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Blinken meets Indian foreign minister as row between India and Canada simmers

Sep. 28, 2023 20:32 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Thursday with India’s foreign minister amid a simmering row between New Delhi and Ottawa over allegations of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada. Blinken and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met...

Trudeau apologizes for recognition of Nazi unit war veteran in Canadian Parliament

Sep. 27, 2023 17:05 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Wednesday for Parliament’s recognition of a man who fought alongside the Nazis during last week’s address by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trudeau said the speaker of the House of Commons, who resigned...

India and Canada steer clear, in UN speeches, of their dispute over Sikh separatist leader's killing

Sep. 26, 2023 18:11 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Indian and Canadian diplomats didn't directly address their countries' row over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, but they obliquely underscored some key talking points as they addressed world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. Foreign...

Opposition lawmakers call on Canada's House speaker to resign for honoring man who fought for Nazis

Sep. 25, 2023 16:58 PM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian opposition parties called on the speaker of the House of Commons to resign Monday for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. Peter Julian, the New Democratic...

Leader of Canada's House of Commons apologizes for honoring man who fought for Nazis

Sep. 24, 2023 19:28 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons apologized Sunday for recognizing a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II. Just after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address in the House of Commons on Friday, Canadian lawmakers...

India had been riding a geopolitical high. But it comes to the UN with a mess on its hands

Sep. 24, 2023 09:28 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Group of 20 Summit, hosted by India earlier this month, couldn’t have gone better for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His pledge to make the African Union a permanent member became reality. And under his leadership, the fractured grouping signed off on a final statement. It...

US diplomat says intelligence from 'Five Eyes' nations helped Canada to link India to Sikh's killing

Sep. 23, 2023 21:04 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Information shared by members of an intelligence-sharing alliance was part of what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used to make public allegations of the Indian government's possible involvement in the assassination of a Sikh Canadian, the U.S. ambassador to Canada said. ...

Trudeau pledges Canada's support for Ukraine and punishment for Russia

Sep. 23, 2023 10:36 AM EDT

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced several support measures for Ukraine, including military, economic and humanitarian assistance, while also pledging an additional show of diplomatic backing through steps intended to punish Russia over the war. “We’re...

India-Canada tensions shine light on complexities of Sikh activism in the diaspora

Sep. 23, 2023 02:04 AM EDT

The shocking accusation this week by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that India may have been behind the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia has raised several complex questions about the nature of Sikh activism in the North American diaspora. Canada...

Zelenskyy speaks before Canadian Parliament in his campaign to shore up support for Ukraine

Sep. 22, 2023 22:06 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Canada on Friday to stay with his country to victory as he went to the Canadian Parliament seeking to bolster support from Western allies for Ukraine’s war against the Russian invasion. Zelenskyy flew into Canada's...