India has denied that Inside Minister Amit Shah planned to attack Sikh activists on Canadian soil and criticized Canada for the “absurd and baseless” allegations. Shah, 60, oversees India's internal security forces as inside minister. He is considered the second most powerful person in the country after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On Saturday, Randhir Jaiswal, … Read more
Afghan women are prohibited from praying out loud or reciting the Koran in front of other women, according to a Taliban government minister. It is the latest restriction on women who follow íntegro laws that prohibit them from raising their voices and showing their faces outside the home. FRANCE 24's Sharon … Read more
Welcome and opening summary… Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics in the run-up to Labour's first budget in over a decade. Here are their headlines… Wes Streeting has said private schools can mitigate the impact of changes to VAT rules “if they are the good charities they say they are”. … Read more
opening summary Hello and welcome to The Guardian's live coverage of Israel's wars in Lazada and Lebanon. An Israeli airstrike early Friday morning killed at least three media staff staying at a guesthouse where several other journalists were staying, Lebanese media reported. Among them were a cameraman and a broadcast engineer working for the Iranian … Read more
France should consider charging visitors a small fee to visit Notre-Dame Cathedral to help maintain the country's churches and cathedrals, Culture Minister Rachida Dati has suggested. The iconic Paris cathedral will reopen its doors to the public this December after the devastating 2019 fire. fountain … Read more
Britain intends to restore its trade links with the EU, essential to revive growth, according to Trade Minister Douglas Alexander. Brexit caused a “significant disruption” to UK trade, requiring a recalibration of its international outlook. Alexander met the WTO chief in Geneva to discuss a revamped UK trade strategy, due to … Read more
New Zealand's Defense Minister has responded to claims that the appointment of a female captain to command a $61 million Navy ship ultimately led to its sinking. The navy's specialized hydrographic and diving vessel, The Manawanui, sank on Sunday on a reef off the coast of Samoa that it was surveying. Her 75 crew and … Read more