In South Australia, the Kangaroo Island Ravine fire complex that has burnt a third of the island has six areas still burning.

Australia: Fire in NSW leaves more than 2,000 homes damaged

Oil prices climbed above $70 a barrel for the first time in four months on Monday amid fears that the US airstrike that killed Iran’s top military commander may trigger a retaliation and disrupt global energy supplies. #WestAsia #USIran #Oilprices

Oil prices top $70 a barrel amid West Asia conflict

The battle between political parties is playing out in Indian universities at the cost of students' education. How did we reach the point where we can't tell the difference between university students and masked goons? Palki Sharma summarises what politics has turned our universities into. #Gravitas #JNU #JNUProtest #JNUViolence

Gravitas: Students attacked at JNU, proxy political conflict at expense of students

Nicolas Maduro has tightened his grip on power. The Venezuelan President has taken control of the National Assembly. Experts say the last democratic institution of the country has collapsed. Palki Sharma has the details. #Gravitas #Venezuela #Maduro

Gravitas: Crisis in Venezuela deepens, Maduro takes control of the National Assembly

A UK court has ruled that Veganism is a philosophical belief and not just a dietary fad. Should India follow suit? Watch this report from Gravitas. #Gravitas #Veganism #Diet #DietFad

Gravitas: Veganism is no longer just a dietary fad, says UK court

Iran has vowed revenge for the death of Qassem Soleimani. Tensions are high in West Asia. People have only one question - Will West Asia witness another war? Palki Sharma decodes the crisis. #WIONEdit #SoleimaniKilling

WION Edit: Iran - US tensions - Is the world staring at another war?

77th Golden Globe Awards: 'Once upon a time in Hollywood' and '1917' win top awards. #GoldenGlobeAwards

77th Golden Globe Awards: 'Once upon a time in Hollywood' and '1917' win top awards

Three days ago, the US triggered a geopolitical earthquake by killing a top Iranian General. The whole world is now bracing for the fallout. Palki Sharma recaps the top five developments from the crisis that is brewing in West Asia. #Gravitas #Iran #US #USAirStrike #SoleimaniKilled

Gravitas: Are US and Iran on the brink of war?

A tide of mourners welcomed the body of Gen. Qassem Soleimani home to Iran on Monday, ahead of a grand funeral for the man whose death in a U.S. drone strike

Iranians hold funeral procession for Iran's top general Qassem Soleimani

International leaders have called for restraint and de-escalation following the assassination of Iran’s top general, ordered by US President Donald Trump, as Iran’s allies warned the killing could lead to conflict.

Boris Johnson urges Trump to de-escalate tension with Iran

Trump Threatens Iranian Cultural Sites, and Warns of Sanctions on Iraq. The president threatened Iran over potential retaliation for the death of a top general.

US-Iran conflict: Trump warns Iran of Major Retaliation

Dozens of masked men armed with sticks and stones stormed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday evening and went about attacking teachers, students and vandalizing hostels, leaving many wounded.

Masked mob enters JNU campus, brutally beats students and teachers

This segment of WION brings to you top stories of the morning from across the globe. Watch this video to get updated with the latest information.

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - January 06, 2020

The repercussions of escalating tensions after the United States executed a top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani could have a bearing on India’s exports of basmati rice, which has made exporters of the commodity a worried lot. Basmati exports to Iran, which stood at 33 per cent or about $1.56 billion in 2018-19, had already weathered uncertainty following the US’s sanctions against Iran last year. Recent developments have only added to this. Till October, exports were $570 million, which accounted for 26% of exports. #BasmatiExports #SoleimaniKilling #US #Iran

Fineprint: US-Iran row may hit Basmati business

Iran on January 5 said that it was ending its commitment to limit enrichment of uranium as part of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, more fallout from the US strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had said earlier that recent events meant Iran would take an even bigger step away from the deal than it had initially planned. #Iran #US #NuclearDeal #SoleimaniKilling #QassemSoleimani

Fineprint: Iran pulls out of nuclear deal after killing of Solemani

Iraq's parliament passed a resolution earlier Sunday urging the government to expel U.S. troops from the country over the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani and the leader of an Iraqi militia on its soil.

Trump warns he may hit Iraq with sanctions

Iraq's parliament has voted in favour of a resolution to remove foreign troops from the country, in response to the US drone attack that killed top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

Iraq's parliament votes to expel all 5,000 US troops

Venezuela's parliament on January 5 swore in legislator Luis Parra as its new leader after government security forces blocked opposition leader Juan Guaido from entering parliament, in what Guaido's allies called a "parliamentary coup." Opposition leaders had expected to re-elect Guaido, recognized by more than 50 countries as Venezuela's legitimate leader, to a second term as chief of the legislature to continue pushing for the ouster of unpopular President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido could be seen attempting to scale a fence outside parliament and being pushed back by security forces. #Venezuela #Guaido #Maduro #VenezuelaParliament

Scuffle Outside Venezuela Parliament, Guaido tries to scale fence

Massed goons armed with sticks and stones went on a rampage in India's Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 5 evening. Around 50 odd men covering their faces brutally attacked students and faculty members. It is being said that nearly 34 students and 12 teachers have been critically wounded. #JNUProtest #JNU #JNUViolence

WION Dispatch: Over 34 students, 12 teachers injured in JNU violence

Three days after the Nankana Sahib Gurudwara was vandalized by a mob in Pakistan more arrests have followed. The police have named 55 persons and are examining their role in the stone-pelting incident at one of the holiest Sikh shrines. This action comes after India registered its strong protest over the attack and demanded the culprit be brought to book. #NankanaSahib #NankanaSahibAttack #Pakistan #India #SikhShrines

WION Dispatch: 55 arrests in Nankana Sahib FIR, pressure on Pak PM to act

Endurance racing is a form of motorsport racing which is meant to test the durability of equipment and endurance of participants. Teams of multiple drivers attempt to cover a large distance in a single event, with participants given a break with the ability to change during the race. Suzuki has introduced this category of motorsport racing in India and team Pitstop got a chance to understand it with an on-track experience. So, watch the video to know how endurance racing works. #WION #Pitstop #Motorcycle #MotorcycleRacing

WION Pitstop: How endurance motorcycle racing works?

India's financial markets are feeling the heat of the excalating tensions between the US and Iran. Both the sensex and the nifty down nearly 1.5%. #IndianMarkets #US #Iran #IndiaMarkets

Indian markets extended losses,Sensex,Nifty fall over 1.5%

Temperatures in Australia have provided some much-needed respite to the Australian bushfires. Some dangerous fire conditions are now being forecasted for the end of the week. Cooling temperatures and calmer winds have now brought some relief to the Australian communities. #Australia #WION #Bushfires #AustraliaBushfires

Much needed respite from bushfires in Australia

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians thronged Tehran's streets on January 6 for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani. Millions of Iranians are expected to take part in nationwide events honouring Soleimani, in the lead up to his burial in his home town of Kerman on January 7. The commander of the elite Quds Force within Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed by a US drone strike last week. #Soleiman #Iran #QassemSoleimani #Quds

Huge crowds in Tehran for Soleimani’s funeral procession

Golden Globes 2020: 77th Golden Globe Awards: 'Once upon a time in Hollywood' and '1917' win top awards. #GoldenGlobe2020Awards

Golden Globes 2020: And the winners are?

Smog towers are structures designed to work as large-scale air purifiers. They are usually fitted with multiple layers of air filters, which clean the air of pollutants as it passes through them. #SmogTower #Delhi #India

New Delhi gets its first smog tower

Equity indices suffered a blow during early hours on Monday on the back of escalating geopolitical tension after a senior Iranian military official was killed by a US airstrike. At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was down by 456 points to 41,009 while the Nifty 50 edged lower by 136 points at 12,094. All sectoral indices were in the negative terrain with Nifty PSU bank falling by 3.2 per cent, metal by 2.2 per cent, auto by 1.7 per cent and FMCG by 0.8 per cent.

Equities crash on US-Iran tensions, Nifty sinks below 12,100

Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike Friday near Baghdad international airport, shocking the Islamic republic. He was 62.

Iran: Thousands pay respect to Soleimani; Chants 'Death To America'

US-Iran Conflict: Impact on India and Indians in West Asia

In a statement, the Iranian government said it would no longer limit the enrichment of uranium as stipulated under the 2015 nuclear agreement negotiated with world powers.

Iran Ends Commitment to Nuclear Deal After General Soleimani Killing

The funeral procession of Qasem Soleimani took place on the streets of Ahvaz city in Iran. Thousands of Iranian mourn the death of Former Iranian major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qasem Soleimani. #QasemSoleimani #QasemSoleimaniFuneral #Soleimani #US #Iran #WION

Funeral procession of Qasem Soleimani, thousands Iranian mourn Soleimani's death

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