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Chinese authorities took possession of the closed US consulate in Chengdu on Monday, the foreign ministry said after it was ordered to shut last...

Gwadar Port, Pakistan: With its 600-kilometer coastline, Gwadar is a key deep seaport currently operated by China, which seeks to gain direct access to the Indian Ocean via Gwadar in line with its $64 billion Pakistan-China Economic Corridor (CPEC) mega project.

US arch-foe Iran is a key player on the side of the Syrian government in the country's conflict and is aligned with Huthi rebels in Yemen fighting the government, supported by a coalition led by US ally Saudi Arabia.

Ukraine has been fighting separatists backed by Russia in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions since 2014 following Moscow's annexation of the Crimean peninsula. More than 13,000 people have been killed since fighting broke out in 2014, despite the peace accords signed in Minsk.

The Indian government in May launched an operation dubbed Vande Bharat Mission to evacuate citizens stranded in many countries due to COVID-19 restrictions. The government had said - “it came as much-needed relief to the Indians abroad and to their near and dear at home.”