The UK will face severe disruption at its ports and food shortages if it fails to strike a trade deal with the European Union before the end of the year. Watch report.

How will the post-Brexit Britain look?

US President Donald Trump paid just USD 750 in federal income taxes in the year he was elected US president and also in his first year in the White House, according to a media report.

2 decades of Trump's tax returns: 'Zero income taxes in 10 of last 15 years'

The German airline Lufthansa said that it will have to make more staff cuts in addition to the previously announced reduction. Watch report.

Lufthansa struggles despite receiving govt aid: Plans to operate at only 20% to 30% capacity

President Omar al-Bashir ruled with an iron fist for 30 years until his overthrow last year. While legal proceedings against him are ongoing Sudanese in exile around the world are beginning to return.

Sudan's former leader Bashir on trial: A chance to rebuild post-Bashir Sudan

Beijing has reportedly passed a law to protect “non-malicious” medical whistleblowers, months after a Chinese doctor Li Wenliang was reprimanded for sounding the alarm about the nature of the coronavirus outbreak.

WION Dispatch: Beijing passes new whistleblower law | World News

The United Kingdom is gearing up for the second nationwide lockdown as the coronavirus cases are rapidly rising in the country.

WION Dispatch: Another national lockdown in the United Kingdom?

One of the world's oldest towns of Turkey, Hasankeyf now lies underwater. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: Reviving tourism in a submerged town Hasankeyf

With gyms closed and a lot of sports clubs unable to reopen because of the coronavirus pandemic, Kayaking has become a loved sport for New Yorkers.

WION Dispatch: Kayaking becomes popular with New Yorkers | World New

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Armenia must immediately withdraw from the territory he said it was occupying in Azerbaijan, and it was time to end a crisis over the breakaway region after clashes between Azeri and Armenian forces.

Your Story: Armenia-Azerbaijan flare-up, Turkey says Armenia must withdraw

US President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court to fill up the vacancy following the death of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

Trump's US Supreme Court pick is Judge Amy Coney Barrett

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually addressed the 75th UNGA. She went out to highlight the biggest refugee crisis.

Bangladesh PM highlights Rohingya crisis at UNGA

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday pushed for the reforms in the global body.

Indian PM's virtual address at UNGA, Modi demanded bigger role at UN

US is towards the November polls but Donald Trump is very quickly trying to fill the vacant position in the Supreme Court before the election happens.

Donald Trump picks conservative Amy C. Barrett for top court judge

Switzerland voters are set to decide on whether to make it easier to shoot the predators in a highly contested referendum that has farmers and wolf advocates baring their teeth.

Switzerland to hold key vote on future of wolves

Pro-life & pro-opinion clash in Washington DC as US President Donald Trump publically announces conservative judge Amy Barrett his nominee.

Donald Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

The volatile US presidential election enters a fierce new stage this week when Donald Trump and Joe Biden hold their first debate

US Election 2020: Top court in the middle of a storm

Hours before a US court is set to rule out on the US ban of the video-sharing app TikTok, a judge in Pennsylvania has rejected a request by three TikTok content creators who asked her to temporarily block a government ban on Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc Google. The creators had requested the judge to reconsider their request as they fear the ban would make them "lose access to tens of thousands of potential viewers and creators every month, an effect amplified by the looming threat to close TikTok altogether."

US govt to ban new downloads of TikTok: 'TikTok is a security threat'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the 69th edition of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat.

Indian PM Narendra Modi addressed the 69th edition of 'Mann Ki Baat'

French President Emmanuel Macron said that "It is a crisis of power, an authoritarian power that cannot accept the logic of democracy and which is hanging on by force. It is clear that Lukashenko has to go."

Emmanuel Macron: Lukashenko is using force to remain in power

US President Donald Trump seems to be a softening stance on a possible transfer of power after the election. Trump has been warning his supporters that there could be a big case of fraud by Democrats.

Donald Trump: Want a friendly transition of power

Australian wildlife officials started disposal of nearly 350 dead pilot whales after hopes of rescuing more were shattered after days of the tiresome rescue missions Macquarie Harbour in Tasmania state.

Australia: 108 pilot wales rescued, 15 whales disposed so far

Navies of India and Japan on Sunday began a three-day anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Indian Ocean region to deepen their operational coordination in the strategically important sea lanes around the two countries.

4th edition of Jimex-2020 underway: India-Japan extensive maritime operations day 1

Swiss voters will decide the fate of EU citizens along with four other more nationally focused referendums. Watch report.

Will Switzerland end EU freedom of movement? | World News

Clashes begun between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, with at least one Azerbaijani helicopter shot down.

Clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh region: Massive troops mobilisation underway

World's best mine-detecting dogs undergo schooling at the global training centre of the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) in a suburb of Sarajevo. Watch report.

Meet Bosnia's mine detecting heroes: World's best mine-detecting dogs

With the COVID-19 pandemic raging across Europe, commuters in the French capital decided to ditch public transport and took to biking instead. Watch report.

Road accidents become the new normal in Paris: Parisians ditch public transport

The Nordic country’s ruling party has proposed cutting its famously high “sin” taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sweets and other consumer goods after the coronavirus lockdown showed how much business is lost every year to Norwegians flocking to neighbouring Sweden to snap up such items at cheaper prices.

Norway to cut sin tax to spur spending: Tax cut to boost sales amid pandemic

Tens of thousands of people in Thailand on September 26 flocked to a government-organized job expo with more than a million jobs up for grabs as it works to stem mounting unemployment in an economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Thousand flock to Job Expo in Bangkok: Government plans to offer millions of jobs

Around 150 climate activists entered the Garzweiler II brown coal mine in western Germany on September 26. Some protesters even broke into the surface mine's coal storage facilities, according to police and utility company RWE, which operates the mine.

German protesters demand coal mine's closure: Several protesters detained

The US Presidential debate is just 2 days away. President Donald Trump and Former Vice-President Joe Biden are going to take a common floor. Maybe they can learn from some of the historic debate moments that shaped US politics.

Most memorable moments of US Presidential debates

The first tram in the world to have a library is now open in Kolkata. Passing through College Street also known as ‘boipara’ or “the area of books”, the single coach AC tram will run regularly between Esplanade and Shyambazar.

Kolkata gets world's first tram library

world-news

World News, News on World News, stories on World News, articles on World News, World News stories at Wion, World News news, World News latest news

world news