Relations hit rock bottom in 2023 when Canada's then PM Justin Trudeau accused India of being linked to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, claims Delhi denied. Both countries suspended visa services and expelled each other's top diplomats.

After the meeting of their foreign ministers in Delhi, the two sides announced a series of measures, including starting ministerial-level discussions on bilateral trade and investment.

"Reviving this partnership will not only create opportunities for enhanced economic cooperation but also help mitigate vulnerabilities arising from shifting global alliances," a joint statement said.

Anita Anand: Canada foreign minister meets Indian PM Modi amid thawing ties

Canada's foreign minister visits Delhi as the sides restore ties strained by a murder on Canadian soil.

^{Neyaz Farooquee (BBC News)}

China’s exports to the United States fell 27% in September from the year before, even though growth in its global exports hit a six-month high.

Shipments to Southeast Asia grew 15.6% year-on-year in September. Exports to Latin America and Africa were up 15% and 56%, respectively.

https://apnews.com/article/china-trade-trump-tariffs-exports-4d65b77167ed9193244942923f0eef8d

Trump’s speech at Israel’s Knesset, its parliament, was briefly interrupted by lawmakers who were expelled from the plenum after shouting slogans during Trump’s remarks.

The Jerusalem Post identified those protesting as Aymen Odeh, an Arab Israeli and member of the Hadash alliance and Ofer Cassif, a far-left politician who is also a member of the Hadash coalition.

Odeh held up a sign that said “Recognize Palestine,” when he was ejected from the room. He later said in a social media post on X that he is calling for recognition of a Palestinian state as “the simplest demand, a demand that the entire international community agrees on… There are two peoples here, and neither is going anywhere.,” the post read in Hebrew, and that was translated by Grok on X.

Cassif also posted on X that their protest was “to demand justice,” accusing the Israeli government of occupation and apartheid against Palestinians.

Lawmakers ejected from Knesset after disrupting Trump speech

President Trump’s speech at Israel’s Knesset, its parliament, was briefly interrupted by lawmakers who were expelled from the plenum after shouting slogans during Trump’s remarks.

^{Laura Kelly (The Hill)}

Krone says ‘alarming’ levies on about 400 goods including hair dryers and combine harvesters have forced pause

One of Europe’s biggest farm machinery companies, Krone, has been forced to pause exports of large equipment to the US because of “alarming” and little-known new tariffs that are hitting hundreds of products from knitting needles and hair dryers to combine harvesters.

Among the products on the steel derivatives list drawn up in consultation with US manufacturers, Donald Trump is taxing 407 specific products ranging from tiny embroidery stilettos to cooker hoods, barbecues, fridges, freezers, dishwashers, hair curling tongs, grills, elevators, bridge and railway structures, agriculture equipment and wind turbines.

It has meant that since 18 August, companies such as Krone and the construction company Liebherr in Germany have to provide an unprecedented level of detail to customs border authorities certifying the origin, weight and value of any steel in their products right down to nuts and bolts.

One of Europe’s biggest farm machinery firms halts US exports over ‘hidden’ tariffs

^{Lisa O’Carroll (The Guardian)}

BRUSSELS — The Dutch government has granted itself the power to intervene in company decisions at Dutch-based Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia.

The highly unusual step, announced late Sunday, grants the country the power to “halt and reverse” company decisions — meaning Nexperia cannot transfer assets or hire executives without Dutch government approval, according to national media.

The move is a significant escalation in relations between the Netherlands and China and could inflame wider trade tensions between Beijing and the European Union, with Europe caught in the middle of a tit-for-tat chips war between the U.S. and China.

Dutch government seizes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

The move could inflame wider trade tensions between Beijing and the European Union.

^{Pieter Haeck (POLITICO)}

The Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned semiconductor maker based in the Netherlands, in an extraordinary move to ensure a sufficient supply of its chips remains available in Europe amid rising global trade tensions.

Nexperia, a subsidiary of China's Wingtech Technology, specializes in the high-volume production of chips used in automotive, consumer electronics and other industries, making it vital for maintaining Europe's technological supply chains.

On Sunday evening, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs revealed that it had invoked the "Goods Availability Act" on the company in September in order "to prevent a situation in which the goods produced by Nexperia (finished and semi-finished products) would become unavailable in an emergency."

Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in 'highly exceptional' move

The Dutch government has invoked the Goods Availability Act to take control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned semiconductor maker based in the Netherlands.

^{Dylan Butts (CNBC)}

https://apnews.com/article/lisbon-mayor-reelected-streetcar-crash-9a50ace98360f65d12ab25326b4a721e

Afghan Taliban forces have attacked Pakistani border posts in what it called "retaliation" for an air strike on Kabul.

Pakistani officials said their forces were responding "with full force" to what they called unprovoked firing from Afghanistan.

Pakistan's government did not confirm it was behind Thursday's air strike, but called on Afghanistan to stop harbouring the Pakistani Taliban, which has targeted Pakistani security forces.

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cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37518459

This week is KDE’s 29th anniversary. It may not be a nice round number like 25 or 30, but whenever another birthday rolls around for an independent project the size and scope of KDE — powered by the goodwill of its contributors and users — that’s really quite something!

This year KDE are celebrating by kicking off their yearly fundraiser. Let’s raise at least €50,000 before the end of the year!

Happy Birthday to KDE

This week is KDE’s 29th anniversary. It may not be a nice round number like 25 or 30, but whenever another birthday rolls around for an independent project the size and scope of KDE — powered by the goodwill of its contributors and users — that’s rea…

^{Happy Birthday to KDE}

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• A group of Chinese citizens attempted to cross the border between Serbia and Croatia illegally; one of them died
• Two such cases of illegal border crossings have been recorded in the last two months
• Some European countries are warning of an increased influx of Chinese citizens arriving via human smuggling routes in the Western Balkans
• Serbia and China have had a visa-free regime since 2017

Serbia: Chinese citizen died as overloaded boat capsized on Danube river while attempting to cross the border illegally and flee to EU

A Chinese citizen died when a boat capsized on the Danube between Serbia and Croatia while attempting to cross the border illegally.

In the last two months, there have been two recorded cases of groups of Chinese citizens attempting to cross the border between Serbia and Croatia illegally.

Miroslava Jelačić Kojić from the non-governmental organization Group 484 [said] that there are trends indicating that Chinese citizens are increasingly becoming victims of human trafficking in the Western Balkans.

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“Italian authorities have warned that there has been an increase in the number of Chinese citizens who have been smuggled and that they have also been moving along the Western Balkan route,” she said.

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Serbia and China have had a visa-free regime since 2017, which means that citizens of both countries can reside or transit through the territory of China and Serbia for up to 30 days from the date of entry.

As a candidate for European Union membership, Serbia maintains close ties with China and is strengthening political, economic, and military cooperation.

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Serbian rescue services found four injured Chinese citizens, while Croatian rescue services pulled five more Chinese citizens from the Danube.

Dragoslav Živković, acting deputy chief of the Vukovar-Srijem police administration, told the media [...] that, according to initial information, the individuals had attempted to cross the state border from Serbia to Croatia illegally.

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The boat reportedly capsized due to overloading, with ten Chinese and one Serbian citizen on board.

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The Western Balkan corridor is also mentioned in a January statement by Europol, the EU police agency, when it announced the dismantling of a sophisticated Chinese criminal network.

The network was involved in illegal immigration and human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

Raids in Barcelona, Madrid, and Toledo in Spain, and in Zagreb in Croatia, led to the arrest of 30 people, including the leaders of the criminal network.

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Chinese citizens on the Western Balkans human smuggling route - The Geopost

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