Hundreds of firefighters are battling the blaze at the edge of Greece's Dadia national park. The European Commission described it as the largest single fire in the history of the EU.

Indian scientists hope the success of the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission will inspire more young women to study STEM fields.

At least 63 people were killed and 43 injured in a fire in the central business district of South Africa's biggest city of Johannesburg on Thursday, the municipal government said.

Lawmakers from the Kuki community are now calling for the creation of a "separate administration" for the districts where they're in a majority.

As Middle Eastern countries again accept Bashar Assad's control over Syria, India is beginning to renew its ties with Damascus in order to build strategic influence in the region.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday called the more than 70 deaths in an apartment block fire in Johannesburg "a tragedy." Johannesburg officials initially suggested the building had been occupied by squatters, but Ramaphosa said that criminal gangs were exploiting vulnerable families by levy rents on buildings like the one that burnt.

Aditya-L1 is India's maiden solar mission and follows soon after its successful uncrewed lunar landing. India has been pushing hard to increase its footprint in space in recent years.

Since the start of the new school year in April, secondary school children in India have been learning things differently. The government has extensively revised textbooks. This reform has stirred controversy, with a number of historians and scientists accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of trying to rewrite history and removing material that does not suit its Hindu nationalist vision. Our correspondents report.

President Xi Jinping appears unlikely to attend the upcoming G20 summit in India. Bilateral relations with New Delhi have grown frosty, while Beijing also faces pressure over human rights and Russia's war in Ukraine.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives New Delhi ahead of the G-20 Summit in India. He is received by Senior Government officials of the India and Nigerian Governments.

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The usage of the word Bharat in a G20 dinner invitation has triggered a political row. Critics say an attempt to scrap the use of India is a nationalist ploy for political gain ahead of elections.