Canada expels top diplomat; America and Iran swap prisoners, and more

This is the world in brief from the Economist. Our top stories Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat after Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister, said there were credible allegations that Indian government agents were involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Najar, a Sikh leader who was shot in British Columbia in June. Mr Trudeau told the House of Commons that he raised the issue, which he described as an unacceptable violation of Canadian sovereignty, personally with Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India at the recent G20 summit. Mr Najar, who was a Canadian citizen, supported the idea of a Kalistani state as a Sikh homeland and was labelled a terrorist by the Indian government. Iran released five Americans in a prisoner's swap mediated by Qatar. In exchange for the hostages, all of whom are American Iranian dual nationals, the Biden administration agreed to unfreeze $6 billion of Iranian oil revenue, which has been held in South Korea since sanctions were tightened in 2018. America will also release five Iranians, two of whom are expected to return to their homeland. America and Iran have recently been trying to de-escalate the tensions between them, particularly over Iran's nuclear programme. Ukraine removed six deputy defence ministers amid efforts to reshape the defence ministry, which has been dogged by allegations of corruption. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian spokesperson said that the country's forces had recaptured two villages south of Buckmoot, a Russian occupied town. Ukraine's counteroffensive has made slow progress, but Vladimir Zelensky, the country's president, covered his troops, were making gains step by step. Hunter Biden, president Joe Biden's son, sued the IRS America's tax agency, alleging that it had violated his privacy. The suit claims the IRS agent's targeted hunter by leaking his tax returns to the media. Last week, federal prosecutors charged Hunter with lying about his drug use when buying a gun. He is also expected to be charged with not paying taxes. Italy extended the maximum amount of time that its officials can detain migrants from 135 days to 18 months. The country's far-right government is struggling to fulfill its campaign promise to curb migration. Almost 10,000 migrants arrived on Lampedusa, an Italian island last week. Earlier, Austria said that it would introduce emergency controls on its border with Italy. Ukraine registered a complaint at the World Trade Organization against three neighbouring countries over their banning of Ukrainian agricultural produce. Hungary, Poland and Slovakia imposed their own embargoes after an EU ban introduced earlier this year after farmers complained that Ukrainian imports were causing prices to plummet, ended last Friday. Several countries, including Germany and France, criticized the unilateral embargoes. An American air force base in South Carolina appealed to the public for help finding a missing fighter jet. Countries said that they lost track of the F-35, a fifth-generation jet after a mishap caused its pilot to eject above the southern state on Sunday afternoon. Current models of F-35s, which are known for their stealth capabilities, cost around $18 million, depending on specifications. The figure of the day, 393,000, the number of Italian babies born last year.