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Lord Mayor Nick Reece poses for photos during his visit to India.

‘Is it value for money?’: How Nick Reece spent $150k overseas in four months

Melbourne’s lord mayor billed ratepayers for business class flights and luxury hotels as he and his team visited China, Japan, Brazil and India.

  • Cara Waters

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The Adiyogi Shiva statue is 112 feet (34 metres) tall, an allusion to the 112 chakras of the body.

‘Arc de Trump’? The 20 most over-the-top buildings ever constructed

The US president’s proposed monument would join a long and rapidly growing list of structures we could probably do without.

  • Chris Moss
Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., takes the stage during the third day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

‘No other choice’: Top senator says ‘100 per cent’ chance US will deliver on AUKUS

Hillary Clinton’s 2016 running mate says China would weaponise any collapse in the AUKUS plan, making it crucial for the US to deliver on its promises.

  • Matthew Knott
Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam leaves the ground after losing his wicket.

Pakistan’s India World Cup boycott may cost world cricket $250 million

Pakistan’s decision to forbid its national cricket team from playing against India at the Twenty20 World Cup may cost world cricket more than a quarter of a billion dollars.

  • Daniel Brettig

The last US-Russia nuclear treaty has expired. What now?

Since the dawn of the nuclear age, there have been efforts to limit nuclear arms. What does this treaty’s lapse mean for the world?

  • Angus Holland
Health Minister Mark Butler.

‘We’re taking it seriously’: Australia monitoring India’s outbreak of deadly Nipah virus

However, infectious diseases experts have questioned why recent cases have caused such a response abroad.

  • Brittany Busch and Kate Aubusson
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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the signing of the deal sent a strong message to the rest of the world that co-operation was the best answer to global challenge

The ‘mother of all deals’ that will infuriate Trump

After two decades of negotiations, the European Union and India have reached an agreement that risks the ire of the US president. He has no one to blame but himself.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Jagnoor Jagnoor talks with the Herald

The simple fix that is saving the lives of very young children from drowning

Jagnoor Jagnoor has been key to reducing drowning rates in parts of the world where shocking numbers of children die every year.

  • Julie Power
Good things happen when you deep-fry pastry … India’s samosa.

This deep-fried pastry is one of the world’s most popular

It’s a little cheeky to say this dish is from India, because even Indians would admit that the basic idea for the samosa came from elsewhere.

  • Ben Groundwater
A dog eating a blue sheep that was killed the night before by a pack of wild dogs in Himachal Pradesh, a few kilometres outside Ladakh. Blue sheep are also a favourite prey of snow leopards.

Feral dogs in this Himalayan region are outcompeting snow leopards

It started with a population of street dogs in the towns of Ladakh, India. Now 25,000 dogs are running rampant in the cold desert, hunting wildlife.

  • Emily Anthes