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.
“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.
Rubio added that real change would come only when Palestinian areas are not governed by terrorist groups, referring to Hamas, which controls Gaza and carried out the deadly October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
Education Minister Jason Clare and Skills and Training Minister Andrew Giles announced the appointment, highlighting Prof. Glover’s extensive experience across higher education and workforce policy.
Authorities allege the woman travelled to Syria between 2013 and 2014 with others, including a man, to join ISIS. The man is believed to now be incarcerated in a Middle Eastern prison.
