Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN29 GERMANY-JAISHANKAR
     * India looking forward to elevating strategic partnership, EAM Jaishankar to German Chancellor
     Berlin: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that India is looking forward to working with his government to elevate and expand the bilateral strategic partnership. *
    
     FGN34 RUSSIA-INDIAN DELEGATION-FLIGHT
     * Reports of drone strikes in Moscow: Flight carrying Indian parliamentary delegation lands with 40 mins delay
     Moscow: A flight carrying a delegation of Indian parliamentarians among other passengers had an arrival delay of around 40 minutes on Thursday in view of brief shutting of airports in the Russian capital following a barrage of overnight drone strikes, people familiar with the matter said. *

     FGN25 IMF-PAKISTAN
     * Pakistan met all conditions: IMF on financial assistance to Islamabad
     Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said its executive board granted USD one billion in assistance to Pakistan this month after finding out that the country met all conditions and targets for it. *

     FGN20 JAPAN-INDIA-DELEGATION
     * All party delegation in Japan highlights India’s unified stance against terrorism
     Tokyo: An Indian Parliamentary delegation on Friday highlighted India’s unified and determined stance against terrorism, as it met members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. *
    
     FGN15 US-HARVARD-SAA
     * South Asian student group strongly condemns Trump administration’s decision to revoke Harvard's eligibility to enrol foreign students
     New York: A prominent South Asian student group at Harvard has “strongly condemned” the Trump administration's decision to revoke the university’s eligibility to enrol foreign students, terming it an “unwarranted and flagrant attack” and calling on varsity's administration to maintain steadfast support for its international student community. *

     FGN11 US-INDOPAK
     * Heartening that America’s involvement made difference in stopping close to full-scale war between India, Pakistan: US
     New York/Washington: The US said it is “heartening” that America’s "involvement and assistance” made a difference in stopping a “close to full-scale war erupting” between India and Pakistan. *

     FGN10 US-HARVARD-LD FOREIGN STUDENTS
     * Trump administration revokes Harvard's eligibility to enrol foreign students, impacting students from India, elsewhere
     New York: The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University's eligibility to enrol foreign students, raising concerns over the legal status of thousands of students, including nearly 800 from India, currently enrolled at the varsity. *
    
     FGN13 BANGLA-YUNUS-RESIGNATION
     * Bangladesh's interim govt chief Yunus mulls resignation: Report
     Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus is mulling resignation as he is finding it difficult to work in view of political parties failing to reach a common ground to bring a change in the country, according to a media report. * PY
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