Speaking from Suva during the Pacific Island Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Wong described the Pacific as standing "at a pivotal juncture."

The building is not open to the public, but its vaults house treasures such as 55,000 birds representing 99 per cent of Australian species, 17,000 orchids preserved in ethanol, and the world’s largest collection of Australian insects – more than 12 million in total.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the tricolour at the Red Fort, assisted by Flying Officer Rashika Sharma, followed by a 21-gun salute and the national anthem played by an Indian Air Force band featuring Agniveer Vayu musicians.

Baloch and Pashtun leaders have condemned Pakistan as a “terrorist state” and marked its independence day on 14 August as a “black day,” accusing Islamabad of decades of occupation, resource plunder, and human rights abuses.

Baroness Thangam Debbonaire said the statue fails to contextualise the violent and exploitative nature of colonial rule and perpetuates a romanticised view of the British Empire.

Recipients are urged not to engage with these callers, avoid sharing any personal or financial details, and hang up immediately.

Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash accused the Prime Minister of “emboldening a terror group who murder civilians in cold blood.”

He stressed that the trilingual release is not just a translation project but a symbolic act of respect for Fiji’s cultural diversity.

Mir Yaar Baloch contrasted the Baloch people’s historic goodwill towards the United States with Islamabad’s duplicity.

“They have taken credit for vast violence in Canada and abroad,” Caputo wrote, citing political shootings, extortion of Indian-Canadians and “extreme violence” carried out religious and ideological reasons.