Wildfires are sweeping through the US west coast states. More than 30 people have lost their lives. Watch report.

US Wildfires weep through west coast: Burnt area roughly the size of New Jersey

Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem over his alleged corruption and the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Protests in Israel over COVID crisis: Unemployment spikes to over 20%

As COVID-19 grounds swaths of airline fleets, companies that profit off the dismantling and trade of aircraft parts are seeing early signs of an expected rebound in activity as carriers accelerate plane retirements.

A sudden increase in used plane parts supply

South Africa’s economy will likely contract this year by more than the 7% previously forecast by the Treasury.

South Africa's economy to shrink by more than 7% in 2020

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said that Euro zone governments must keep spending heavily to aid the bloc’s recovery from its historic pandemic-induced recession, complementing already super-easy monetary policy.

EU government's urged to spend heavily: ECB Chief shifts burden to govt on recovery

Tropical Storm Sally triggered evacuations in Louisiana on Sunday as the northern Gulf Coast prepared for it to make landfall late Monday.

Tropical storm Sally: Hurricane warning issued in few countries | World News | WION News

Russia's main pro-Kremlin party is claiming a clear win in local polls, seen as a big test of its popularity. Watch report.

Russia regional election: Politicians backed by Putin coasting to landslide win

More than 10,000 women have marched through the Belarusian capital on Saturday in a quietly powerful response to the gruesome violence inflicted on thousands of Belarusians over the previous days.

Belarus unrest: Thousands of women protest in Minsk

Ahead of the start of Monsoon session on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the media, he saluted the courage of soldiers and said: "I believe that all members of the Parliament will give an unequivocal message that the country stands with our soldiers."

PM Modi stimulate soldiers posted on China border ahead of Parliament's monsoon session

India's Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan on September 13, 2020 claimed that India shall have a vaccine ready by March 2021. He even offered to take the first shot himself for receiving COVID-19 vaccine if people have any 'trust deficit'.

India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan: COVID-19 vaccine to be ready by March 2021

Ahead of the Monsoon session of the Indian Parliament, Indian PM Narendra Modi spoke briefly and said that the Parliament unanimously stands firmly behind the Indian Armed Forces.

Indian PM Narendra Modi: 'Soldiers are standing firm at the border'

More than 70 people have been arrested in Melbourne, Australia, for flouting the state's stay-at-home orders to attend an anti-lockdown protest.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Several people arrested in illegal protests in Melbourne

In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump on September 13 hosted his first indoor rally since June with a packed, mask-less Nevada crowd. Trump said that Biden is not qualified to become the President of the United States of America.

Trump rails against democratic rival: 'Biden not qualified to be President'

Yoshihide Suga is almost certain to become the country's next Prime Minister, as Japan's governing party has chosen Suga as its new leader to succeed Shinzo Abe.

Yoshihide Suga, Chief Cabinet Secretary, set to become new Prime Minister of Japan

US President Donald Trump has managed to pick another victory for US diplomacy in west Asia ahead of his re-elections bid in November. Trump's 2nd deal with Israel and Bahrain is the new US diplomacy.

Victory for Trump’s diplomacy: Two west Asia peace deals in a month

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After nearly two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands, peace talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban have opened in Qatar's capital. Watch report.

Intra-Afghan peace talks begin in Doha: 'Taliban attacked Afghan forces in 18 provinces'

Amid escalating tensions Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighter jets attacked barracks and military sites of the armed Houthi movement in Yemen's capital Sanaa.

Saudi coalition attack Houthi military sites in Yemen's Sanaa

Greek riot police fired tear gas at protesting asylum seekers on Lesbos island as tensions boiled following the catastrophic fire that ripped through Europe's largest migrant camp this week.

Lesbos protests: Multiple women faint due to tear gas

8 member nations of the UNSC have urged Myanmar to ensure that the Rohingyas can participate in the general elections. Watch report.

8 UNSC members appeal to Myanmar: Appeal for Rohingya participation in general elections

A 14-year-old Hindu girl has been allegedly kidnapped and forcefully married in Sindh, Pakistan by faking her actual age on the documents.

Pakistan: 14-year-old Hindu girl forcefully converted and married to her abductor

Demonstrators took to the streets in Colombia’s capital Bogota to press ahead with protests against police brutality that have erupted in violence and taken 13 lives so far.

Protests against police brutality leave 13 dead in Bogota

Domestic air travel in Wuhan, the epicentre of the global Coronavirus outbreak, has returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Number of domestic flights return to pre-pandemic levels in Wuhan

The Gulf coast of the United States is in the eye of the second hurricane in a span of 15-days. Tropical storm sally has gained its strength of the west coast Florida and it is forecast to make landfall on Monday.

Tropical storm Sally expected to hit US Gulf Coast as category-2 hurricane

Farmers clashed with members of the Mexican National Guard during a protest against the decision of the Mexican government to divert water from La Boquilla dam to the US. Two people died during the clash.

2 people killed in clash over diversion of La Boquilla dam's water to US

Lebanese citizens continues to protest against the government following the massive Beirut port blast that killed more than 190 people. Protesters marched to the Presidential palace announcing a lack of progress in a probe into the blast that ravished the city of Beirut.

Beirut blast protest: Lebanese protesters march to Presidential palace

US President Donald Trump arrived in Nevada for a fund raiser campaign & political rallies, during which Trump took a sharp dig at Steve Sisolak and called him a "political hack".

Trump takes a dig at Nevada Governor during his campaign

North Korea executed five government officials after they spoke out against the regime's economic policies. All five Economic Ministry employees were shot by firing squad after details of their conversations emerged at a dinner party.

Five North Korean govt workers executed for criticising Kim Jong-un's policies

Dozens of dead dolphins wash ashore. Three sailors killed as clean-up boats collide. Oil spills take a deadly toll. Who is responsible?

Wion Wideangle: Crimes at Sea

Founded in 1775, the United States postal services are a lifeline for Americans, but in the recent past it has taken over all news headlines & campaigning rallies in the US. Watch the video to know more.

What is United States Postal Service?

A brutal gangrape in Pakistan's Lahore has shaken the people in the country. Women took this to the streets of Islamabad over Pak's government inaction towards investigating the horrifying incident.

Public outrage in Pak over govt's inaction towards brutal gangrape in Lahore

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