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#India #Canada #BBCNews The escalating row over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader has the potential to derail years of close relations between Canada and India, two key strategic partners on security and trade. The rift burst into the open on Monday when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada was investigating "credible allegations" about the potential involvement of Indian government agents in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June. India responded furiously - it "completely rejected" the allegations, calling them "absurd". Both have expelled one of the other's diplomats and it's unclear how they now pull back from the brink. Just a few months ago, the countries were making progress towards signing a free trade agreement - long in the works - this year. Now, talks are paused and an imminent Canadian trade mission to India postponed.

JORDAN: “Everyone knows why they did it. They may not say it, but everyone knows why they did it. Those tax years, that dealt with, that involved the president. It’s one thing to have a gun charge in Delaware, that doesn’t involve the President of the United States. But Burisma, oh my, that goes right to the White House. ‘We can’t have that.'

#BBCNews The state of Manipur in north-east India has been rocked with ethnic violence, in a conflict marked by murder and sexual crimes against women. The fighting between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki communities has left hundreds of people dead. Neighbours who lived peacefully together are now involved in a bloody conflict over issues including rights to land, jobs and political power. The state is deeply divided and with claims that India’s government has been slow to step in, civilians are taking matters into their own hands. Reeta Chakrabarti presents a BBC News at Ten special report by Yogita Limaye in Manipur.

#DonaldTrump #LosAngeles #BBCNews There have been renewed calls for former US President Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star to be removed permanently. The star has been replaced twice after it was vandalised, costing thousands of dollars to repair. Trump's star was awarded to him in recognition of his TV work on The Apprentice, but some Los Angeles city officials as well as advocacy groups want it removed for good.

#Belarus #Switzerland #BBCNews Twenty-four years after three prominent opposition figures vanished in Belarus, a former member of the country's special forces has gone on trial in a Swiss court. Yury Garavsky is charged with the forced disappearance of the three men. He was arrested after confessing he was part of a unit tied to the abduction and presumed killing of opponents of the country's authoritarian leader. Now a Swiss judge will decide whether he is telling the truth

#Libya #BBCNews Hundreds of residents in the eastern Libyan city of Derna have taken to the streets in protest more than a week after heavy floods killed thousands in the city. The protesters criticised the leader of eastern Libya's parliament, Aguila Saleh, and local authorities they blamed for the floods that have killed nearly 4,000 people, according to revised UN figures. In a joint statement, the protesters said they wanted speedy investigations into the disaster and legal action against the leaders responsible.

#Azerbaijan #Armenia #BBCNews Azerbaijan's defence ministry says it has begun "anti-terrorist" operations in areas of Nagorno-Karabakh under Armenian control. Tensions have been high for months surrounding the breakaway ethnic-Armenian enclave, recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan. Air raid sirens and mortar fire were heard in Karabakh's main city.

#India #Canada #BBCNews India has expelled a senior Canadian diplomat after Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Delhi may have been involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader. The escalating row centres on the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen shot dead outside a Sikh temple on 18 June in British Columbia. Trudeau said Canadian intelligence were pursuing "credible allegations" of a link between his death and the Indian state. India has firmly rejected Trudeau's allegations, calling them "absurd" and politically motivated

#BBCAfricaEye #SouthAfrica #BBCNews South African anti-migrant group Operation Dudula has become notorious for attacks on migrants, including raids on businesses belonging to foreign nationals. Operation Dudula was set up in Soweto two years ago, the first group to formalise what had been sporadic waves of xenophobia fuelled vigilante attacks in South Africa since 2008. It calls itself a civic movement and is a newly formed political party, running on an anti-migrant platform, with the word "dudula" meaning "to force out" in Zulu. #BBCAfricaEye has gained rare access to members of the country's most prominent anti-migrant movement, as they take to the streets and fight for political power.

#Cannabis #NHS #BBCNews Since it was legalised five years ago hardly any patients in the UK have been prescribed medical cannabis. Used to treat a number of medical conditions, the Government has been accused of misleading the public over its availability on the NHS. Campaigners say an exception has been made for a few patients but others are being forcing to fund it themselves, go without or turn to the black market. The UK government says safety needs to be proven before a wider rollout.

#Palaeontology #BBCNews An almost complete dinosaur skeleton will be sold at auction in Paris next month. The 150 million-year-old Camptosaurus was discovered in the 1990s in the US state of Wyoming. It was named Barry after Barry James, the palaeontologist who found it. Experts say the skeleton is "extremely well preserved". It is expected to fetch up to €1.2m ($1.2m, £970,000) in an auction at Hotel Drouot on 20 October

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