Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN49: US-INDIA-PAK-2NDLD TRUMP
     *In a first, Trump says leaders of India, Pakistan ended last month's conflict
     New York/Islamabad: Two "very smart" leaders of India and Pakistan decided to end last month's conflict that could have turned into a nuclear war, US President Donald Trump said after holding a rare luncheon meeting with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in White House.

     FGN27: UK-FTA-GOYAL
     UK-India Week hears how FTA concluded over ice creams in London’s Hyde Park
     London: Dubbed a “landmark deal" between India and the UK, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations last month concluded during a walk in London’s Hyde Park when Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was treated to a chocolate ice cream by his UK counterpart Jonathan Reynolds.
    
     FGN51: PAK-TRUMP-MUNIR-ARMY
     Prez Trump expresses 'keen interest' in forging trade partnership with Pakistan: Army
     Islamabad: US President Donald Trump has expressed "keen interest" in developing a mutually beneficial trade partnership with Pakistan based on long-term strategic convergence and shared interests, the army here said on Thursday.
    
     FGN59: RUSSIA-CHINA-IRAN-CONFLICT
     Putin, Xi agree to exchange information on Iran-Israel conflict
     Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to exchange sensitive information on the Iran-Israel conflict, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
    
     FGN60: MALDIVES-MDP-NASHEED
     Maldives: Ex-president Nasheed rejoins his former party
     Male: Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, along with members of The Democrats, has rejoined the Maldivian Democratic Party, a move welcomed by leaders of the main opposition on Thursday.

     FGN58: PAK-JUDGES
     Pakistan Supreme Court rejects petition against transfer of judges to Islamabad HC
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected petitions against the transfer of three high court judges, which would ensure continuity of one of them as the chief justice of the Islamabad High Court.
    
     FGN10: PAK-FINANCING-FACILITY
     Pakistan signs 5-year syndicate financing facility for USD 1 billion
     Islamabad: Pakistan signed a five-year long-term syndicated financing facility for USD 1 billion, indicating strong support from leading financiers amid the country's ongoing economic crisis.
    
     FGN53: UK-LD STORYTELLERS AWARD
     UK minister Lisa Nandy presents first IGF Archer-Amish Award Storytellers to Indian doctor
     London: UK’s Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, presented the inaugural USD 25,000 IGF Archer-Amish Award for Storytellers, named after bestselling authors Lord Jeffrey Archer and Amish Tripathi, to doctor-author Shalini Mullick for her novel ‘The Way Home’.
    
     FGN8: UK-GOYAL-PLANECRASH
     Piyush Goyal pays tribute to Ahmedabad plane crash victims during UK visit
     London: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal began his two-day visit to London by paying tribute to Ahmedabad-London plane crash victims.

     FGN54: ISRAEL-IRAN-7THLD CONFLICT
     Israel threatens Iran's top leader after missiles damage hospital, wound dozens
     Beersheba: Israel's defence minister overtly threatened Iran's supreme leader on Thursday after the latest missile barrage from Iran damaged a major hospital and hit a high-rise and several other residential buildings near Tel Aviv. (AP)*


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