FGN120: FRANCE-JAISHANKAR-LD RAISINA
*IMEEC to have profound impact on world connectivity, says Jaishankar
Marseilles (France): Terming connectivity as an important part of diplomacy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the IMEEC once completed will offer a significant land- and sea-based connectivity to Europe all the way up to the Pacific.
FGN119 ISRAEL-NETANYAHU-LD MODI
* Israeli PM Netanyahu speaks to PM Modi, other world leaders
Jerusalem: In a diplomatic push to garner international support for Israel's attacks against Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, among many other world leaders, his office said on Friday. *
FGN73 PLANECRASH-CANADIAN
* Lone Canadian killed in Ahmedabad plane crash was Indian-origin dentist
Ottawa: Indian-origin dentist Nirali Patel was the lone Canadian citizen killed in the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad, a media report said. *
FGN93 PLANECRASH-UK-INDIANS
* British Indians mourn lives lost in Ahmedabad-London plane crash
London: Britain's Indian community was understandably shaken by the tragic loss of lives in the London-bound Air India plane crash, with temples around the UK on Friday witnessing impromptu prayers and vigils in memory of the victims. *
FGN112 FRANCE-JAISHANKAR-RAISINA-MEDIATION
* Jaishankar terms 'unrealistic' third party involvement in bilateral issues
Marseilles (France): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said it is “unrealistic” for a third party to insert themselves or to offer to do something if two countries are not prepared for it. *
FGN114 CHINA-INDIA-PAK-TERRORISM
* China denies double standards in fighting terrorism due to its close ties with Pakistan
Beijing: China on Friday rejected any ambiguity or double standards on its part in combating terrorism due to close ties with Pakistan, saying that fighting the menace is the common responsibility of the international community. *
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* Chinese President Xi extends condolences to Indian leaders over plane crash
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday extended condolences to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the loss of lives in the plane crash at Ahmedabad. *
FGN29 UN-INDIA-GAZA
* India abstains in UNGA on draft resolution demanding immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly from a vote on a draft resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza. *
FGN37 PLANECRASH-SINGAPORE-REAX
* Singapore PM send condolences to Air India crash victims in letter to PM Modi
Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to extend condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. *
FGN103 BANGLA-TAGORE-VANDALISM
* 5 arrested in connection with vandalism at Tagore's ancestral home in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least five persons have been arrested in connection with the vandalisation of the ancestral home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Bangladesh, with the authorities saying that no relics associated with the poet were damaged. *
FGN82 ISRAEL-IRAN-LD NETANYAHU
* Netanyahu calls Israel's attack on Iran 'very successful opening strike'
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday described Israel's attack targeting Iran's nuclear installations and senior commanders as "a very successful opening strike". *
FGN23 ISRAEL-IRAN-ARMY CHIEF
* We had reached point of no return: Israel's army chief
Jerusalem: Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir has said Israel launched the military offensive against Iran's nuclear programme "because the time had come; we'd reached the point of no return". *
FGN96 ISRAEL-11THLD \RIRAN
* Israel attacks Iran's nuclear, missile sites, prompting Iranian drone-strike retaliation
Dubai: Israel attacked Iran early Friday in strikes that took out top military officers and hit nuclear and missile sites, raising the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq. **