Following are the top foreign stories at 2115 hours

    
    
     FGN77 PAK-LDALL ARMY
* Pak army says 3 people killed, 4 soldiers among 8 injured in drone attacks, claims it hit several UAVs launched by India
     Islamabad/Lahore: The Pakistan Army on Thursday said three people were killed and eight others, including four soldiers, were injured in drone attacks and claimed that armed forces shot down several UAVs launched by India, as tension continued between the neighbours. *
    
     FGN71 CHINA-INDOPAK
     * China urges India, Pak to exercise restraint, refrain from taking actions that may 'further complicate' situation
     Beijing: China on Thursday urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and refrain from taking actions that may "further complicate" the situation, as it asked the two neighbours to act in the "larger interests of peace and stability". *

     FGN56: PAK-US-SECURITY ALERT
    *US Consulate in Lahore directs all consulate personnel to shelter-in-place due to reports of drone explosions
    Lahore: The US Consulate in Lahore on Thursday directed all consulate personnel to shelter-in-place due to reports of drone explosions, downed drones, and possible airspace incursions in and near Lahore.
    
     FGN38: UNGA-PAK-INDIA-STRIKES-REAX
    UNGA chief urges restraint as India, Pakistan tensions escalate
    United Nations: Concerned over the “escalating hostilities” between India and Pakistan, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) president Philemon Yang on Thursday urged the neighbours to exercise restraint and initiate steps to defuse the tension.
    
     FGN26: US-PAK-INDIA-STRIKE-TRUMP
    * 'If I can do anything to help, I will be there': President Trump on tensions between India, Pak
    New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he wants India and Pakistan to “stop” what he described as “tit for tat” actions, saying if he can do anything to “help”, he will be there. *
    
     FGN41: PAK-COURT-HAFIZ SAEED
    JuD chief Hafiz Saeed challenges his conviction for multiple years in Pak court
    Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah's chief Hafiz Saeed has filed a petition in a Pakistani court, challenging his conviction for multiple years in terror financing cases, a court official said on Thursday.
    
     FGN68 PAK-PUNJAB-SCHOOLS
     * Pakistan's Punjab govt shuts all educational institutions till Sunday, amid tensions
     Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab province government on Thursday announced the closure of all educational institutions across the province till Sunday, amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. *
    
    FGN55: PAK-STOCKS
     Pakistan Stock Exchange plunges by over 6 pc over rumours of Indian strike near Karachi
    Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange plunged by over 6 per cent on Thursday with trading halted for an hour after rumours of escalation in military action by India near Karachi.
    
    FGN24: UN-PAK-INDIA-STRIKE-UNMOGIP
    All UNMOGIP personnel accounted for, safe: UN spokesperson
    United Nations: The UN said its peacekeeping personnel serving in the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan are safe and accounted for, as military strikes were launched by India targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
    
    FGN21: US-PAK-INDIA-STRIKE-USINDOPACOM
    Watching situation very closely: top US army general after Op Sindoor
    New York/Washington: A top American military commander has said that the US is “watching the situation very closely” after Indian military strikes on terror targets in PoK and Pakistan's Punjab province.
         
    FGN18: US-PAK-INDIA-STRIKE-RISCH
    Support Indian govt's pursuit of justice: Senator Jim Risch
    New York: US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator Jim Risch has voiced support for India's efforts to bring the Pahalgam attackers to justice but expressed concern over the escalating tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad.
    
    FGN44: UK-PAK-INDIA-STRIKE-LD DEBATE
    UK Parliament debates India-Pakistan conflict, appeals for de-escalation
    London: The rising tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and Op Sindoor targeting terror camps in PoK was debated at length in the British Parliament, with members across parties appealing for UK efforts to aid de-escalation in the region.
    
    FGN17: SINGAPORE-INDIA-ARTEFACTS
    Bronze figurine depicting dancing form of 'Ardhanarishvara' on display in Singapore
     Singapore: A rare gilt-covered bronze figurine depicting the dancing form of 'Ardhanarishvara', a form of Hindu deity Shiva that is depicted as half man and half woman, is part of 60 artefacts donated by Singaporeans of Indian descent for display at the Indian Heritage Centre (IHC).

    FGN31: ISRAEL-INDIA-ADVISORY
    Israel revises advisory, ask its nationals to 'leave immediately' Kashmir region
     Jerusalem: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Israel has updated its travel advisory for its nationals and asked those in the Kashmir region to “leave immediately”.
    
     FGN72 US-INDIA-STRIKE-HALEY
* Nikki Haley backs India’s right to retaliate, slams Pakistan on terror
     New York: Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley on Thursday said that India had “every right” to retaliate and defend itself after the Pahalgam terror attack, asserting that Pakistan does not get to play the "victim". **

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