Chinese travellers have reportedly cancelled hundreds of thousands of flights to Japan amid a diplomatic dispute over Japan’s stance on Taiwan.

Algeria has given 12 French embassy staff members 48 hours to leave the country, according to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, who confirmed the move on Monday.

The Indian government has decided to expel six Canadian diplomats.

Russia’s Embassy in Norway announced on Monday that it has cut its consular staff to two diplomats in response to Norway’s demand for a reduction of Russian diplomatic personnel by October 17.

Algeria has excluded French companies from a wheat import tender this week, stipulating that participating firms must not offer French-origin wheat.