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Canada expels Indian diplomat as it probes link to Sikh activist's death

Trudeau said in Parliament that Canadian intelligence agencies have been looking into the allegations after Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Blinken meets China's VP as nations increase contact on sidelines of UNGA

The quick succession of US-China contacts is fueling speculation that President Joe Biden may meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in November at an Asia-Pacific Economic conference

Hunter Biden sues IRS over tax info disclosures after agent testimony

Hunter Biden was indicted days ago on federal firearms charges alleging that he lied about his drug use to buy and possess a gun in October 2018

Iranian fans flock Cristiano Ronaldo's hotel after he arrives in Tehran

Hundreds of soccer fans stormed into a hotel in Tehran on Monday, hoping for a glimpse of star player Cristiano Ronaldo after he arrived with his Saudi teammates ahead of a game

Prosecuting Spain's Rubiales for World Cup kiss illogical: UEFA president

Prosecuting Spanish soccer official Luis Rubiales for kissing a FIFA Women's World Cup-winning player on the lips without her consent seems completely illogical, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said

China flies military planes toward Taiwan in show of power against island

The planes were detected between 6 am on Sunday and 6 am on Monday, the ministry said. As is customary, they turned back before reaching Taiwan

China's foreign minister Wang Yi heads to Moscow after meeting US NSA

It has accused the US of prolonging the fighting by providing arms to Ukraine, weaponry that the US says is needed to defend against Russian aggression

Erdogan and Elon Musk discuss establishing a Tesla car factory in Turkey

Images of the meeting showed Musk holding one of his sons as he talked to Erdogan

Ukraine, its allies battle Russian bid to have genocide case tossed out

In an interim ruling in March 2022, the court ordered Russia to halt hostilities in Ukraine, a binding legal ruling that Moscow has flouted as it presses ahead with its devastating attacks

Comedian Russell Brand denies allegations of sexual assault published in UK

Brand posted a video online denying the allegations, which had been outlined in two extremely disturbing letters from a mainstream media television company and a newspaper

In corrupt Libya, longtime warnings of collapse of Derna dams went unheard

Experts had long said that floods posed a significant danger to two dams meant to protect nearly 90,000 people in the northeast of Libya

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users

The code could include improving engagement with law enforcement, supporting at-risk users, improving safety policies and practices, and providing greater transparency about harms

103 Chinese warplanes flew toward island in a new daily high, says Taiwan

Taiwan's Defence Ministry said that it detected the planes in the 24-hour period ending at 6 am on Monday

Israel criticises UN vote to list ruins in Palestine as World Heritage Site

Jericho is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities on earth, and is in a part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank that is administered by the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority

Small plane crashes in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, killing all 14 on board

The Embraer PT-SOG aircraft had taken off from Manaus, the Amazonas state capital and the biggest city in the Amazon, and was attempting to land in heavy rain when it crashed, local media reported

Poland imposes EU ban on all Russian-registered cars in latest sanctions

A car registered in Russia has no right to enter Poland, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said Saturday, announcing the ban that took effect hours later at midnight

For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity

In the first half-hour after she shared it on Facebook, the Benghazi-based clinical nutritionist said friends and strangers were already promising financial and material support

South Korea's Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation

The international community will unite more tightly in response to such a move, he said

Storm Lee delivers high winds, rain before forecasters call off warnings

The US National Hurricane Center discontinued a tropical storm warning for the coast of Maine, while Environment Canada ended its tropical storm warning in New Brunswick

Kim Jong Un discussed arms cooperation with Russian minister: N Korea media

Kim's trip, highlighted by a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, has underscored how their interests are aligning in the face of separate, intensifying confrontations with West