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Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

    
     FGN10: US-JAISHANKAR-CHINA
     *Very gross oversimplification, misleading to make India-US relations about China: EAM Jaishankar
     New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that it is a “very gross oversimplification” and “even misleading at times” to make the India-US relationship about China.

    
     FGN57: UK-VISA
    
Tougher UK visa measures for foreign workers tabled in Parliament
     London: The British government on Tuesday tabled the first set of tougher visa norms in the House of Commons to curb the recruitment of foreign skilled workers across different sectors, including the care industry, dubbing it a “complete reset” of the country's immigration system.

    
     FGN58: JAISHANKAR-IWAYA
    
EAM Jaishankar holds talks with Japanese counterpart Iwaya
     New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held talks with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya focusing on bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors such as infrastructure, investment and mobility.

    
     FGN55: PAK-MILITANTS-LD ATTACK
    
Militants attack govt offices in Balochistan; 2 terrorists, teenager among dead
     Karachi: Heavily-armed militants attacked government offices and a bank in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Tuesday, killing a boy and wounding seven civilians, officials said.

    
     FGN52: US-TRUMP-LD MUSK
    
War of words over big bill intensifies between Musk, Trump
     Washington: The war of words between billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump over the big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts is heating up again, with Musk claiming he may form a new political party and Trump blasting the Tesla CEO over electric vehicle subsidies.

    
     FGN46: BANGLA-YUNUS
    
Yunus urges Bangladeshis to resist re-emergence of autocracy
     Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged his countrymen to resist the re-emergence of autocracy as he launched a month-long programme to mark last year's mass protests that ousted longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

    
     FGN7: US-JAISHANKAR-TRADE
    
Will have to watch this space for next few days: EAM Jaishankar on India-US trade deal
     New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed hope that trade negotiations between India and the US would reach a "successful conclusion", emphasising the need for the two countries to find a “meeting ground”.

    
     FGN6: US-JAISHANKAR-PAK
    
Pahalgam attack was act of economic warfare: EAM Jaishankar
     New York: The Pahalgam terror attack was an act of economic warfare meant to destroy tourism in Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, asserting that India has made it clear that it will not allow nuclear blackmail to prevent it from responding to terror emanating from Pakistan.

    
     FGN34: PAK-LD UNSC
    
Pakistan starts UNSC presidency from Tuesday for July
     Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday said that it assumed the Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of July with a “sense of purpose, humility and conviction” to promote respect of law and multilateralism.

    
     FGN38: PAK-INDIA-PRISONERS
     Pakistan, India exchange lists of prisoners in each other's custody
     Islamabad: Pakistan and India on Tuesday exchanged the lists of prisoners in each other's custody, with Islamabad submitting names of 246 Indian or believed-to-be-Indian detainees, including 53 civilians and 193 fishermen.

    
     FGN21: LANKA-INDIAN-FISHERMEN
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 7 Indian fishermen for alleged illegal fishing
     Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday said it arrested seven Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters in the second such incident within a week.**

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