Thousands of Iraqis were seen chanting death to America as they mourned a top Iranian commander and others killed in a US drone attack. The attack has developed a situation of triggering a regional proxy war between Washington and Tehran.

In a tweet defending Friday's drone strike assassination of a top Iranian general in Iraq, Trump said 52 represents the number of Americans held hostage at the US embassy in Tehran for more than a year starting in late 1979.

India has strongly condemned the mob violence at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on Friday. According to several media reports, hundreds of angry protesters surrounded the holy place and started pelting stones on the building.

Pope Francis tendered his apology for slapping a woman who had grabbed him as he greeted a crowd of devotees. Post apology he delivered a speech denouncing "every form of violence against women."

Former US President Barack Obama shared his favourite list of movies and TV shows of 2019 with his fans and followers on the social media. His list includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag season two, limited series Unbelievable, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman and Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho’s class satire Parasite.

With the postponement of scheduled Indo-Japan summit in Assam due to anti-CAA protests, the unintended consequence was the nixing of an announcement of 5G test-bed trials with special strategic partner Japan.

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday shared his views on the Citizenship Bill, saying "people are dying" because of this law. India quickly responded to it and rejected the comment by saying it is "factually incorrect". India also summoned Malaysian diplomats and asked them refrain from commenting on internal developments in India.

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court awarded death penalty to a Muslim professor over blasphemy charges.

Indian-Americans and Indian students were seen protesting in a peaceful manner against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the US cities of Chicago and Boston.

The United Kingdom Government has confirmed that they are planning to introduce a new visa for qualified doctors and nurses from countries around the world, including India.