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A policeman in Bangalore pulls the plug on Ed Sheeran.

Ed Sheeran unplugged: The moment an Indian policeman sent singer packing

He’s one of the biggest stars in the world, but that cut no sway with a zealous policeman in Bengaluru.

  • Karl Quinn

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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

I met my hero and was lost for words. It was perfect

Becoming tongue-tied in front of the Dalai Lama may actually have been a blessing.

  • Nina Karnikowski
Atlassian executive Sonia Parandekar at the firm’s head office in Sydney. Her travel program epitomises the growing links between Australia and south India.

Meet Sonia: The fly-in, fly-out tech exec who travels to Sydney from Asia’s Silicon Valley

Our commercial and cultural links with India’s “dynamic south” are on the up.

  • Matt Wade
Some 400 million people are expected to attend the festival many call “the world’s biggest festival of humanity”.

Dozens killed in crush at world’s biggest ‘festival of humanity’ despite AI-crowd controller

The 45-day Hindu festival is expected to draw some 400 million people. Even Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and celebrities like Coldplay’s Chris Martin are attending.

  • Saurabh Sharma and Shivam Patel
Devotees take part in a holy bath as part of the grand Kumbh, which happens once in 12 years.

Millions attend the world’s largest gathering, but it’s oddly serene

While the magnitude of this Hindu pilgrimage is theoretically suffocating, it feels uncommonly tranquil.

  • Catherine Marshall
Mohammed Imran holds a picture of his brother Indian national Mohammed Asfan who last called family from the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don before being deployed to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

Indians lured to Russia are dying on the front lines in Ukraine

Families say most of the unwitting recruits were duped by offers of fictitious jobs in Russia.

  • Anant Gupta
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Xinhua News Agency, first responders perform rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.

Hundreds rescued from under rubble after Tibet earthquake

More than 120 people have been confirmed dead and thousands are homeless after a night of sub-zero temperatures and hundreds of aftershocks.

  • Joe Cash
People stand by damaged houses after the earthquake in Tonglai village, in Xigaze, south-western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday.

Powerful earthquake strikes Tibet, rattles Everest region

The magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities.

  • Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma
Making news in 2024: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Kamala Harris, Catherine, Princess of Wales, King Charles III, Syria and Gisèle Pelicot.

The rise and fall of strongmen, and justice for a woman unbowed

It was a year of wars, election surprises, royal health scares and the reign of new queens. Within this maelstrom, one woman’s quiet courage shone through.

  • Lisa Visentin, Zach Hope, Farrah Tomazin, Rob Harris, Matthew Knott, Matt Wade and Lia Timson
A girl walks in the Kaweni slum on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, in the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido.
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World of photos, December 21, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

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