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India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats over Sikh murder rift

NEW DELHI, Oct 03 (Al Jazeera): India has told Canada that it must repatriate 41 diplomats by October 10, according to The Financial Times newspaper.Ties between India and Canada have become strained over Canadian suspicion that Indian government agents had a role in the June murder in British Columbia of...

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Three killed in shooting in Bangkok Major Shopping Mall

BANGKOK, Oct 03 (AP): A shooter opened fire inside a major shopping mall in the centre of Thailand’s capital Tuesday afternoon, killing three people before being apprehended, authorities said.Police said a suspect was apprehended less than an hour after the first reported gunshots at the Siam Paragon Mall, long been...

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Indian police launch raids on journalists, activists

NEW DELHI, Oct 03 (AFP): Indian police raided the homes of at least eight journalists and activists on Tuesday, local media reported, deepening concerns over a crackdown in a country where media freedom has nosedived.Those raided are reported to be connected to the English-language news website NewsClick, with Indian authorities...

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'Probable' Israel strike kills six Syria fighters

BEIRUT, Oct 03 (AFP): A "probable Israeli air strike" on Syria killed six pro-Iranian fighters in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor near the border with Iraq, a war monitor said Tuesday.Separately, the Syrian defence ministry said an Israeli strike on army positions elsewhere in the province had wounded two...

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29 Niger soldiers killed by militants

NIAMEY (Niger), Oct 03 (AFP): Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defence ministry said on Monday night, declaring a three-day national mourning period.The soldiers were targeted using "improvised explosive devices and kamikaze vehicles by more than a hundred terrorists", the ministry said...

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Putin may hint he will run in Russia’s 2024 election

MOSCOW, Oct 03 (Arab News): Russian President Vladimir Putin may soon indicate he will take part in a 2024 presidential election, Kommersant newspaper reported on Tuesday, paving the way for the Kremlin chief to stay in power until 2030.As part of a conference in November, officials suspect that Putin may...

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Mexico president slams US military support for Ukraine

MEXICO CITY, Oct 03 (Reuters): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday panned US military aid to Ukraine, suggesting it was "irrational," and stepped up criticism of the war effort as he urged Washington to devote more resources to helping Latin American countries.Lopez Obrador has long called on the...

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News in Brief(2023-10-04)

Nepal hit by two earthquakes, triggering landslideKATHMANDU, Oct 03: Two earthquakes rocked western Nepal on Tuesday, injuring 11 people, damaging homes and triggering a landslide that blocked a major highway, authorities said. The landslide after the quakes of magnitude 6.3 and 5.3 in the district of Bajhang, bordering India, blocked...

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