Oct 14 Canada and India expel each other’s diplomats as dispute over 2023 assassination escalates By Aijaz Hussain, Sheikh Saaliq, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last year that there were credible allegations that the Indian government had links to the June 2023 assassination in Canada of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Continue reading
Oct 14 Sri Lanka schools close as floods hammer the capital By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Sri Lanka has closed schools in its capital, Colombo, and its suburbs as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation. Continue reading
Oct 14 China sends warning to Taiwan with record 125 warplanes in large scale military drill By Johnson Lai, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Taiwan's defense ministry says China used 125 military aircraft in exercises aimed at Taiwan, a record for a single day. It says 90 of the aircraft, including warplanes, helicopters and drones, were spotted within Taiwan's air defense identification zone. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 7:39 Civilians feel nowhere is safe as Israel expands and intensifies strikes in Lebanon By Leila Molana-Allen, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara Israel is stepping up its bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon as it wages a multi-front war against Hamas and Hezbollah. In southern Lebanon, an Israeli airstrike on a century-old market killed one person and wounded several others, as Israeli Prime… Continue watching
Oct 13 Lithuania begins parliamentary election as many voters look for change despite strong economy By Liudas Dapkus, Associated Press Lithuanians voted Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections that could lead to the center-right governing coalition being replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller center-left parties. Continue reading
Oct 13 Hezbollah claims responsibility for drone strike in central Israel in retaliation for strikes on Beirut By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press A Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers Sunday, the military said, in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago. Continue reading
Oct 13 Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those who remain By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 2:30 News Wrap: Northern Gaza suffers under heavy Israeli bombardment In our news wrap Saturday, the death toll and destruction are growing amid more fighting on Israel’s two fronts in northern Gaza and southern Lebanon, the U.S. military says it conducted airstrikes targeting ISIS camps in Syria, Florida is assessing… Continue watching
Oct 12 Alex Salmond, former Scottish first minister who nearly got Scotland’s independence from UK, dies at 69 By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Salmond, who was one of the most divisive figure in British politics at the turn of the century and who as the then-leader of the Scottish National Party took Scotland to the brink of independence in the 2014 referendum, died… Continue reading
Oct 12 Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security amid rise in attacks By Julhas Alam, Al Emrun Garjon, Associated Press Despite pledges to keep Bangladesh's largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja safe, this year's version was subdued following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and attacks on minority groups, especially Hindus. Continue reading