Top 10 world news: India recalls top diplomats to Canada as ties collapse; EU sanctions Iran, and more

India on Monday (Oct 14) withdrew its High Commissioner, Sanjay Verma, and other targeted officials from Canada amid the ongoing bitter diplomatic standoff. The decision came after Canadian Charge d'Affaires,Stewart Wheeler, was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs as Ottawa linked Indian officials to the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

In other news, the European Union (EU) on Monday (Oct 14) imposed sanctions against Iran over the transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia. The European Council adopted restrictive actions against seven people and seven organisations linked to the transfer deal.

Click on headlines to read more:

India on Monday (Oct 14) withdrew its High Commissioner, Sanjay Verma, and other targeted officials from Canada amid the ongoing bitter diplomatic standoff. The decision came after Canadian Charge d'Affaires,Stewart Wheeler, was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs as Ottawa linked Indian officials to the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

The European Union (EU) on Monday (Oct 14) imposed sanctions against Iran over the transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia. The European Council adopted restrictive actions against seven people and seven organisations linked to the transfer deal.

NASA on Monday (Oct 14) successfully launched its Europa Clipper mission aboard the powerful SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida for a five-and-a-half-year journey to Europa - one ofJupiter's many moons, to find alien life.

The Nobel Prize in Economics 2024 has been awarded toDaron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson for demonstrating the importance ofsocietal institutions for a country’s prosperity, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday (Oct 14).

In just a few weeks, on November 5, the United States of America will vote to elect its next president.The two top candidates in this vital race for the White House are the Democratic Party nominee, the current US Vice-president Kamala Harris, and the Republican Party nominee, former president Donald Trump.

Britain on Monday ordered sanctions against top Iranian military figures after the Islamic republic's October 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel.

TIME Magazine owner, Marc Benioff, has called out US Vice President Kamala Harris for denying multiple interview requests to the publication ahead of the November presidential election.

Omar Abdullah is set to be sworn in as the next chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir on October 16. The oath-taking ceremony will take place at 11:30 AM. On Monday (Oct 14), Abdullah, representing the National Conference, shared on X a letter from Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inviting him to take the oath on that date.

Pakistan cricketer Fakhar Zaman has been issued a show cause notice by the country's cricket board for questioning the decision to drop premier batter Babar Azam from the remaining two Tests against England.

Kriti Sanon and Kajol'sDo Pattiis a film that you should mark on your calendars. On Monday, the makers unveiled the movie's trailerand it will definitely take your excitement to the next level.