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India has officially protested against the Canadian government's allegation linking President Modi's right-hand man to alleged plots against Sikh separatists. Relations between the two countries have been tense for more than a year after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were credible allegations the Indian government had links to the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. India has vehemently rejected the accusation. Last month, the Washington Post reported that Canadian officials suspected Amit Shah, India's powerful home minister and Narendra Modi's right-hand man, had ordered the targeting of Sikh activists inside Canada.Canada's deputy foreign affairs minister David Morrison confirmed to a parliamentary panel on Tuesday that he had told the newspaper Mr ...

The King and Queen have said they are "utterly heartbroken" by the loss of life in Spain, where the number of people killed by floods has reached at least 211.King Charles wrote to Spain's King Felipe offering his condolences for the "tragic loss of so many lives" following what has been described as Spain's worst flood-related disaster in over half a century. "My wife and I were utterly heartbroken to learn of the destruction and devastation following the catastrophic flooding in southern and eastern Spain," he wrote."So many in the United Kingdom have strong, personal ties to Spain, and our nations are bound by so much that we have in common."He said his and the Queen's "deepest possible sympathy are with all those who have lost loved ones and livelihoods this terrible week". Follow live...