Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours- The Week

     FGN16: QUAD-LD TERRORISM
     *Quad calls for punishing perpetrators of Pahalgam attack without any delay
     Washington: The Quad grouping has called for bringing the perpetrators, organisers and financiers of the Pahalgam terror attack to justice without any delay and urged UN member nations to extend cooperation for it.
     FGN57: US-JAISHANKAR-LD-BILATERALS
     Jaishankar holds talks with 3 top officials of Trump administration; focus on boosting ties in critical sectors
     Washington: Ways to deepen the India-US collaboration in key sectors such as trade, defence, energy, mobility and critical technologies figured prominently during talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his American counterpart Marco Rubio.

     FGN52: CHINA-DALAI LAMA-LD REAX
     China rejects the Dalai Lama's succession plan, insists his heir requires its approval
     Beijing: China on Wednesday rejected the Dalai Lama's succession plan, insisting that any future heir must receive its seal of approval, adding a new chapter to Tibetan Buddhism's decades-long struggle with the Chinese ruling Communist Party.

     FGN61: ISRAEL-NETANYAHU-HAMAS
     Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows 'there will be no Hamas' in postwar Gaza
     Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed “there will be no Hamas” in postwar Gaza. (AP)

     FGN50: PAK-LD BLAST
     4 govt officials, civilian killed in blast in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
     Peshawar: Four government officials, including an assistant commissioner, and a civilian were killed and 10 others injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, police said.

     FGN53: PAK-RESERVED-SEATS
     Pak’s ruling coalition gets two-thirds majority after allotment of reserved seats
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s ruling coalition garnered two-thirds majority in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, on Wednesday after the allotment of reserved seats following a Supreme Court judgment last week.

     FGN46: UK-INDIAN-MURDER
     Indian-origin woman dies from head injury suffered during street assault in UK
     London: A 56-year-old Indian-origin woman succumbed to a head injury suffered during an assault while out on a street in the eastern England city of Leicester and a 23-year-old male suspect charged with her murder has been remanded in custody.

     FGN42: PAK-IMRAN
     Imran Khan says he prefers prison instead of slavery, calls for protest against regime
     Lahore: Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has said he will prefer to live in the dark cell of a prison, instead of accepting slavery, as he urged his supporters to stage protests against the hybrid regime.

     FGN35: CHINA-BRICS-XI
     China confirms President Xi will miss BRICS summit, Premier Li to attend
     Beijing: China on Wednesday said Premier Li Qiang will attend the BRICS summit in Brazil later this week, confirming reports that President Xi Jinping will skip the meeting of the emerging economies for the first time since he took over power 12 years ago.

     FGN39: BANGLA-2NDLD HASINA
     Bangladesh's deposed PM Hasina sentenced to six months in contempt case
     Dhaka: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was on Wednesday sentenced to six months in prison in a contempt of court case by the International Crimes Tribunal, while it now tries her on a major charge of committing crimes against humanity in absentia.

     FGN17: US-HEGSETH-INDIA
     Hope US can complete major pending defence sales to India: Defence Secretary Hegseth
     New York/Washington: The US has expressed hope that it can complete several major pending American defence sales to India, as it stressed that Washington and Delhi are “mutually aware” of the security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region.

     FGN20: QUAD-CRITICALMINERALS
     Quad launches major initiative to steady supply of critical minerals
     Washington: In a significant move, the Quad grouping has launched an initiative to ensure the availability of critical minerals under a broader goal to strengthen economic security amid concerns over China's coercive tactics, including price manipulation in the sector.

     FGN15: LANKA-IMF
     IMF to provide Sri Lanka USD 350 million after fourth review of bailout
     Colombo: The IMF has completed the fourth review of Sri Lanka's USD 2.9 billion bailout programme, allowing the country to draw a USD 350 million tranche from the four-year facility.

     FGN18: PAK-WATER
     Pak govt to boost water storage capacity
     Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that his government decided to enhance the water storage capacity, as India continued to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance.*

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