The Netherlands became the first country to legalise same-sex marriage nationwide in 2001, and Amsterdam's mayor, Job Cohen, officiated at the first ceremonies. Today about 1.5 billion people live in countries where same-sex marriage is legal, roughly one in five people worldwide. Legal recognition has spread across Europe, the Americas and parts of Asia and Oceania, though most countries still do not allow it. The data charts how these rights have expanded over the past 25 years. The shift shows how quickly a once-controversial legal change can become mainstream in many societies.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.