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Indian government employee charged in foiled murder-for-hire plot in New York City

Oct. 17, 2024 20:45 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced criminal charges Thursday against an Indian government employee who specialized in intelligence in connection with a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader living in New York City. Vikash Yadav, 39, faces murder-for-hire...

India denies Canadian allegation that it uses mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada

Oct. 17, 2024 18:11 PM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's government on Thursday denied it was working with mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada as alleged publicly this week by Canadian officials in an escalating diplomatic dispute. But Canada is not the only country that has accused Indian officials of...

Trudeau says Canadian police went public with Indian diplomat allegations to prevent more violence

Oct. 16, 2024 18:00 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that Canada's national police force went public with its allegations against Indian diplomats this week because it had to disrupt violent acts in Canada including drive-by-shootings, extortions and even murder. The Royal...

Canada-India dispute over assassination allegations could impact Modi's global ambitions

Oct. 15, 2024 17:34 PM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — A diplomatic row that has strained bilateral relations between India and Canada for over a year has boiled over as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada and allegations of other crimes there. Experts say...

How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other's diplomats?

Oct. 15, 2024 07:59 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other's top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada. Canada said it had identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of...

Canada expels India's top diplomat and alleges wider diplomatic involvement in crimes

Oct. 14, 2024 18:00 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Canada said it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomats Monday, in an escalating dispute over the June 2023 killing and allegations of other crimes. ...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed nearly 700 this week

Sep. 26, 2024 20:30 PM EDT

Nearly 700 people have been killed in Lebanon this week, according to Lebanon's health ministry, as Israel dramatically escalated strikes, saying it is targeting Hezbollah’s military capacities. Over the past week, Israel has carried out several strikes in Beirut targeting senior...

Canada's Trudeau says there's 'more work to do' after his party suffers another by-election loss

Sep. 17, 2024 16:49 PM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he’s focused on the work ahead after the ruling Liberals lost in another by-election, raising more questions about his ability to lead the party into the next federal election. For the second...

Canada's Conservative leader says his party plans no-confidence motion against Trudeau's government

Sep. 11, 2024 15:41 PM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday his party plans to put forward a no-confidence motion “at the earliest possible opportunity” in hopes of bringing down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. Poilievre...

Canada's NDP leader says end of agreement with Liberals makes election timing uncertain

Sep. 05, 2024 18:44 PM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The leader of Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party said Thursday that policies supported by liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hurt Canadians, although he didn’t say if he was willing to trigger a snap federal...