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Inside the $90 million vault guarding 13 million pieces of Australia’s natural history

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.

Pride, progress, and patriotism to mark India’s 79th Independence Day

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 groups protest Pakistan’s ‘vile terrorism’, wish India on Independence Day

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.

British government rejects call to remove ‘Clive of India’ statue

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.

Bishnoi gang ‘terrorising communities’ — Canadian Conservatives call to label it a terrorist group

“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.

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