In today\u2019s newsletter: Justin Trudeau says there are \u2018credible allegations\u2019 that Modi\u2019s government was involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia. What does say about India\u2019s global standing?<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Good morning.<\/p>\n In September 2023, Justin Trudeau stood up in parliament and made extraordinary allegations against the Indian government. The prime minister said Canadian authorities were investigating \u201ccredible allegations<\/a>\u201d about the potential involvement of Indian officials in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar<\/a>, a Canadian Sikh separatist activist in British Columbia.<\/p>\n Middle East <\/strong><\/em>| Israel has accused Hezbollah of keeping hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold in a bunker under a hospital in the southern suburbs of Beirut<\/a>, though it said it would not strike the complex. The Sahel hospital in Dahiyeh was evacuated shortly afterwards, and Fadi Alame, its director, told Reuters that the allegations were untrue.<\/p>\n Labour <\/strong><\/em>| A cross-party group of 30 MPs has urged Rachel Reeves to impose a 2% tax on wealth above \u00a310m <\/a>on Britain\u2019s rich in next week\u2019s budget rather than announce spending cuts that would hit the most poor hardest.<\/p>\n Ukraine <\/strong><\/em>| Britain is to lend Ukraine an additional \u00a32.26bn and allow Kyiv to spend the money on weapons to fight off the Russian invasion<\/a> as part of a wider $50bn (\u00a338.5bn) loan programme expected to be confirmed by G7 members later this week.<\/p>\n Sudan <\/strong><\/em>| Refugees and aid agencies have warned of deteriorating conditions in overcrowded camps in Chad<\/a>, as intensifying violence and a hunger crisis in Sudan drive huge numbers across the border. About 25,000 people \u2013 the vast majority women and children \u2013 crossed into eastern Chad in the first week of October. Read an explainer<\/a>.<\/p>\n European Union<\/strong><\/em> | Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favour of joining the EU<\/a>, nearly final results showed on Monday after a pivotal referendum clouded by allegations of Russian interference. With 50.18% supporting EU membership, the decision was much closer than pre-referendum polls suggested.<\/p>\n