External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India's growing global footprint, strategic autonomy, diaspora welfare and the evolving India-Africa partnership while interacting with young diplomats participating in the Raisina Forum for Future of Diplomacy 2026. (Pics/X and PTI)

Four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express flight that set a US speed record. The new arrivals include a Canadian astronaut whose wife is due to give birth while he is in orbit. (PICS/ AFP) (TEXT: AP)