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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Documents show Queen Elizabeth was “very keen” in 2000 that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, be …
Read More »Russian strike kills 8 in Ukraine’s Odesa as Kremlin envoy heads to U.S. for truce talks
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, in southern Ukraine, killed eight people and …
Read More »Canada names new envoy to India as tensions between 2 countries thaw
The federal government has appointed a new envoy to India, more than 10 months after security officials accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of espionage and violence, setting off a tense diplomatic dispute. On Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced that veteran diplomat Christopher Cooter will become high commissioner for Canada to India. …
Read More »Canada’s envoy for combatting antisemitism leaving post early
Canada’s special official for fighting antisemitism announced on Thursday that she is retiring her post, three months before the end of her term. Deborah Lyons served as Canada’s special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting antisemitism since October 2023, and was set to serve until this October. In a …
Read More »India withdraws envoy, diplomats named ‘persons of interest’ in Canada probe
India withdrew its envoy to Canada on Monday along with other officials and diplomats whom Ottawa named as “persons of interest” in a matter related to an investigation in the country, the Indian foreign ministry said. New Delhi rejected the “preposterous imputations” of the Canadian assertion, made in a diplomatic communication on Sunday, saying it was part …
Read More »Ottawa should send diplomats to Taliban-run Afghanistan: former envoy – National
One of Canada’s former ambassadors to Afghanistan says it’s time to establish a diplomatic presence in Kabul, arguing Ottawa lacks a firsthand understanding of the Taliban-held country where Canadian troops fought for more than 12 years. “There are ways for us to be on the ground and to see for …
Read More »Canada should deepen Europe ties, boost military engagement: French envoy – National
France’s ambassador to Canada says Ottawa must choose between tying itself entirely to Washington or broadening its links to partner more with Europe – while also calling out Canada’s “weak” military engagement. “This nagging question of the future American commitment offers, in any case more than ever, the opportunity for …
Read More »Afghanistan envoy defying Taliban to keep Canadian embassy running – National
Afghanistan’s pre-Taliban envoy has kept his country’s Ottawa embassy running in the hopes that democracy will eventually return to his homeland, as he asks Canadians to fight “gender apartheid.” “There is a need for greater advocacy efforts in support of women and girls in Afghanistan,” said Hassan Soroosh, the ambassador …
Read More »PM Modi Meets Australian PM’s Special Trade Envoy, Discusses Economic Challenges Post Covid
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott here on Thursday during which the duo emphasized that enhanced economic cooperation will help both countries better address the economic challenges emerging out of the Covid-19 pandemic and also help them in realising their shared vision of …
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