Three Vatican Swiss Guards who have refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 upon Holy See orders have voluntarily left the storied corps to return to Switzerland, a Swiss Guard official said Sunday. Watch this report for more details.

3 Swiss guards decide to resign than get vaccine

India has strongly slammed Pakistan at the United Nations, saying that the country is the "biggest destabilizing force in the world" which has "repeatedly indulged in cross-border terrorism." Watch this report for more details.

Indian diplomat urges UN to not allow Pakistan to abuse platform

Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla held talks with Sri Lanka’s top leadership, including Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday. Also, he assured commitment to protecting Tamil rights. Watch this report for more details.

Harsh Shringla assured commitment to protecting Tamil rights

Global warming helped wipe out 14 percent of the world’s coral reefs between 2009 and 2018, the largest-ever survey of coral health has found, warning that more of the vibrant underwater ecosystems were likely to die if oceans warm further. Watch this report for more details.

Global warming kills 14% of Coral reefs

Aftermath of Africa's most dangerous volcano,3500 homes were gutted in the lava flow .chldrens dispaced by volcanic eruptions. Watch this report for more details.

Africa: Eruptions leave thousands homeless

Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics, "for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems," announced the award-giving organisation on Tuesday. Watch this report for more details.

Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, Giorgio Parisi win 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics

Taiwan needs to be on alert for China's "over the top" military activities, the premier said on Tuesday, after a record 56 Chinese aircraft flew into Taiwan's air defence zone, while the president said the island would do what it took to defend itself. Watch this report for more details.

Taiwan to China: Stop provocative actions

Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth has fallen by more than $6 billion in a few hours, knocking him down a notch on the list of the world’s richest people, after a whistleblower came forward and outages took Facebook Inc.’s flagship products offline. Watch this report for more details.

Zuckerberg loses $7 billion in hours after FB crash

Trading in shares of debt-laden China Evergrande was suspended on Monday after it missed a key bond interest payment last week, its second offshore debt obligation in a week, with market watchers jittery as the group’s troubles unravel. Watch this report for more details.

Shares of China Evergrande and property services unit suspended: HKEX

More than two weeks after the shock scrapping of a submarine contract with Australia, France is in no hurry to mend ties with Canberra as it weighs up whether to extract a cost for its ally’s “betrayal”.Watch this report for more details.

France in no hurry to mend Australia ties

The European Union foreign policy chief said on Sunday the Taliban government's behaviour up to now was "not very encouraging", and any economic collapse in Afghanistan would raise the risk of terrorism and other threats. Watch this report for more details.

EU foreign policy chief: Taliban government behaviour 'not encouraging'

Austria’s government unveiled on Sunday what it calls an “eco-social” reform of the tax system, a key promise of the conservative-green coalition. Watch this report for more details.

Austrian government announces “eco” tax reform

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday visited the World War II-era oil storage facility in the strategically advantaged port district of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka's east coast, which has been a key bilateral economic partnership link for decades. Watch this report for more details.

Indian Foreign Secy visited WW-2 era Trincomalee oil tank farm

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country have crossed 900 million, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said. Watch this report for more details.

India administers over 900 million jabs of COVID vaccines

With the outbreak of delta variants, the prime minister of New Zealand urged people to get vaccinated to fight against the coronavirus. Watch this report for more details.

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern urges people to get vaccinated

We bring you the biggest stories of the day. From&nbsp;Russia seeing nothing special in Pandora Papers to&nbsp;PM Imran Khan saying&nbsp;Pakistan government will probe all citizens exposed,&nbsp;we have it all.

You can also read reports about&nbsp;scrapped Air India plane getting stuck under a foot-over bridge in Delhi,&nbsp;US looking to have 'frank conversations' with China on trade,&nbsp;Iran making concerted efforts to launch Arak nuclear research reactor 'within a year' and more.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/russia-sees-nothing-special-in-pandora-papers-leak-and-dismisses-unsubstantiated-claims-418189">Russia sees nothing special in Pandora Papers, refutes unsubstantiated claims</a>

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Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Monday dismissed the Pandora papers as “unsubstantiated claims” and said that no hidden wealth was found in the Russian president’s inner circle.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/us-scientists-david-julius-ardem-patapoutian-win-nobel-prize-in-medicine-for-research-about-temperature-and-touch-418138">US scientists win Nobel in medicine for research about temperature and touch</a>

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Two California scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for finding new channels that help explain how heat, cold and touch trigger signals in people’s nervous system.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/pandora-papers-leak-pakistan-govt-to-probe-all-citizens-exposed-says-pm-imran-khan-418153">Pandora Papers leak: Pakistan govt to probe all citizens exposed, says PM</a>

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government would investigate all citizens mentioned in the report. In the leak, several people from Pakistan have been claimed to be holding foreign assets.&nbsp;

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/swedish-cartoonist-who-depicted-prophet-mohammed-as-dog-dies-in-car-crash-418174">Swedish cartoonist who depicted Prophet Mohammed as dog dies in car crash</a>

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Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks and two police officers were stravelling in a car that collided with an oncoming truck. Vilks had courted controversy in 2007 by depicting Prophet Mohammed as a dog.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/watch-scrapped-air-india-plane-gets-stuck-under-a-foot-over-bridge-in-delhi-418159">Watch: Scrapped Air India plane gets stuck under a foot-over bridge in Delhi</a>

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A video of a wrecked Air India aircraft trapped underneath a pedestrian overbridge in Delhi while being moved has gone viral on the internet.&nbsp;

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/made-in-amethi-kalashnikovs-russia-says-ready-to-train-indian-specialist-for-ak-203-project-418214">'Made in Amethi' Kalashnikovs: Russia says ready to train Indian specialist for AK-203 project</a>

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Russia's Rosoboronexport, the state agency for exports and imports of defence products, is ready to train Indian specialists for the AK-203 Kalashnikov project in Amethi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-to-have-frank-conversations-with-china-on-trade-418119">US to have 'frank conversations' with China on trade</a>

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The United States will soon have "frank conversations" with China on trade. The US President Joe Biden's administration believes the Asian giant has not honoured its commitments under an agreement signed in January 2020.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/iran-to-launch-arak-nuclear-research-reactor-within-a-year-418149">Iran to launch Arak nuclear research reactor 'within a year'</a>

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An Iranian nuclear reactor is being converted from heavy water production to a power generating research&nbsp;facility. It&nbsp;will be launched within a year. In&nbsp;a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, the Islamic republic shut down the original Arak reactor in Markazi province.&nbsp;

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/world-tourism-surges-in-july-but-falls-short-of-pre-covid-levels-418165">World tourism surges in July, but falls short of pre-Covid levels</a>

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In July, world tourism surged, all thanks to vaccination rollouts and fewer travel restrictions. But still the traveller numbers fell far short of pre-pandemic levels.&nbsp;Some 54 million tourists crossed international borders in July, the highest figure since April 2020.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/manila-mayor-officially-joins-2022-presidential-race-418130">Manila Mayor officially joins 2022 presidential race</a>

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Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso on Monday filed his certificate of candidacy to run for May 2022 presidential elections in the Philippines.

We bring you the biggest stories of the day. From Russia seeing nothing special in Pandora Papers to PM Imran Khan saying Pakistan government will probe all citizens exposed, we have it all.

We bring you the biggest stories of the day. From Russia seeing nothing special in Pandora Papers to PM Imran Khan saying Pakistan government will probe all citizens exposed, we have it all. You can also read reports about scrapped Air India plane getting stuck under a foot-over bridge in Delhi, US looking to have 'frank conversations' with China on trade, Iran making concerted efforts to launch Arak nuclear research reactor 'within a year' and more. Please click on the headline to read the full story. Russia sees nothing special in Pandora Papers, refutes unsubstantiated claims Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Monday dismissed the Pandora papers as “unsubstantiated claims” and said that no hidden wealth was found in the Russian president’s inner circle. US scientists win Nobel in medicine for research about temperature and touch Two California scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for finding new channels that help explain how heat, cold and touch trigger signals in people’s nervous system. Pandora Papers leak: Pakistan govt to probe all citizens exposed, says PM Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government would investigate all citizens mentioned in the report. In the leak, several people from Pakistan have been claimed to be holding foreign assets. Swedish cartoonist who depicted Prophet Mohammed as dog dies in car crash Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks and two police officers were stravelling in a car that collided with an oncoming truck. Vilks had courted controversy in 2007 by depicting Prophet Mohammed as a dog. Watch: Scrapped Air India plane gets stuck under a foot-over bridge in Delhi A video of a wrecked Air India aircraft trapped underneath a pedestrian overbridge in Delhi while being moved has gone viral on the internet. 'Made in Amethi' Kalashnikovs: Russia says ready to train Indian specialist for AK-203 project Russia's Rosoboronexport, the state agency for exports and imports of defence products, is ready to train Indian specialists for the AK-203 Kalashnikov project in Amethi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. US to have 'frank conversations' with China on trade The United States will soon have "frank conversations" with China on trade. The US President Joe Biden's administration believes the Asian giant has not honoured its commitments under an agreement signed in January 2020. Iran to launch Arak nuclear research reactor 'within a year' An Iranian nuclear reactor is being converted from heavy water production to a power generating research facility. It will be launched within a year. In a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, the Islamic republic shut down the original Arak reactor in Markazi province. World tourism surges in July, but falls short of pre-Covid levels In July, world tourism surged, all thanks to vaccination rollouts and fewer travel restrictions. But still the traveller numbers fell far short of pre-pandemic levels. Some 54 million tourists crossed international borders in July, the highest figure since April 2020. Manila Mayor officially joins 2022 presidential race Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso on Monday filed his certificate of candidacy to run for May 2022 presidential elections in the Philippines.

Top 10 world news: Russia sees nothing special in leak, Pak to probe all exposed and more

North and South Korea restored the cross-border hotline as officials conducted their first phone call since August. Watch this report for more detail.

North and South Korea restore hotline, exchange phone call

North and South Korea restored the cross-border hotline as officials conducted their first phone call since August. The move comes just days after Kim Jong-Un's regime tested a hypersonic missile and launched a long-range cruise missile last month.

Meanwhile, in a startling revelation, the Pandora Papers revealed Russian President Putin being reportedly linked to undisclosed assets in Monaco. Pandora Papers&nbsp;identified the buyer as a woman named Svetlana Krivonogikh. The woman has been romantically linked with Putin since he was still deputy mayor of her hometown of St. Petersburg and reportedly has a daughter with him.

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Last week North Korea had tested an anti-aircraft missile even as Kim Jong Un expressed his wish to restore the inter-Korean hotline.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/pandora-papers-reveal-putins-alleged-mistress-has-assets-worth-100-million-report-418025">Pandora Papers reveal Putin's alleged mistress has assets worth $100 million: Report</a>

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In September 2003, a secret transaction took place in Monaco. A flat was purchased for €3.6 million. However, the identity of the flat’s buyer was a mystery.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/oil-spill-due-to-pipeline-leak-hits-california-shores-418022">Oil spill due to pipeline leak hits California shores</a>

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The oil spill off California has been described as "environmental catastrophe" by the mayor of a city in the area.&nbsp;

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/france-faces-sperm-donation-crisis-418004">Watch:&nbsp;France faces sperm donation crisis</a>

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North and South Korea restored the cross-border hotline as officials conducted their first phone call since August. The move comes just days after Kim Jong-Un's regime tested a hypersonic missile and launched a long-range cruise missile last month.

North and South Korea restored the cross-border hotline as officials conducted their first phone call since August. The move comes just days after Kim Jong-Un's regime tested a hypersonic missile and launched a long-range cruise missile last month. Meanwhile, in a startling revelation, the Pandora Papers revealed Russian President Putin being reportedly linked to undisclosed assets in Monaco. Pandora Papers identified the buyer as a woman named Svetlana Krivonogikh. The woman has been romantically linked with Putin since he was still deputy mayor of her hometown of St. Petersburg and reportedly has a daughter with him. Click on the headlines to know more North and South Korea restore hotline, exchange phone call Last week North Korea had tested an anti-aircraft missile even as Kim Jong Un expressed his wish to restore the inter-Korean hotline. Pandora Papers reveal Putin's alleged mistress has assets worth $100 million: Report In September 2003, a secret transaction took place in Monaco. A flat was purchased for €3.6 million. However, the identity of the flat’s buyer was a mystery. Oil spill due to pipeline leak hits California shores The oil spill off California has been described as "environmental catastrophe" by the mayor of a city in the area. Watch: France faces sperm donation crisis

Morning news brief: Putin linked to Pandora Papers, California oil spill & more

Spain will provide 206 million euros ($239 million) to help the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands recover from its volcanic eruption, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday. Watch this report for more details.

Spain's PM Sanchez announces recovery aid worth $239 million

A large oil spill off the southern California coast left fish dead, birds mired in petroleum and wetlands contaminated, prompting local officials to call it an environmental catastrophe. Watch this report for more details.

California: Oil spill an environmental catastrophe

Turkey's newest park is an underwater museum of fourteen shipwrecks that lie beneath the waves of the Dardanelles Strait, a glimpse into the fierce battles between Ottoman and Allied forces in World War I. Watch this report for more details.

Underwater Museum of Gallipoli battle shipwrecks opens in Turkey |

The Pandora Papers has revealed names of 700 Pakistani individuals and members of Prime Minister Imran Khan's cabinet, inner circle, including cabinet ministers, their families and major financial backers, who have secretly owned an array of companies and trusts holding millions of dollars of hidden wealth. Watch this report for more details.

Pandora Papers reveal top names of Imran Khan's Cabinet

Experts say the 2C warm Earth will see the number of people facing more than double the extreme heat waves. Watch this report for more details.

What will earth look like if it warms up by 2 degree Celsius?

US Marines who had been deployed to Afghanistan returned to the US over the weekend, and were pictured enjoying an emotional reunion with their families and friends. Watch this report for more details.

US Marines deployed in Afghanistan return

Rapid developments in tourism have taken a toll on Europe's oldest lake Ohrid in North Macedonia. With different groups battling for their interests, the lake's preservation has been put at stake. The lake is polluted to the utmost level. Watch this report for more details.

Rapid developments in tourism take toll on Europe's oldest lake, Ohrid

Lufthansa said it has agreed to lease four new Airbus A350-900 long-haul passenger jets, taking on newer planes left without homes as airlines restructure their balance sheets amid the coronavirus crisis. Watch this report for more details.

Lufthansa adds four new Airbus A350s to its fleet

Semiconductor issue hitting Indian auto industry very hard, sales of major auto companies have declined.On this WION speaks to Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, VW Passenger Cars India Watch this report for more details.

WION speaks to Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, VW Passenger Cars India

Saudi Arabia confirmed on Sunday it had held its first round of direct talks with Iran's new government last month, part of a process begun earlier this year to reduce tension between the Gulf's rival Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim powers. Watch this report for more details.

Saudi confirms first round of talks with new Iranian government

OPEC and its allies meet on Monday to debate how much oil to release into the red hot market, where supply disruptions and recovering demand from the coronavirus pandemic have pushed oil above $80 per barrel. Watch this report for more details

Producers to debate on oil output

Algeria has recalled its ambassador to France for consultations after what it called "irresponsible" comments attributed to French President Emmanuel Macron, Algeria's presidency said on Saturday. Watch this report for more details.

Algeria recalls ambassador to France for consultations

Climate change affects animal behaviour in a strange way, Loggerhead turtles on the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list. Watch this report for more details.

Loggerhead turtles on International Union for Conservation of Nature red list

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