Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN16: UN-INDIA-UKRAINE
     UN chief Guterres says he fully supports PM Modi's 'not an era of war' remark to Russian President Putin
     United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that he fully supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark to Russian President Vladimir Putin that this is "not an era of war", emphasising that all efforts towards creating conditions for a solution to the Ukraine conflict under the UN Charter and international law will be "very much welcomed."
    
     FGN13: UN-INDIA-G20
     'Very strongly' hope India's G20 presidency will allow for creation of effective systems of debt restructuring: UN chief
     United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he "very strongly" hopes that India's G20 presidency will allow for the creation of effective systems of debt restructuring, warning that the developing countries are facing a "perfect storm" amid the impact of the pandemic and increased food and fuel prices due to the Ukraine conflict.

     FGN22: UK-INDIAN-APPOINTMENT
     Indian-origin expert Sushil Wadhwani on UK Chancellor’s new Economic Advisory Council
     London: Sushil Wadhwani, an Indian-origin investment expert is among four financial specialists appointed to a new Economic Advisory Council by UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to meet regularly and act as a consultative forum to offer independent advice to the government.

     FGN34: CHINA-XI-MARXISM
     Xi swears by Marxism to make China first modern socialist country as he heads for rare 3rd term
     Beijing: Poised for record third five-year term and perhaps for life, Chinese President Xi Jinping's high-voltage Marxist rhetoric on Sunday with a vow to make China a modern socialist country has raised hackles at home and abroad that the Communist giant, which for decades relegated the ideology to the background, could be taking the turn to the extreme left.

     FGN21: UK-2NDLD BOOKER PRIZE
     Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize for afterlife thriller
     London: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the prestigious 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’, an afterlife thriller set against the backdrop of the country’s brutal civil war.

     FGN4: US-PAK-NUCLEAR ASSETS
     Confident of Pakistan's commitment, ability to secure its nuclear assets: US
     Washington: The US is confident of Pakistan's commitment and ability to secure its nuclear assets, the State Department has said, days after President Joe Biden dubbed the country "one of the most dangerous in the world" as it has "nuclear weapons without any cohesion".

     FGN30: UK-CHINA-MILITARY
     China headhunting military pilots for training, UK says taking decisive action
     London: The UK government said on Tuesday that it is taking decisive steps to stop Chinese recruitment schemes attempting to headhunt serving and former British military pilots to train the People’s Liberation Army personnel in China.

     FGN7: US-RUSSIA-ARMS-SANCTIONS
     US to continue imposing sanctions on Russian, Iranian arms trade: White House
     Washington: The United States will continue to vigorously enforce sanctions on Russian and Iranian arms trade, the White House said, asserting that it will stand with the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes.

     FGN36: PAK-ARMY-NUCLEAR
     Pakistan Army reposes full confidence in its 'robust' nuclear arsenal
     Islamabad: The top brass of the Pakistan Army has reposed full confidence in the country's 'robust' nuclear command, noting that requisite measures were implemented to safeguard the country's strategic assets, the military's media wing said on Tuesday.

     FGN11: UK-PARLIAMENT-DIWALI
     UK Parliament celebrates Diwali with prayers, candles
     London: Prayers for peace recited by priests from the Hare Krishna Temple and the lighting of candles marked this year’s Diwali celebrations in the Houses of Parliament complex in London. PTI
    
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