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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law on 24-02-2022. 

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on 21-02-2022 recognised two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine as independent.

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 France announced on February 17, 2022 that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the country`s ruling junta, ending a near 10-year deployment against jihadist groups that pose a growing threat in West Africa.

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On 5 May 2020, Chinese and Indian troops engaged in skirmishes 

Date on 5 May 2020 – 20 January 2021 (8 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)

Location: Line of Actual Control (LAC), Sino-Indian border

Result: 2,000 sq km of Indian territory lost to China since June 2020.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on 14-02-2022 became the only Canadian leader since his father 50 years ago to declare a state of emergency in peacetime.

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Ukraine has accused Russia of blocking its access to the sea as Russia prepares for naval exercises.

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Under the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), the US intended to withdraw all troops from Iraq by the end of 2011.

The agreement was signed between the United States and Iraq in 2008.

According to the deal, US combat forces had already left Iraqi cities by June 2009.

The final deadline for complete withdrawal was 31 December 2011.

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Germany signed the Armistice Treaty in November 1918 and World War I ended

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The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, namely Russia, Britain, China, the United States, and France released the statement with a view to avoid nuclear war.

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According to The Wall Street Journal, report published in January 2022, since Sept 11, 2001, US military spent $14 trillion during two decades of war in Afghanistan and the Middle East.