A massive wildfire that is ravaging parts of the US state of Oregon has turned the skies into a dark reddish-orange colour

Sky turns hellish red as Oregon burn from wildfires

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will take part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ministerial meeting on September 10. Jaishankar is likely to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow. Russia is going to play a major role in acting as a mediator between India and China.

Can India-China meet be an breakthrough?

France and India held a bilateral meet after Defence minister Rajnath Singh formally inducted the five Rafale fighter aircraft into the Indian Air Force (IAF) today at the Ambala air base.

India-France joint press conference on Rafale

As the India-China border situation remains tense, the focus is now in Moscow. The foreign ministers of nations that are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are meeting in Moscow. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will be attending the SCO meet.

What can we expect from SCO meet in Moscow?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced at a coronavirus briefing a “moonshot plan” for UK. Announcing the details the PM urged people to abide by new restrictions that outlaw gatherings of more than six people indoors and out, and said they were imperative if the country was to avoid further toughening of the rules.

UK PM Boris Johnson's new 'moonshot plan': Plan to combat coronavirus rising cases

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study is on a temporary hold after a participant falls ill. AstraZeneca didn't reveal any information about the possible side effect expect to call it 'a potentially unexplained illness'.

WION Fineprint: Oxford-Astrazeneca pause major trial for second time

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived Russia on Tuesday on a four-day visit to attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

WION Dispatch: S Jaishankar expected to meet his Chinese counterpart

Wildfires in Washington have torched a record more than two million acres, the state fire department said Wednesday, as an uncontrolled blaze forced many residents to flee their homes.

330,000 acres of forest area burnt in Washington in last 24 hours

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after a participant falls ill in UK

All eyes on India-China FM's meet

The Group of Seven foreign ministers on Tuesday condemned the “confirmed poisoning” of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in the strongest terms and asked for the transparency over the issue.

G7 condemns confirmed poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

G7 nations calls for Russia to establish trasparency over Navalny's poisoning case

Kim Yo-jong, North Korea's de facto second-in-command, has been out of the public eye for more than a month, leaving the South Korean government and experts scrambling to find out what has happened to the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong-un.

Kim Yo-Jong disappears from public radar, expected to return by Oct 10

Afghanistan's Vice President Amrullah Saleh sustained minor injuries when his convoy was targeted in Kabul in an explosion that killed at least six people and wounded a dozen more.

Afghanistan Vice President lightly wounded in Kabul blast that killed 6

Harley Davidson could partnership with Hero MotoCorp in India to groom its business in Indian market where it expected high growth, but is seeing slower sales.

Harley may ride with Hero MotoCorp for India ops

According to Boeing Co., it had identified a third quality-control lapse in production of its 787 Dreamliner, further slowing deliveries of the jetliner and revving up an investigation by federal air-safety regulators.

Deliveries of 787 Dreamliners to be delayed: Boeing

Cheng Lei, an Australian citizen who has worked as a reporter in China and is a well-known TV anchor, was detained by Chinese authorities last month. There has previously been no public explanation.

Journalist Cheng Lei has been detained by China over 'National Security risks'

Sri Lanka Navy says that a narrow diesel fuel patch has been observed in the sea area extending to about one kilo meter away from the burning oil tanker MT New Diamond.

Sri Lanka Navy observes leaking Diesel from Oil tanker MT New Diamond

Indian EAM S Jaishankar is on a 4-day Russia visit, to attend SCO meeting

An explosion targeting the convoy of Afghanistan’s Vice President Amrullah Saleh convoy rocked central Kabul early Wednesday. According to officials of the country, this terrorist attack has failed and Saleh is safe and fine.

Blast in Kabul targets Afghan vice president Saleh’s convoy, attack failed

Tesla shed about $80 billion of its market value on Tuesday, an amount that overshadows the combined value of Feneral Motors Co & Ford Motor Co, after its surprise exclusion from S&P 500 index.

Tesla loses more than combined of Feneral & Ford Motor's value of GM

Alexei Navalny's poisoning may kill a major deal. Germany is threatening Russia to put a hold on Nord Stream 2, a twin gas pipeline from Russia to Germany which is now 90% complete & things hang in a balance for now.

Germany puts pressure on Russia regarding Nord Stream 2

The United Nation voiced alarm Tuesday at growing attacks on journalists and activists in Pakistan, often amid cries of blasphemy, urging Islamabad to protect those facing threats and probe any violence.

UN decries attacks on journalists & activists in Pakistan, urges to ensure protection

The oil industry has asked the United States to pressure Kenya to change its world-leading stance against the plastic waste that litters Africa, according to environmentalists who fear the continent will be used as a dumping ground.

US oil firms wants Kenya to loosen strict stance on plastics

US President Donald Trump has attacked Democratic Vice President nominee Kamala Harris at a campaign rally by saying "people don't like her" and it would be "an insult" to the US if she becomes President.

Trump launches verbal attacks at Kamala Harris at campaign rally

Two Myanmar soldiers gave the military's first documented confession of participating in the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in 2017.

2 Myanmar soldiers confess to massacre of Rohingya Muslims

Union Minister for Sports & Arunachal Pradesh MP Kiren Rijiju in a tweet said that Chinese PLA has found the 5 missing youth on its soil. Previously, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian had denied any knowledge about same.

5 missing Arunachal youths found in China, PLA responded to hotmail: Rijiju

Pakistani government official who went missing from the capital last week has safely returned home. Sajid Gondal is a senior official at the country’s financial regulatory body and he took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce his return.

Pak official who went missing last week returns home, questions over Gondal's whereabouts

Nirav Modi’s legal team on Tuesday alleged that he is unlikely to get a fair trial in India due to the politicisation of his case and the diamond merchant faces a "high risk of suicide" due to the lack of adequate medical facilities in Indian prisons.

Nirav Modi is depressed & faces politically biased trial in India, alleges his legal team

The Kremlin-linked businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed to ruin Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma in a Berlin hospital.

Kremlin linked tycoon Prigozhin vows to ruin Navalny

Global ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday sharply revised its forecast to India's GDP growth, estimating that it will contract 10.5%, while Goldman Sachs expects it to decline by 14.8%in the current fiscal year.

Global rating agencies cut India's GDP forecast

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