India suspends visas for Canadians as row escalates

2023-09-22

India suspends visas for Canadians as row escalates

1. India suspends visas for Canadians as row escalates

- India has stopped issuing visas to Canadian citizens during a conflict over the killing of Sikh separatist in Canada.

- India said the temporary move was due to security threats disrupting work at its missions in Canada.

- Tensions increased this week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said India may have been behind the 18 June killing. However, he said he does not want to provoke India with the allegation.

2. Five to be charged in UK for spying for Russia

- Five people suspected of spying for Russia will be charged in the UK with conspiracy to conduct espionage.

- Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, Ivan Stoyanov, and Vanya Gaberova will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

- The defendants are alleged to have worked in an operational spy cell for the Russian security services, conducting surveillance on targets.

3. Armenia ready for 40,000 families after Nagorno-Karabakh surrender

- Armenia is ready to host people displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh after its surrender to Azerbaijan.

- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said accommodation had been prepared for tens of thousands of people.

- Karabakh warned the population could face ethnic cleansing while Azerbaijan said it was seeking a peaceful regrouping of the area.

1. India suspends visas for Canadians as row escalates

- India has stopped issuing visas to Canadian citizens amid an escalating row over the killing of Sikh separatist in Canada.

- India said the temporary move was due to security threats disrupting work at its missions in Canada.

- Tensions flared this week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said India may have been behind the 18 June killing. However, Mr Trudeausaid he was not looking to provoke India with the allegation.

2. Five to be charged in UK for spying for Russia

- Five people suspected of spying for Russia are to be charged in the UK with conspiracy to conduct espionage.

- Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, Ivan Stoyanov, and Vanya Gaberova will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

- They are accused of conspiring to gather information which would be useful to an enemy between August 2020 and February 2023.

- The defendants are alleged to have worked in an operational spy cell for the Russian security services and that this work involved conducting surveillance on targets.

3. Armenia ready for 40,000 families after Nagorno-Karabakh surrender

- Armenia is ready to host people displaced from the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after its surrender to Azerbaijani forces.

- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said accommodation had been prepared for tens of thousands of people.

- Karabakh authorities have warned the population could face ethnic cleansing while Azerbaijan said it was seeking a peaceful reintegration of the region.

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