In the battle for presidency of Ghana the ruling NPP is seeking third consecutive term with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as its candidate and the opposition party NDC is planning a comeback after 8 years with former President John Mahama. Watch in for more details!

Ghana Presidential Elections: Ruling NPP releases election manifesto, voting to be held on Dec 6

India Supreme Court is hearing a Suo Moto case related to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud during the hearing said that the country cannot wait for another rape case for changes to take place on the ground. The bench has also questioned the delay in the filing of the FIR in the rape and murder incident. Watch in for more details!

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Will India's apex court fast-track justice?

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Supreme Court sets up National Task Force for doctors' safety

One man died and six people were missing after Bayesian, a 56-metre-long (184-ft) sailboat, was suddenly hit by ferocious weather and now an Italian climatologist has said that, Global warming may have contributed to the freak storm that sank the luxury British-flagged yacht...

British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch missing

Experts are meeting in Bangkok this weekend to make progress on what will be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution... This comes ahead of a final round of negotiations in South Korea in November. Watch in for more details!

World Plastic Pollution Treaty: Are climate change discussions inclusive?

India's electric vehicle sector is charging ahead. Companies like mg motor have set ambitious targets. MG aims for 50% of its sales to come from EVs by FY25, driven by models like the upcoming MG Windsor EV. This move reflects a broader trend in India's automotive landscape, as the country races towards a greener future. Watch in for more details!

India's EV market: Charging ahead?

Ukraine's audacious crossborder strikes on Russian territory have ignited a fresh chapter in the conflict, with Kyiv now openly seeking the deployment of long range missiles. Our next report explores why Kyiv is desperately trying to persuade London to allow it to use Storm Shadow cruise missiles. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war | Storm Shadow: A game-changer for Ukraine?

Pro-Russia websites disguise as American news outlets have been spreading false allegations that Democrats plotted to assassinate former US President Donald Trump. Watch in for more details.

US: Fake news sites spread false Trump Assassination claims

PM Modi will be in Poland this week during which he will meet President, PM, pay homage to Indian soldiers, meet the Indian diaspora. WION's Principal Diplomatic correspondent Siddhant Sibal spoke with Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski about the significance of this visit. Watch in for more details!

PM Modi's Poland visit: Poland Deputy Foreign minister speaks to WION on PM Modi's visit | Exclusive

PM Modi's Poland visit: Poland Deputy Foreign minister hails long-standing relations with India

The Democratic National Convention kicks off at the United Center in Chicago. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his keynote address. Near the Democratic Convention on its opening day police detained dozens who broke through a security fence protesting against the war in Gaza. Watch in for more details.

DNC 2024: Calls to end Israel's Gaza occupation outside DNC

Gawel Bartosz Lopinski, CEO of Billennium, one of Poland's leading IT companies, views India as a significant economic opportunity. Lopinski is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Modi, during the later's Warsaw visit. In an interview with WION's diplomatic correspondent, Sidhant Sibal, the Polish business leader expressed strong enthusiasm about investing in India. The company already operates an office in Pune. Watch in for more details!

PM Modi's Poland visit: Top Polish Business leader sees India as big economic opportunity

Making a renewed push to seal a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting top Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv. Watch in for more details!

West Asia Peace Talks: US State Secy Blinken to meet Netanyahu and top Israeli leaders

Harris is now heading into the Democratic National Convention riding a historic Whirlwind. Harris's campaign has broken records for fundraising packed arenas with supporters and turned the polls in some crucial battle ground states in the favor of the Democrats. Watch in for more details!

US Elections: Ahead of Democratic National Convention, Harris implies Donald Trump a coward

Libya's central bank has suspended all operations after its head of information technology was kidnapped in Tripoli. Musab Msallem was abducted from his home by an unidentified group. The bank has linked the incident to a previous siege on its headquarters and threats made to other executives.

Libya’s central bank shuts down operations

Charges of a conflict of interest have been levelled against SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch. The question now doing the rounds is: Did Buch potentially violate SEBI's 2008 policy on officials holding other professional jobs?

SEBI chief's earnings under scrutiny

Southern Africa is grappling with a severe drought exacerbated by the El Nino phenomenon, impacting nearly 68 million people, according to the Southern African development community. The drought has led to widespread food shortages, severely affecting countries such as Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. The crisis stems from the region experiencing its driest February in a century, with rainfall plummeting to just 20% of usual levels.

El Nino drives Africa's food crisis

Streaming services are increasingly costing consumers more, but it's not just a flash in the pan. Legacy media giants like Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global, and Comcast are transforming their digital strategies from a subscriber gold rush to a revenue-focused approach. Watch in for more details!

Streamers raise prices: What it means for you?

Amid the growing outcry of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in India's West Bengal 71 Padma awardee doctors have written to prime minister Narendra Modi seeking his immediate intervention in the case. Watch in for more details!

Kolkata rape-murder case: 71 Padma awardee doctors seek Indian PM Modi's intervention

Kolkata rape-murder case: Protesting Delhi AIIMS doctors to treat patients' outside Health Ministry

One person was killed after a bomb exploded in Tel Aviv this development comes as US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in the city in a renewed bid to seal a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas war: US intensifies diplomatic pressure to achieve ceasefire deal

It's been less than 2 weeks into its stunning cross border incursion. Ukraine has destroyed a key bridge in Russia's Kursk region and struck a second one nearby on Sunday and the destruction of the first bridge that span the same river near the town of Glushkovo is expected to impede deliveries of supplies to Russian forces repelling Ukraine's incursion. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine destroys two key bridges in Russia's Kursk region

Moscow has shot down media reports of indirect talks with Kyiv in the wake of Ukraine's Kursk offensive. According to these reports, Ukraine and Russia were set to send delegates to Qatar to negotiate an agreement halting strikes on energy and power infrastructure on both warring sides. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow denies reports of indirect talks with Kyiv

US Elections 2024: Kamala Harris & Tim Walz to formally accept nominations at DNC

Kolkata hospital horror: Padma awardee doctors seek PM Modi's intervention

Incidents of violence arson and looting have taken over the headlines after a stabbing rampage at a dance class left three young girls dead and many more wounded. Watch in for more details!

Online disinformation fueled UK riots: Posts with false identity viewed over 4,20,000 times: Report

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting top Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv calling it a decisive moment in the Gaza ceasefire talks. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas war: US President Biden says says Gaza Ceasefire 'Still Possible'

After about a fortnight of Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region President Vladimir Zelensky has revealed the real reason for taking the bold move. Zelensky says Kyiv aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky urges West to allow use of shadow missiles inside Russia

Ukrainian air force destroyed another strategic bridge over the Seym River in Russia's Kursk region limiting the supply capacity of a Russian group opposing the Ukrainian advance. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine destroys another bridge in Russia's Kursk region | WION Originals

Chinese coast guard accused the Philippines of deliberately crashing one of its ships into a Chinese vessel early Monday near Sabina Shoal a new flashpoint in the increasingly alarming territorial disputes between the countries in the South China Sea. Beijing said Chinese and Philippine ships "collided" during a confrontation. According to footage purporting to show the incident attributed to the Chinese coast guard and shared by state broadcaster CCTV, one ship, identified as a Philippine vessel by the Chinese side ran into the left side of a Chinese ship before moving on. Watch in for more details!

South China Sea Tensions: Chinese, & Philippine ships 'collide' in disputed  waters | WION Originals

Hundreds of firefighters on the Portuguese island of Madeira have been scrambling to put out a wildfire sweeping across its southern coast, their effort is being further complicated by strong winds blowing across the Atlantic. Watch in for more details!

Portuguese Island of Madeira battles Wildfires

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