“Nijjar was foreign terrorist and not Canadian”: Canada’s Oppn party leader Maxime Bernier
He called for taking away Nijjar’s citizenship posthumously to rectify the administrative error.
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Europe
Asian human rights forum addresses plight of Baloch, Sindhi, and Pashtun people
The Asian Human Rights Forum held a conference in the House of Commons today, focussing on gross human rights violations in Pakistan. The event was hosted by Honourable Carla Lockhart, Member of Parliament for Upper Bann, Northern Ireland, in Committee Room 16.
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Nirmala Sitharaman participates in India-Mexico Trade and Investment Summit
Sitharaman is in Mexico from October 17 till October 20 to interact with political and business leaders from various sectors in both Guadalajara and Mexico City.
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President Droupadi Murmu meets Malawi President, signs MOUs to strengthen diplomatic ties
President Murmu is in Malawi on the last leg of her three-nation visit to Algeria, Mauritania, and Malawi from October 13 to 19.
Europe
Nobel Literature goes to South Korean Han Kang, 18th woman to be awarded prestigious prize
In her oeuvre, Han Kang confronts historical traumas and invisible sets of rules and, in each of her works, exposes the fragility of human life. She has a unique awareness of the connections between body and soul, the living and the dead, and in her poetic and experimental style has become an innovator in contemporary
Pacific
New Zealand witnesses 69,000 international student enrollments in 2023
The latest figures show that there were 69,135 international student enrolments with New Zealand education providers in 2023. This represents a 67 per cent increase compared to the full year in 2022 and 60 per cent of annual enrolments in 2019.
Europe
WTO raises 2024 goods trade forecast; but wary of risks due to geopolitical tensions
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has expected world merchandise trade volume to grow 2.6 per cent in 2024 and 3.3 per cent in 2025, following a larger-than-expected decline of -1.2 per cent in 2023.
Pacific
“That is the reason why relationship come a long way….”: EAM Jaishankar on India-Aus ties
Jaishankar stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Australian government, the global dynamics, and the contributions of the Indian diaspora were the key factors for the evolution of the India-Australia relationship.
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WTO to support COP29 in Baku through trade-focused events
The Director-General will participate in the World Leaders Climate Action Summit on November 12 and 13, as well as several high-level events planned at the COP29 Trade and Investment House and other venues.
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Remaining Indian diplomats “clearly on notice”, says Canada Foreign Minister Melanie Joly
“Clearly, we won’t tolerate any diplomats that are in contravention of the Vienna Convention,” Joly said.