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Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours


     FGN66: PM-INDIA-LD CYPRUS
     *We both agree 'this is not an era of war': PM Modi after talks with Cyprus Prez
     Nicosia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides "expressed concern" over the ongoing conflicts in West Asia and Europe, and they both agree that "this is not an era of war".

    
     FGN68: CYPRUS-PM-2NDLD AWARD
    
PM Modi conferred with Cyprus' highest civilian honour
     Nicosia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III of Cyprus, the country's highest civilian honour.

    
     FGN63: G7-LD PM
    
PM Modi to arrive in Canada for G7 Summit
     Calgary (Canada): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive here on Monday evening to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, marking his first visit to Canada in a decade.

    
     FGN47: PAK-INDIA-BILAWAL
    
Bilawal Bhutto urges India to return to negotiating table
     Islamabad: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged India to return to the negotiating table, saying that all outstanding issues between the two countries can only be resolved through comprehensive dialogue.


     FGN29: UK-SPY-CHIEF
    
UK PM Keir Starmer appoints MI6 spy agency's first-ever female chief
     London: Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the “historic” appointment of Blaise Metreweli as the first female chief of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6, in the 116-year history of the organisation.


     FGN20: UK-LUFTHANSA-2NDLD BOMB THREAT
    
Hyderabad-bound Lufthansa flight returned to Frankfurt due to ‘bomb threat’
     London/Hyderabad: A Lufthansa flight to Hyderabad was forced to make a U-turn and returned to land at Frankfurt Airport due to a bomb threat, the airline said on Monday.


     FGN67: CHINA-NUCLEAR-STOCKPILE
    
China says its fastest-growing nuclear stockpile remains at minimum level required
     Beijing: China has asserted that its rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal — generating over 100 warheads annually and now totaling around 600 — remains at the minimum level required, downplaying concerns that it is engaged in a nuclear arms race with the US and Russia to match their stockpiles by the end of the decade.

    
     FGN18: CYPRUS-PM-BUSINESS
    
India positioned to become world’s third-largest economy, says PM Modi in Cyprus
     Nicosia: India will soon become the third-largest economy in the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, highlighting myriad economic opportunities the country offers to companies from Cyprus.


     FGN19: PAK-BALOCHISTAN-FUEL
    
Israel, Iran conflict leads to fuel crisis in Pak’s Balochistan
     Karachi: The Israel-Iran conflict has led to a fuel crisis in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, which shares borders with Iran and Afghanistan.
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