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☆ Exclusive-Canada to Re-Start Turkey Arms Exports After Sweden NATO Backing -Sources
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Jonathan SpicerISTANBUL (Reuters) - Canada and Turkey have reached a deal to restart Canadian exports of drone parts in exchange for more transparency on where they are used, and it would take effect after Ankara completes its ratification of Sweden's NATO bid, two sources told Reuters. A second person familiar with the plan said the sides agreed it would take effect after Sweden's ratification was complete. U.S. leaders have said Turkey's ratification of Sweden's NATO membership clears the way for Ankara's long-sought purchase of U.S. F-16 fighter jets. Ottawa halted talks on lifting them in 2022 when Ankara raised objections to both Finland and Sweden's NATO bids. But it re-started talks after a NATO leaders summit in July last year, Reuters reported at the time.

Persons: Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL, Charlotte MacLeod, Jonathan Spicer, Steve Scherer, Toby Chopra Organizations: NATO, Reuters, Canadian Foreign Ministry, U.S, Ottawa Locations: Canada, Turkey, Ankara, Hungary, Washington, Ottawa, NATO, Stockholm, Turkish, Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh, Baku, Finland, Istanbul

☆ Canada pulls 41 diplomats from India as bilateral tensions escalate over Sikh killing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Heavy security deployed at High Commission of Canada on September 19, 2023 in New Delhi, India. Canada has pulled 41 diplomats and their families from India, after New Delhi threatened to have their diplomatic immunities revoked if Ottawa did not comply with demands for parity in diplomatic staffing. The move effectively slashed Canada's diplomatic numbers in India — its largest source of new migrants — by about two-thirds. India's Ministry for External Affairs did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment after office hours. Tensions between the two countries escalated in September when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claimed there were "credible allegations" the Indian government orchestrated the extra-judicial slaying of a Sikh separatist in Canada.

Persons: Justin Trudeau's Organizations: High Commission, Canada, Ottawa, Canadian Foreign Ministry, India's, Affairs, CNBC, Canadian Locations: New Delhi, India, Canada, India —, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Mumbai

WASHINGTON (AP) — This probably wasn't how President Joe Biden envisioned his big foreign policy week ending. Biden on Thursday hosted Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. "There’s no alternative.”Biden has stepped up his attacks on Trump's foreign policy record, casting the former president and his close Republican allies as lackeys for Russian President Vladimir Putin. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday said the U.S. has had and will continue to have “high-level” contact with New Delhi on the matter. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment Friday on the indictment.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Sen, Bob Menendez, Menendez, ”, Ross Baker, “, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, ” Biden, Vladimir Putin, Putin, I’ve, Hardeep Singh, Justin Trudeau, Jake Sullivan, Narendra Modi, Richard Rossow, Karine Jean, Pierre, hasn't, Nicolás Maduro's, Barack, Trump, John Feeley, Feeley, Joshua Goodman Organizations: WASHINGTON, General Assembly, Republican, Ukraine, Senate Foreign Relations, Senate Democratic, Rutgers University, White, Capitol, Republican Party, Trump, United States Congress, Vancouver . Canadian, Nijjar, House, Indian, U.S ., Center for Strategic, Independent Studies, Biden, Associated Press Locations: Canada, India, Ukraine, Russian, New Jersey, U.S, United States, Russia, New York City, Vancouver, Ottawa, New Delhi, China, Washington, Caracas, Iran, America, Havana, Nicaragua, Panama, Miami

A sign outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple is seen after the killing on its grounds in June 2023 of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 18, 2023. India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has categorically rejected Canada's suspicions that Indian agents had links to the murder. The dispute deals a fresh blow to diplomatic ties that have been fraying for years, with New Delhi unhappy over Sikh separatist activity in Canada. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that weeks before Trudeau's allegations against India, Canada had asked its closest allies, including the U.S., to publicly condemn the Sikh separatist leader's killing, but the requests were turned down. The Canadian foreign ministry also said that claims that "Canada asked allies to publicly condemn the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and were subsequently rebuffed, are false."

Persons: Nanak, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Chris Helgren, John Kirby, Justin Trudeau, Kirby, Narendra Modi's, There's, Nijjar, Jarrett Renshaw, Leslie Adler, Timothy Gardner, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Canadian, India, Washington Post, Thomson Locations: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, India, New Delhi, United States, U.S, Canadian, Australia, New Zealand

Conservative Party Leadership candidate Michael Chong, addresses crowd at the Conservative Party of Canada's final televised debate in Toronto, Ontario, April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill/File PhotoAug 9 (Reuters) - Canada said on Wednesday that an opposition Canadian legislator with family in Hong Kong had been targeted in an online disinformation operation and said China most likely played a role. In a statement, the Canadian foreign ministry said the target was Michael Chong, a member of the opposition Conservative party, a frequent critic of China who has drawn Beijing's ire. "While China's role in the information operation is highly probable, unequivocal proof that China ordered and directed the operation is not possible to determine," the statement said. The Globe and Mail newspaper, citing an intelligence report, said in May that China sought information about Chong and his family in China in a likely effort to "make an example" of him.

Persons: Michael Chong, Fred Thornhill, Chong, Kanishka Singh, David Ljunggren, Mark Porter, Matthew Lewis, Andy Sullivan, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Conservative, Conservative Party, REUTERS, Ottawa, Beijing, Globe, Mail, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, Hong Kong, China, Canada's, Beijing, Washington, Ottawa

☆ Russian foreign ministry summons Canadian envoy over plane confiscation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OTTAWA, June 15 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that it had summoned a Canadian diplomat in Moscow in protest over the confiscation of an Antonov plane in Toronto, and warned that Russian-Canadian relations were on the "verge of being severed." Canada on Saturday ordered the seizure of a Russian-registered Antonov-124 cargo plane at Toronto's airport, its first such asset seizure aimed at putting pressure on Moscow over the Ukraine invasion. Russia told Brian Ebel, the deputy head of Canada's embassy in Moscow, that it viewed the plane seizure as "cynical theft," according to a statement from the foreign ministry. A spokesperson for the Canadian foreign ministry acknowledged Moscow's concerns, and reiterated Ottawa's "unwavering" support for Ukrainians. Those who have enabled, supported and profited from Russia's war in Ukraine will be held accountable," the spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

Persons: Brian Ebel, Trudeau, Ottawa's, Justin Trudeau, Ismail Shakil, Mark Potter, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: OTTAWA, Saturday, Canada, NATO, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Canadian, Moscow, Toronto, Canada, Russian, Toronto's, Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Ottawa

☆ Russia advising citizens to avoid traveling to Canada, citing attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 22 (Reuters) - Russia is advising citizens to avoid travel to Canada, citing what it calls numerous cases of discrimination against Russians, including physical violence, its foreign ministry said on Saturday. "Due to the numerous instances of discrimination against Russian citizens ... in Canada, including physical violence, we recommend you refrain from traveling to this country for the purposes of tourism, education, and in the context of business relations," the Russian foreign ministry said in an advisory. "If you are already in Canada, we urge you to be vigilant, especially in public places." The Canadian foreign ministry was not immediately available for comment. Shortly after the war started last year, Canada advised citizens to avoid all travel to Russia.

☆ Canada sends armored vehicles to Haiti to fight gang violence
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] People displaced by gang war violence in Cite Soleil walk on the streets of Delmas neighborhood after leaving Hugo Chaves square in Port-au-Prince, Haiti November 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy ErolOTTAWA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Canada delivered armored vehicles to Haiti on Wednesday to help combat criminal gangs as the Caribbean nation faces a humanitarian crisis, the Canadian foreign ministry said. Haitian gangs have seized control of much of the country since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, leading to routine gun battles with police. Hundreds died in turf battles last year, and in September, Haitian gangs blocked a fuel terminal for nearly six weeks, halting most economic activity. Canada and the United States provided tactical and armored vehicles and other supplies in October after Haiti urged the international community to send in a "specialized armed force."

☆ Canada adds sanctions on Russia, Iran, Myanmar over human rights
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Canada on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, Iran and Myanmar, citing alleged human rights violations by their governments. Since Russia's invasion on Feb. 24, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 1,500 individuals and entities from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. "There is more work to be done, but Canada will never stop standing up for human rights," Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said. In addition to Iran and Russia, Canada also imposed sanctions on 12 individuals and three entities in Myanmar that perform key functions on behalf of the Myanmar military, facilitate arms flows to the military and enable the military's violence, Canada said. More than 16,500 people have been arrested and more than 13,000 of them remain in detention since the coup, according to a human rights organization that documents violations by the Myanmar military.

☆ Canada imposes sanctions related to dissemination of Russian propaganda
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

OTTAWA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Canada is imposing sanctions on 34 individuals and one entity that it says are complicit in dissemination of Russian disinformation and propaganda, the Canadian foreign ministry said on Monday. "As the number of Russian human rights abuses continues to increase, Canada is taking measures to counter the propaganda that attempts to excuse them," Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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