Once the undisputed kings of field hockey, winning a record eight Olympic gold medals, India are targeting a return to their glory days bolstered by a string of recent successes after decades in the wilderness.
As French firefighters struggle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory with just 12 aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks along half a world away in a Canadian factory.
In Sudan's capital, young militiamen, some no older than 15, ride around in pickup trucks mounted with missiles: a familiar sight to civilians who remember how the current war began.