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It has been 20 years since the US and its allies invaded Iraq. The invasion was carried out under the justification of the George Bush administration that Saddam Hussein, the former President of Iraq, possessed weapons of mass destruction and had links to terrorist organisations.

Last year India faced one of the worst heat waves ever as temperatures broke all records. And it seems like this year is not going to be any different. India reported the warmest February this year since 1877 with average maximum temperatures touching 29.54 degrees Celsius.

The movement which emerged in the 1970s and gained momentum under the leadership of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in the early 1980s, is seeing a revival in the state, this time being led by Khalistani pressure group Waris Punjab De's chief Amritpal Singh, who many are calling Bhindranwale 2.0.

For the Shiv Sena, the bow and arrow also symbolize the party's commitment to protecting the interests and rights of the people of Maharashtra. The party sees itself as a defender of the Marathi language, culture, and way of life against those who seek to undermine or marginalize them.

Soros, the billionaire investor, philanthropist, and political activist, said that the Adani crisis, which sparked a stock market selloff and shook investors' confidence in India, may open door to a democratic revival in the country.

India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked about wide-ranging issues. Doval emphasised the need for intensified intelligence and security cooperation to deal with Daesh and terror outfits like LeT and JeM.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and former Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa have been at loggerheads with each other for a while. In the latest attack, Khan has said that the former Army Chief had once called him a 'playboy'. This, however, is only the tip of the iceberg for Khan and General Bajwa, who share a long history.

Iranian police arrested a few top-tier football players on Sunday (January 1) for attending a mixed-gender New Year's Eve party and for reportedly consuming alcohol.

Kosovo got its independence from Serbia in 2008, a decade after a guerrilla uprising against Serbia's rule. Serbia, however, still considers Kosovo to be an integral part of its territory and accuses Pristina of trampling on the rights of minority Serbs.

Following a hearty dinner at Mar-a-Lago, the former US President Donald Trump's invitees came under massive scrutiny for their history of antisemitism, white supremacy and alt-right extremism. We take a quick look at how supremacist ideologies have always permeated the American landscape, as they do today.