Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN25 BANGLA-NEPAL-UN-RESOLUTION
UN General Assembly adopts resolution to graduate Nepal, Bangladesh to developing countries bloc
    Dhaka: The UN General Assembly has adopted a historic resolution to graduate three nations, including Bangladesh and Nepal, from the least developed country (LDC) category to the developing country grouping, a major milestone demonstrating the countries’ significant development progress.
    
              
     FGN26 LANKA-RAJAPAKSA-LD ATTACKS
Sri Lankan Prez Rajapaksa asks critics to be careful in demanding swift action against perpetrators of Easter attacks
    Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has asked his detractors to be careful while demanding quick action against the perpetrators of the deadly 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks, warning that his government can "act tough" on the critics if the need arises.
    
    
     FGN24 CHINA-RIC-MINISTERS-MEETING
RIC Foreign Ministers to meet virtually on Friday
    Beijing: The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) will hold their annual meeting via video link on Friday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced here on Thursday. By K J M Varma
    
     FGN5 VIRUS-SINGAPORE-NURSING
Singapore runs short of nurses, nursing in high demand globally
    Singapore:Singapore hospitals and clinics are so desperate for nurses that at least one private hospital group is offering a "finder's fee" of 12,000 Singapore dollars (USD 8,760) for staff to help recruit an experienced nurse. By Gurdip Singh
    
     FGN21 INTERPOL-UAE-LD PREZ
Interpol elects United Arab Emirates official as president
    Istanbul:Interpol on Thursday elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body's annual General Assembly held in Istanbul.(AP)
    
    
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