More than 2,000 detained as Delhi protests demand India election chief’s resignation
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World leaders are gathering in Calgary in Canada for the G7 summit, where the escalating Israel-Iran conflict is set to dominate discussions.
World leaders have begun arriving in the Canadian city of Calgary as the Group of Seven prepares to meet in the Canadian Rockies, with the Israel-Iran conflict expected to top the agenda.
Israel’s decision to attack Iran is likely to shift the summit’s focus, drawing attention away from other priorities as leaders discuss how to manage the escalating tensions.
French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have already arrived for the three-day meeting.
The Group of Seven—Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States—will officially begin talks on Sunday. Host nation Canada is aiming to avoid any public confrontations with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Leaders from Ukraine, Mexico, India, Australia, South Africa, South Korea, and Brazil are also expected to join parts of the summit, which runs through Tuesday.
Leaders of countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have agreed to hold coordinated population censuses around 2030. They took the decision at the CIS Council of Heads of State meeting in Awaza, Turkmenistan on Friday, media reported.
A powerful explosion has been reported at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, raising fresh concerns over aviation security in Saudi Arabia as tensions across the region continue to escalate.
Britain and Israel have reached a temporary compromise over the future of the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem, easing a diplomatic dispute that had threatened to further strain relations between the two countries.
South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday (9 October) escalating tensions with European allies and potentially targeting companies that provide services to the tribunal. The move came hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Indian police detained more than 2,000 protesters in Delhi on Saturday as authorities blocked a planned demonstration calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over disputed changes to voter lists.
At least 12 people, including three children, have been killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal to ease sanctions on Russian diesel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports, questioning why Moscow was granted an economic benefit without an apparent concession towards ending the war in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed surprise after Donald Trump mediated the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement in 2025, the U.S. President said at a rally in New York state on Friday.
The United Nations has condemned a sharp rise in attacks on civilians in Ukraine, reporting that more than 100 people were killed and at least 429 injured in a single week as Russian strikes hit residential areas, passenger buses and critical infrastructure.
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