Following are the top foreign stories at 2045 hours

     FGN77: PAK-LD MISSILE
     *Pakistan test-fires Abdali missile amid strained ties with India over Pahalgam attack
     Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday conducted a successful training launch of the Abdali weapon system - a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 450 kms - amid heightened tensions with India following the Pahalgam terror attack.

     FGN79: LANKA-INDIA-LD TERROR SUSPECT
     Indian terror suspect searched in flight from Chennai, says Sri Lankan police
     Colombo: Sri Lankan police on Saturday searched a flight arriving here from Chennai after being tipped-off that a suspect linked to the Pahalgam terror attack could be on board, a police spokesperson said.
    
     FGN69: UKRAINE-ZELENSKYY-RUSSIA-PARADE
     Zelenskyy refuses to guarantee safety of Putin’s foreign dignitaries to watch Red Square parade
     Moscow: Rejecting the Kremlin offer for a three-day ceasefire to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday warned the foreign dignitaries invited by Russia to watch the Red Square parade on May 9, that he cannot guarantee their safety.

     FGN72: SINGAPORE-LDALL POLLS
     Singaporeans vote as ruling party seeks return with larger mandate
     Singapore: Singaporeans voted in large numbers on Saturday in the general elections with the ruling People’s Action Party seeking a new mandate amid strong headwinds and disruptions in the global economy.

     FGN68: BANGLA-WOMEN-ISLAMISTS
     Bangladeshi Islamist group rally in show of strength on women rights
     Dhaka: Thousands of supporters of an influential Bangladeshi Islamist group on Saturday rallied here demanding abolition of a government instituted women related commission, saying its draft recommendations on women rights were contrary to Islamic faith.
         
     FGN70: PAK-MILITANTS
     Pak security forces kill 5 terrorists in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
     Peshawar: Pakistani security forces killed five terrorists and apprehended two others in three separate operations in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the last week, the military’s media wing said on Saturday.
    
     FGN59: UK-HARRY
     Prince Harry to pursue security case with minister after losing UK court battle
     London: Prince Harry has said he will write to UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper about his concerns over the security detail that would be available to his wife Meghan Markle and children Archie and Lilibet when in the country.
    
     FGN53: PAK-INDIA-IMF
     Islamabad calls New Delhi's plan to ask IMF to review Pak loans as 'politically motivated'
     Islamabad: Ahead of IMF's crucial review meeting next week, Pakistan has termed India's announcement that it will request the global lender to review Islamabad’s financial support programme as “politically motivated” after the Pahalgam terror attack.
         
     FGN50: LANKA-INDIA-DEFENCE PACT
     Defence pact with India to be presented in parliament, says Sri Lankan president
     Colombo: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said that the defence pact with India would be presented in parliament soon.
         
     FGN47: RUSSIA-UKRAINE-DRONES
     Russia downs 170 drones, 8 Western-supplied missiles over Crimea, other regions
     Moscow: Russia on Saturday said it has downed 170 drones and more than 10 guided missiles overnight over Crimea and several border regions with Ukraine.
    
     FGN35: CHINA-INDIA-TERROR-MISSIONS
     Indian missions in China hold condolence meetings for Pahalgam terror victims
     Beijing: Indian diplomatic missions in Shanghai and Guangzhou have held condolence meetings to honour the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.

     FGN74: AUSTRALIA-6THLD POLLS
     Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins second 3-year term
     Melbourne: Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years on Saturday and suggested his government had increased its majority in the next Parliament by not modelling itself on US President Donald Trump's administration.* (AP)

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