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Canada warns India to treat Sikh slaying allegation seriously

Ottawa, Sept 19 (AFP/APP): Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday demanded that India treat with “utmost seriousness” Canada’s allegations of New Delhi’s possible involvement in the slaying of a Sikh exile, a concern echoed by Washington. Canada’s assertion led to reciprocal expulsions of an Indian […]

India denies involvement in slaying of Sikh leader in Canada

New Delhi, Sept 19 (AFP/APP): India on Tuesday rejected the “absurd” allegation that its agents were behind the killing of a Sikh leader in Canada, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s bombshell accusation sent already sour diplomatic relations to a new low. Ottawa also expelled a […]

Trudeau says ‘credible allegations’ tie India to assassination of Sikh leader in Canada

ISLAMABAD, Sep 19 (APP): The Canadian authorities are pursuing “credible allegations” of links connecting agents of the Indian government to the slaying of a prominent Sikh leader on Canadian soil, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. Trudeau, speaking in the House of Commons on Monday […]

Khalistan veteran leaders accuse the Indian state of killing Hardeep Nijjar on Canadian soil

VANCOUVER, CANADA, Sep 10 (APP):Pro-Khalistan Sikh community leaders firmly believe that India cannot stifle their voices, noting an exceptional tenfold increase in the community’s dedication to freedom, particularly among the youth, following Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s assassination here three months ago by the suspected Indian agents. […]

Chinese tea culture event held in Mongolia

MANDALGOVI, Mongolia, Sept. 19 (Xinhua/APP):– A Chinese tea culture event was held in Mandalgovi, capital of Dundgovi Province, on Tuesday. The event featured a traditional tea ceremony, tea tasting, a photo exhibition of Chinese tea culture and tourism, and other related activities. China and Mongolia […]

Investigators probe Brazil plane crash that killed 14

Manaus, Brazil, Sept 17 (AFP/APP): Investigators traveled Sunday to a remote town in the Brazilian Amazon to probe a plane crash that killed 14 people and left no survivors, as authorities brought the bodies to be identified. The small turboprop plane was flying a group […]

Marking Int’l Day of Democracy, UN chief warns of finishing civic spaces, urges youth empowerment

NITED NATIONS, Sep 16 (APP): Societies must engage meaningfully with young people and empower them with the skills and education they need as the standard bearers of democratic principles, Secretary-General António Guterres said, commemorating the International Day of Democracy. The UN chief affirmed that democracy, […]

Swedes throng capital for royal jubilee

Stockholm, Sept 16 (AFP/APP): Tens of thousands of Swedes thronged central Stockholm on Saturday to mark 50 years since King Carl XVI Gustaf ascended the throne. To the sound of military bands and under a sunny sky, the 77-year-old monarch, clad in a sober suit […]

EU chief to visit Italian island after migrant surge

Brussels, Sept 16 (AFP/APP): EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will visit the Italian island of Lampedusa Sunday with the country’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after migrant arrivals there surged, Brussels said. Meloni has called on the EU to help relieve the pressure after some […]

Kim inspects key weapons with Russian defence chief

Moscow, Sept 16 (AFP/APP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Saturday with the Russian defence minister in Vladivostok, where he inspected state-of-the-art weapons including a hypersonic missile system on the latest leg of a rare visit outside his country. Upon arriving in Vladivostok, a […]

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