Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing dwindling popularity in his country, is expected to resign this week, according to the Globe and Mail. He took office in 2015.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada on or before Jan. 8, Canada's Globe and Mail reported on Jan. 5, citing three unnamed sources.

Justin Trudeau is reportedly planning to announce as early as Monday that he will resign as the leader of the Liberal Party in Canada. India has stepped up security on its border with Bangladesh after an official in the country’s new government threatened to annex part of the north-east.