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India warned Canada of "further damage" to already strained ties after Toronto's Globe and Mail newspaper alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi knew about a purported campaign targeting Sikh activists.

The governor of the US state of Washington (Northwest), Jay Inslee, announced yesterday Friday that he is activating “proactive” elements of the National Guard and putting them on alert because of “general and specific” intelligence and concerns about the outbreak of violence just 24 hours before the controversial presidential election on Tuesd

US Federal authorities are investigating incidents of fires at two ballot drop boxes in the Portland area of Oregon, as well as a separate fire in the nearby Vancouver area of Washington, according to CNN reports. The Portland Police Bureau indicated that officers responded to a fire at a ballot box around 3:30 a.m. local time on Monday, where an "incendiary device" had been used.

A diplomatic falling out between India and Canada over allegations that New Delhi was behind the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist threatens to overshadow increasingly close trade and investment ties between the countries.

Continuing its impressive journey in Greece and worldwide, Sofia Exarchou’s Animal has become only the third Greek film in history to earn a final nomination for the European LUX Audience Award, co-organized by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy.

It took countless events and many years for the Olympic officials to decide to honor the birthplace of the Games, Greece.

The system of ancient Athenian justice was complex, considering it essentially included a combination of elected and appointed officials. What we know is that ancient Athens had over 6,000 judges. Today, the total number of judges (including prosecutors) in Greece is around 4,000 to 5,000.

Athens is now one of the five most expensive cities in Greece to buy a property as regards the purchasing power of Greek households.

Bulgaria will soon be celebrated in the heart of British Columbia and the city of Vancouver as May 24 is set to be declared Bulgaria Day, announced Velislava Panova, Consul General of Bulgaria in Toronto, to the BNR. This declaration comes as part of the ongoing efforts to promote Bulgarian culture and heritage abroad.

StaEllinika.com, an online platform for learning Greek, is now available in French and German, the Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.

The platform was already available in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

All functions on the website are free, and can be used both by individual learners as well as educational institutions.