The demonstrations were held in Canada, Denmark, England, France, Finland, Germany, Spain and the US.

The Indian equity benchmark indices opened higher on Monday amid mixed global cues, as buying was seen in the PSU bank and financial service sectors in the early trade.

Amid changing geopolitical relations, wars and rising tensions, the year 2024 saw the steepest rise in worldwide military expenditure since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion, researchers said Monday.