From the era of the Tsars to Putin’s Russia, Sevastopol has been seen as a lifeline to the world’s oceans. It is Russia’s only warm-water naval port, which it can use year-round, unlike the ice-prone harbours of the North and East.
Israel and Iran have finally entered what can now be unambiguously termed as a state of war. The operations that have unfolded over the past 5 days, dubbed 'Operation Rising Lion' by Israel and 'True Promise 3' by Iran, have already reshaped the regional order—and potentially, the global one.
Khalistanis in Canada are now mimicking Islamists, who are known to use children and women to attain their religious and political goals, through their radical activities.