India launches its first mission to the Sun

The Aditya-L1 will travel 1.5 million kilometres from Earth to observe the solar corona. The launch comes just two weeks after India became the fourth country to land a probe on the Moon.

Also on the programme: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have all demanded that Belarus expel Wagner troops from its territory. The mercenary group has made veiled threats to Poland in the past, but how much of a danger are Wagner after the death of their leader, Yevgeny Prigozin?

And, we hear about the letters of support being sent to the American journalist, Evan Gershkovich, who is imprisoned in Russia.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss all this and more are Eunice Goes, Professor of Politics at Richmond American University in London, and Greek journalist Yannis Palaiologos.

(IMAGE: Aditya L1 payloads at Satish Dhawan Space Centre CREDIT: ISRO HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)