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Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN38 SINGAPORE-INDIA-2NDLD DELEGATION
     * Singapore minister says city-state stands with India against terrorism
     Singapore: Singapore strongly condemns all acts of terrorism and stands with India against the menace, a senior minister of the city-state told an all-party Indian parliamentary delegation on Tuesday. *


     FGN18 FRANCE-DELEGATION-LD DIASPORA
     * Ravi Shankar Prasad exhorts Indian community in France to highlight India's fight against terror
     Paris: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad exhorted members of the Indian community in France to make every effort to showcase Brand India as a beacon of peace that is fighting against the global curse of terrorism. *

    
     FGN14 QATAR-INDIA-DELEGATION
     * Qatar emphasises zero-tolerance towards terrorism during Indian delegation's visit
     Doha: Qatar emphasised zero-tolerance towards terrorism during the all-party delegation's visit here that highlighted the need to stop differentiating the terrorists and their backers, the Indian mission in Doha said on Tuesday. *


     FGN9 BAHRAIN-INDIA-DELEGATION
     * Indian delegation engages in diplomatic outreach across Muslim world
     Manama (Bahrain): Workers at Kohinoor and Evershine, two souvenir shops right at the entrance of Bab Al Bahrain, were taken by surprise when Indian parliamentarians made a surprise appearance at this historical market area of Manama Souq. *

    
     FGN19 CONGO-INDIA-DELEGATION
     * Congo assures to 'echo' India's message against terrorism at all international fora
     Kinshasa: Congo has assured that it will "echo" India's message against terrorism at all international fora where the Central African nation is a member, during the visit of an all-party delegation led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde here to highlight New Delhi's zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and expose Pakistan's alleged links to cross-border terror activities. *


     FGN36 CHINA-BRI-DEBT
     * China to collect record USD 22 bn BRI debt repayments from developing nations this year
     Beijing: China will turn from a capital provider to a debt collector of 75 developing countries, including the world's poorest and most vulnerable, this year as they are due to pay back a record USD 22 billion loans owed to Beijing, according to data released by an Australian think tank. *

    
     FGN23 CHINA-LD EXPLOSION
     * Explosion rocks chemical plant in China
     Beijing: An explosion occurred at the workshop of a chemical plant in China's eastern Shandong province on Tuesday, official media reported. *

    
     FGN6 NEPAL-EVEREST-RECORD
     * Nepalese Sherpa guide scales Mount Everest for 31st time breaking own record
     Kathmandu: Famed Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita on Tuesday scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest mountain. *

    
     FGN32 UK-LIVERPOOL-TOLL
     * 4 children among 50 injured after car ploughs into crowd during Liverpool's Premier League football victory parade
     London: At least 50 people, including four children, have been injured after a car ploughed into a crowd during Liverpool's Premier League football victory parade. *

    
     FGN29 NEPAL-MINISTER-HIMALAYAS
     * Nepal committed to protecting Himalayas: senior minister
     Kathmandu: Nepal is committed to protecting the Himalayas whose future is threatened by climate change and global warming, a senior minister said on Tuesday. *
    
    
     FGN34 PAK-POLIO-LD ATTACK
     * Gunmen kill policeman providing security to polio vaccination team in Pak’s Balochistan
     Islamabad: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a police personnel guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Tuesday before escaping from the scene, officials said. *
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