Briefly

TURKIYE

Ottawa and Ankara agree to elevate ties

Turkiye and Canada agreed on Thursday to elevate their bilateral ties to a strategic partnership and deepen cooperation in trade, energy and defense during the first official visit to Turkiye by a Canadian prime minister. Following their talks in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the move at a joint news conference. "We are elevating our relations with Canada to the level of a strategic partnership," he said, describing the move as the start of a new era in bilateral relations after years of limited engagement. Carney also said the two countries were launching a strategic partnership. Erdogan said the two sides had signed a memorandum of understanding on defense cooperation and would seek to develop new projects in energy, transportation, trade and the defense industry.

JAPAN

Firm says personal data may have leaked

Sagawa Express, a major Japanese parcel delivery company, said on Friday that up to 53.23 million records containing personal information may have been leaked following unauthorized access to its parcel tracking system. The potentially compromised information includes names, addresses and telephone numbers of parcel senders and recipients, as well as email addresses registered with the company's membership service, Smart Club. Information related to corporate customers with freight service contracts may also have been exposed, the company said. Sagawa Express said the potentially affected data covers shipments handled from June 21 through Sept 30.

FRANCE

1 killed, 4 wounded in shooting near Paris

One person was killed and four others were wounded after an individual opened fire on Friday on a street in Trappes, a town near Paris, French daily Le Figaro reported. The shooting came amid ongoing widespread protests across France over the cost of living, rising fuel prices and school funding shortfalls, among others. Prosecutors said they have opened an investigation into the shooting as a "murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise".

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