country's map. Nepalese youth is unhappy with his decision, his handling of the pandemic & the growing proximity with China.

Gravitas: Massive protests against Nepal govt

3 Days on, China has still not revealed its Galwan casualties. Instead, Beijing is trying to fool the world by talking peace while conducting fire drills in Tibet.

Gravitas: EXPOSED: China's Ladakh plan

The PLA is engaged on too many fronts. There is unrest in China, a pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. The Wuhan virus has hammered China's economy and there is an ongoing trade war with the U.S

Gravitas: Can China afford a full-blown war with India?

The Indian Telecom ministry has asked all state-run telecom operators to not use Chinese suppliers to upgrade their 4G networks. It is being called a step towards self-reliance. But, why did India allow China's Huawei to participate in 5G trials?

Gravitas: India moves to hurt Chinese companies

A mysterious football-sized fossil discovered in Antarctica has turned out to be the world's second-largest egg. It was laid some 68 million years ago & was discovered in 2011.

Gravitas: Antarctica's decade-long mystery solved

The Wuhan virus is not slowing down in India, Sweden's pandemic model has failed & America remains to be the worst-hit nation.

Gravitas: Wuhan virus: Sweden's pandemic model fails

A second wave of Covid-19 infections has sent China scrambling yet again. An unhygienic market is once again at the centre of the story.

Gravitas: How Beijing is turning into Wuhan

The Nepal parliament has passed a controversial bill to redraw its map. It has officially laid claim to the disputed territories of Lipulekh, Kalapani & Limpiyadhura.

Gravitas: Nepal betrays India under Chinese influence

What is India doing to counter Nepal's growing belligerence? Is there still room for diplomacy? What are India's options?

Gravitas: What is India doing to counter Nepal's belligerence?

Unlisted biotech firm CureVac on Wednesday become the second company after rival BioNTech to launch human trials of an experimental coronavirus vaccine in Germany, eyeing potential regulatory approval in mid-2021.

German biotech firm starts human trials of experimental COVID-19 vaccine | WION-DW Partnership

President Jair Bolsonaro spoke out against the arrest of his son's former aide in a graft investigation, describing it as a "spectacle".

Brazil: Police arrests ex-aide to Bolsonaro's son | Fineprint

China's foreign ministry said that around 20 per cent of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been "seriously affected" due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus puts China's Belt & Road Projects on hold

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the all-party meeting on the situation at the Ladakh border amid clashes with Chinese troops.

PM Modi chairs all-party meet today | India-China standoff

The US President Donald Trump claims that he deserves credit for popularising Juneteenth.

US President Donald Trump makes false claim

Chinese authorities have discovered traces of the SARS-Cov-2 in the seafood and the meat sections of the massive Xinfadi wholesale food market in Beijing. Watch report.

China: COVID-19 traces found in Xinfadi seafood stalls

Saudi Aramco has started laying off hundreds of employees this month due to slump in oil and gas demand globally.

WION Dispatch: Saudi Aramco cuts hundreds of jobs

The Supreme Court ruled on June 18 that the Trump administration cannot immediately proceed with its plan to end the 'DACA' program protecting about 700,000 young immigrants known as Dreamers from deportation.

Top court junks bid to end programme: 700,000 immigrants benefit from 'DACA'

After widespread speculation that several Indian soldiers are in Chinese custody. The Indian Army has set the record straight confirming that all soldiers involved in the Galwan valley skirmish are accounted for.

India-China standoff | No Indian soldiers missing: All injured personnel stable

Russian President Vladimir Putin is protected from the novel coronavirus by a special disinfection tunnel that anyone visiting his residence outside Moscow must pass through. Watch report.

Disinfectant tunnel set up to protect Vladamir Putin from Coronavirus

The violin-makers of Italy's Cremona are valiantly fighting a shrinking market and foreign competition as they seek perfection, one violin at a time. Watch report.

Italy violin-makers fear competition from China, Struggle to save art

Israel Institute of Technology has invented a technology that aims to make face masks clean themselves using power from a phone charger. It takes 30 minutes for the mask to heat up to a temperature that will kill the virus.

Israeli researchers develop reusable face mask: Disinfecting from heating takes 30 minutes

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged China to reveal all it knows about the coronavirus outbreak in a meeting with a top Chinese official in Hawaii on Wednesday as new revelations about President Donald Trump and China rocked Washington.

US-China tensions: Pompeo meets Chinese officials, US sanctions over Uighur atrocities

Swiss watchmakers expect fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will have a lasting impact on demand for watches, which could mean job cuts later in the year. Watch report.

Coronavirus crisis: Tough time for Swiss watchmakers, Watch exports plunged 68% in May

Watch today in 'WION In Focus': Some stories related to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

WION In Focus: Some stories related to Coronavirus pandemic | COVID-19 | Coronavirus News

20 parties to attend the all-party meet called by Prime Minister Modi today. Home Minister, Defence Minister and BJP president JP Nadda to also be present in the virtual meet. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh personally called & invited all leaders on behalf of PM yesterday.

India-China standoff: All-party meet to discuss border face off

Beijing reports spike in COVID-19 cases: 25 cases of local transmission in 24 hours

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on June 18 stood behind the leader of an opposition party Jagmeet Singh who had been temporarily thrown out of Parliament for accusing another member of racism. Singh clashed with a member of the separatist Bloc Quebecois party who refused to sign onto an NDP motion to recognise systemic racism in the federal police force.

Canadian PM supports Jagmeet Singh: Opposition leader kicked out of Parliament in Racism row

China says it is helping the world by providing COVID-19 test kits. But, is it a smokescreen to gather genetic data across the globe? What does China plan on doing with the data? WION's Palki Sharma brings you the story of China's genetics-based surveillance.

Gravitas: Is China creating a Global DNA Database?

Why did Zoom deactivate the account of a U.S.-based Chinese activist group? Did the app's owners do it at China's behest? WION's Palki Sharma gets you the answers.

Gravitas: How Zoom Helps China Stifle Dissent

The anti-racism protesters are destroying symbols of hate, violence, and prejudice. It is not the first time that statues are being torn down. How did Germany erase the influence of Nazism following Hitler's death? WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: How did Germany erase its Nazi history?

A country surviving on I.M.F bailouts & China's alms has offered to help India. WION's Palki Sharma decodes if Pakistan is in any position to help others.

Gravitas: Can Imran Khan really help India?

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