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1. Unease grows in Punjab as Canada-India tensions deepen

   

2. Sicilian mafia kingpin, elusive for 30 years, dead after just months in custody

   

   Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian Mafia's most heinous slayings, died on Monday in a hospital prison ward, several months after being captured as Italy's No. 1 fugitive and following decades on the run, Italian prosecutors said.

3. Nagorno-Karabakh refugees begin arriving in Armenia after Azerbaijan's military offensive

   

   The first refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, local officials reported Sunday, after Azerbaijan imposed a 10-month blockade on the breakaway region and conducted a lightning military offensive there, reclaiming full control of the region as a result.

4. Macron says France to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger

   

   French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country after its democratically elected president was deposed in a coup.

5. Royal diplomacy hits the world stage on 2 fronts — Charles in France and William in New York

   

   On both sides of the Atlantic Ocean this past week, senior members of the Royal Family stepped onto the world stage — and put a prime concern they share front and centre.