FGN60 BELGIUM-JAISHANKAR-LD INDOPAK
* India would strike deep into Pakistan if provoked by terror attacks, warns Jaishankar
Brussels: India would strike deep into Pakistan if provoked by terrorist attacks, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has warned, asserting that there will be retribution against the terrorist outfits and their leaders in case of barbaric acts like the Pahalgam attack. *
FGN47 BELGIUM-JAISHANKAR-LD DIASPORA
* Terrorism should be treated as global issue, not bilateral problem: EAM Jaishankar
Brussels: Terrorism should be addressed as a global issue rather than a bilateral problem, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, as he highlighted the historical connection of many of the terror-related incidents globally to Pakistan. *
FGN28 PAK-BUDGET
* Pakistan likely to hike defence spending in new budget
Islamabad: Pakistan will unveil on Tuesday its annual federal budget for the next fiscal which is likely to see a substantial hike in defence expenditure. *
FGN63 LANKA-PREZ PARDON-LD ABUSE
* Lanka prisons chief remanded until Wednesday
Colombo: Sri Lanka's suspended prisons chief Thushara Upuldeniya was Tuesday remanded until June 11 by a local court, a day after his arrest in connection with a probe into allegations that he allegedly abused the presidential pardon process to release convicts. *
FGN48 BELGIUM-JAISHANKAR-MEETINGS
* Jaishankar meets members of European Parliament in Belgium
Brussels: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met members of the European Parliament during his visit to Belgium and Luxembourg. *
FGN15 US-HARVARD-INDIANS
* Indian students at Harvard navigate uncertainties
New York: Indian students at Harvard say they are navigating a “rollercoaster” of uncertainty and anxiety amid the Trump administration's relentless battle against the university while also dealing with a dearth of job opportunities. *
FGN27 PAK-TAX-EXEMPTION
* Pak's tax exemptions rise to USD 21 million, economic survey shows
Islamabad: Tax exemptions to various sectors cost Pakistan more than USD 21 billion this year, a higher amount than the USD 17 billion the country is required to repay against its maturing commercial and bilateral external debt, according to the latest economic survey. *
FGN42 ISRAEL-GRETA-2NDLD DEPORTATION
* Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized
Jerusalem: Activist Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel on Tuesday, the country's Foreign Ministry said, a day after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military. (AP) *
FGN33 YEMEN-PORT CITY-2NDLD ATTACK
* Israeli navy attacks rebel-held Yemeni port city of Hodeida, first in conflict
Dubai: The Israeli navy attacked docks in Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Tuesday, likely damaging facilities that are key to aid shipments to the hungry, war-wracked nation. (AP)
FGN57 AUSTRIA-2NDLD ATTACK
8 people, suspected gunman reported dead in shooting at school in Austria
Vienna: Eight people were killed in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, and the suspected perpetrator also died, the city's mayor said. (AP) ***