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Canadian PM to visit India on Feb 27 to expand trade, AI ties| India News

Canadian PM to visit India on Feb 27 to expand trade, AI ties| India News

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to visit India on February 27 with a focus on “elevating and expanding” ties and partnership in trade, energy and AI, according to an announcement by his office on Monday, which also described India as one of Canada’s strongest Indo-Pacific partners. Carney’s trip will also include visits to Australia and Japan. However, the first leg of the visit will be in India, beginning with Mumbai before the Canadian PM travels to New Delhi. (REUTERS) Carney’s trip will also include visits to Australia and Japan. However, the first leg of the visit will be in India, beginning with Mumbai before the Canadian PM travels to New Delhi. Carney will depart for Australia on March 2. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Indian capital where the “leaders will focus on elevating and expanding the Canada-India relationship, with ambitious new partnerships in trade, energy, technology and artificial intelligence (AI), talent and culture, and defence,” a release from the Canadian PMO on Monday morning said. He will meet with …

‘I meant what I said’: Canada PM Carney stands by his Davos speech, denies walking back in call with Trump | World News

‘I meant what I said’: Canada PM Carney stands by his Davos speech, denies walking back in call with Trump | World News

The Canadian prime minister made headlines after he called out US President Trump during his Davos speech for a “rupture” in the postwar world order. (AP Photo) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that he stands by his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week where he called out unconstrained super powers, after a US President Donald Trump administration’s official said that he “aggressively” walked back some of his comments during a phone call with the Republican leader. Confirming that he and Trump spoke over phone, Carney on Tuesday said, “To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president, I meant what I said in Davos.” During an interview with Fox News on Monday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had said that Canadian PM Carney was “very aggressively walking back” on some of the remarks to Trump. The Canadian prime minister made headlines after he called out US President Trump during his Davos speech for a “rupture” in the postwar world order. Speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill on …

UK, France, Canada Threaten Action If Israel Continues Offensive In Gaza

UK, France, Canada Threaten Action If Israel Continues Offensive In Gaza

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged that Israel will achieve “total victory” in Gaza, as its three key allies– Canada, France and the United Kingdom– attacked his “egregious actions” and blockade on humanitarian aid in the Palestinian territory. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a joint statement, slammed Israel’s expansion of its war and called conditions in Gaza “intolerable”, as they threatened a “concrete” response if Israel’s campaign continues. “We will not stand by while the Netanyahu government pursues these egregious actions. If Israel does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete actions in response,” the three allied governments said in a statement on Monday. The three countries did not specify what action could be taken against Israel, but added, “We are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a contribution to achieving a two-state solution and are prepared to work with others to this end.” The statement coincided with a …