Around 1.4 million people from the subcontinent – now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh – are known to have served in the British Indian Army in WW1.

In the years that followed the war, officials visited every town and village in Punjab in an effort to record the names and fates of each of the 320,000 servicemen who came from that state alone.

Following India's partition in 1947 the state of Punjab was split between India and Pakistan.

Scores of cracked,

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised "unequivocally" for comments he made about popstar Kylie Minogue in a podcast interview last week.

The leader had made an appearance on the Bush Deep podcast with comedian Nikki Osborne, who asked him during a 20-minute interview whether he would "shag, marry or date" Minogue, actress Nicole Kidman and entertainer Rhonda Burchmore.

After initially trying to avoid the question, Albanese said "Oh, Kylie, clearly".

He was quickly met by a wave of backlash, with

Bangladeshi analysts further point out that the alleged inflammatory comments against Bangladesh during India's West Bengal state elections by Hindu-nationalist politicians are sending mixed signals to Dhaka.

"All these things got high visibility and created public dissatisfaction in Bangladesh which in a way reflected on Dhaka's thinking process," says Humayun Kabir, a former Bangladeshi diplomat.

"The Bangladeshi government didn't look at these issues or positive indications," he adds.

In May, the Hindu nationalist BJP ousted the regional Trinamool Congress in West

Acquittal: If Le Pen is acquitted, she will be clear to run for the presidency with her reputation intact. This verdict is seen as unlikely.

Guilty: If the court finds her guilty and bars her from office for more than two years (from 31 March 2025), she will not be able to stand. That is because the clock has continued ticking since the five-year ban on public office was handed down.

Guilty with reduced ban: It would be a different story if she

West Africa remains the global epicentre for illegal fishing. An estimated 40% of the world's unlicensed catch can be traced to its waters, according to a 2024 global report.

The study estimated that this costs West African nations a combined $10bn in lost revenues, and risks the food security of millions of people. Commentators say that the situation has not improved in the subsequent two years.

Thomas Turay, president of Sierra Leone's Fishermen's Union, says that the average

The US, however, has continued to tighten the screws.

In late May it launched an investigation to determine whether Vietnam's failure to stamp out IP violations was "unreasonable" and problematic for US commerce.

So Vietnamese authorities tightened screws of their own.

On 10 June, police in Thanh Hoa province dismantled a ring that manufactured and sold more than 10,000 counterfeit jewellery items. The fakes imitated brands like Bvlgari, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, and Tiffany & Co, and generated an estimated

In a hard landing, a plane touches down with excessive vertical speed or force, exceeding the manufacturer limit.

The FAA said on social media that air traffic control "was not providing services to the aircraft" at the time of the incident.

The New York Times reported that the plane was coming from the Hamptons - a seaside retreat for affluent New Yorkers - and was heading to a seaplane base when it struck a wave while landing, leading to it partially capsizing.

Another seaplane was damaged in the East River three weeks

A Delta Air Lines plane carrying 52 passengers and six crew members was hit by fireworks as it prepared to land at a Chicago airport on Saturday night.

The flight from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport to Midway International Airport "reportedly made contact with a firework while on descent," a spokesperson for the airline told the BBC.

"The flight safely landed and taxied to the gate," they added. There were no injuries and the incident was reported to aviation authorities.

The aircraft was struck as millions across