Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen reacted after AR Rahman said he had been losing work in Bollywood due to a "communal thing". She said, "Shah Rukh Khan is still...Badshah of Bollywood; Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Javed Akhtar...all are superstars." "Rahman is revered by Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Christians, atheists, and believers alike. It doesn't suit him to be pitied," she added.

The death toll rose to 39 with 152 people injured after a high-speed train derailed and collided with another high-speed train, which then also derailed, in Spain's Andalusia on Sunday. There were approximately 400 passengers on the two trains, according to reports. It added that over 200 trains between Madrid and the southern Andalusia region have been cancelled throughout Monday.

EAM Dr S Jaishankar told Polish Deputy PM Radosław Sikorski that Poland shouldn't fuel terrorist infrastructure in India's neighbourhood. "You are no stranger to our region and are certainly familiar with the longstanding challenge of cross-border terrorism," he told Sikorski, who had in October visited Pakistan. Jaishankar said India is being selectively targeted and it is not limited to tariffs.

After US President Donald Trump's move to impose 10% tariff on some European countries, European officials have said that a US-Europe divorce is "inevitable". "In private, dismayed European officials describe Trump's rush to annex Greenland as crazy and mad...saying he deserves Europe's toughest retaliation for...unprovoked attack against allies," Politico reported.

In a letter to Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre, US President Donald Trump wrote he no longer feels "an obligation to think purely of peace" because Norwegian Nobel Committee didn't award him Nobel Peace Prize. Referring to his demand for Greenland takeover, Trump added, "I've done more for NATO than any other person...Now, NATO should do something for US."

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo declared a 30-day state of emergency to combat gang-affiliated violence by prison inmates that killed at least seven police officers and took 46 guards hostage across three of the country's prisons. Barrio 18 gang, which pushed for greater privileges for its members in prison, was blamed for the riots.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's grandson Junaid Safdar got married for the second time. Safdar tied the knot with Shanzeh Ali Rohale, the granddaughter of Sheikh Rohale Asghar, a longtime ally of Sharif. Safdar was earlier married to Ayesha Saifur Rehman, however, the two got divorced in 2023, two years after their marriage.

Shanzeh Ali Rohail's red Tarun Tahiliani saree at her wedding to Nawaz Sharif's grandson Junaid Safdar sparked controversy after Pakistani influencer and stylist Moeed Shah accused her of copying Ananya Panday's 2025 Mumbai look. Calling it "repetitive and lacking wow factor," he criticised the choice of an Indian designer over Pakistani craftsmanship.

American conservative influencer Nick Sortor alleged he was violently robbed in Minneapolis' Cedar-Riverside neighbourhood, claiming a group of Somali men stole his $1,000 camera and dragged him down the sidewalk. In a video, Sortor said his hand got stuck in a car door as no one intervened. The FBI has confirmed it is investigating the incident.

A fresh look at non-penalty goals this century shows Messi still leading with 784, but Ronaldo sits just six behind on 778 as their duel tightens. Lewandowski follows with 620, the only other player past 600. Suarez's 540 and Ibrahimovic's 488 round out the list, highlighting how far the top two outscored an entire generation.