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India-US ties could face their biggest test in years after a foiled assassination attempt on a Sikh

Dec. 01, 2023 08:52 AM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — Ties between India and the U.S. had never looked better than they did in June, when President Joe Biden honored Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a pomp-filled state visit. The relationship was among the most consequential in the world and “more dynamic than at any time in...

What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted

Nov. 30, 2023 14:03 PM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist at the behest of an unnamed Indian government official. The charges announced Wednesday against an Indian national arrested in June in Europe come...

Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law

Nov. 29, 2023 15:05 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's government said Wednesday it reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country's news industry to comply with a new Canadian law requiring tech companies to pay publishers for their content. The...

Panama's Supreme Court declares 20-year contract for Canadian copper mine unconstitutional

Nov. 28, 2023 23:05 PM EST

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that has been the focus of widespread environmental protests was unconstitutional and the president said later a process to close the mine would begin. ...

Canada, EU agree to new partnerships as Trudeau welcomes European leaders

Nov. 24, 2023 16:33 PM EST

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — Canada and the European Union said Friday they are making strides toward new partnerships on green energy, digital transformation and research funding, as a Canada-EU Summit got underway in the Atlantic coast province of Newfoundland. Prime...

FBI ends investigation of car wreck at Niagara Falls bridge, no indication of terrorism

Nov. 23, 2023 20:59 PM EST

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The FBI has ended its investigation of a fiery car wreck that killed two people at a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls after finding no evidence that it was a terror attack, easing a period of high tensions as Americans headed into the Thanksgiving holiday. ...

Fiery crash kills 2 at Niagara Falls' Rainbow border bridge. Officials say no sign of terrorism

Nov. 22, 2023 21:55 PM EST

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing two people and prompting the closing of multiple border crossings for hours. Authorities weren't sure what spurred the wreck...

India in G20 summit welcomes Israel-Hamas cease-fire, urges action on climate, other issues

Nov. 22, 2023 12:30 PM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed a cease-fire in Gaza that's expected to enable the release of dozens of hostages taken by Hamas, and urged leaders of the top rich and developing nations to work together to ensure the Israel-Hamas war doesn't expand. ...

The US has thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader, an AP source says

Nov. 22, 2023 12:29 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has thwarted a plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said Wednesday. U.S. authorities have raised concerns with New Delhi that the Indian government may have had knowledge of...

India restores e-visa services for Canadians. The move could ease diplomatic tensions

Nov. 22, 2023 12:14 PM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada. The electronic visa was back...