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     FGN11 PM-TRINIDAD-LD DIASPORA
     *For New India, even sky is not the limit: PM Modi in Trinidad & Tobago
     Port of Spain: India will soon be among the top three economies of the world, and its missions on artificial intelligence, semiconductor and quantum computing are becoming the new engines of growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.

    
     FGN31 PM-TRINIDAD-BIHAR
    
PM hails Trinidad & Tobago's Bihar link
     Port of Spain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Trinidad and Tobago's link to Bihar during his address to the Indian community here, emphasising that the "heritage of Bihar" is the "pride" of India and the world.

    
     FGN29 CHINA-RIJIJU-REAX
    
China urges India to act cautiously on Tibet related issues after Rijiju's remarks over the Dalai Lama's incarnation
     Beijing: China on Friday objected to Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju’s remarks that the incarnation of the Dalai Lama should follow his own wishes, urging India to act cautiously on Tibet-related issues to avoid its impact on the improvement of bilateral relations.

    
     FGN38: UK-MIGRANTS
    
UK’s Skilled Worker visa route leaves migrants vulnerable, warns parliamentary panel
     London: Britian's Skilled Worker visa route used by overseas professionals to seek employment in the country leaves migrants vulnerable to exploitation by some sponsors, a parliamentary panel warned on Friday.


     FGN41: LANKA-IMF
    
Risks increase in Sri Lanka despite positive economic outlook: IMF
     Colombo: The International Monetary Fund has advised Sri Lanka of strict compliance for restoring fiscal sustainability and said the island nation's economic outlook remained positive but the downside risks have increased.


     FGN43: US-INDIAN-LD ARRESTED
    
Indian-origin man arrested for fighting with co-passenger on US flight
     New York: A 21-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested and charged after allegedly attacking a fellow passenger on a flight to Miami from Philadelphia, authorities said.


     FGN44: PAK-BUILDING-LD COLLAPSE
    
7 dead, 8 injured in building collapse in Pakistan's Karachi
     Karachi: A multi-storey residential building collapsed in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on Friday, killing at least seven people and wounding eight others, media reports said.

    
     FGN46: PAK-MICROSOFT
    
Microsoft closes its Pakistan office after 25 years
     Karachi: Tech giant Microsoft has announced to shut down its limited operations in Pakistan as part of its global strategy to reduce workforce, which various stakeholders termed on Friday as a “troubling sign” for the country's economy.

    
     FGN23 PAK-RUSSIA-CONNECTIVITY
    
Pakistan, Russia to expand road, rail connectivity for access to warm waters
     Islamabad: Pakistan and Russia have agreed to collaborate on establishing a robust rail and road network to link the South Asian country with Central Asia and Russia, providing landlocked states direct access to warm waters, a media report said on Friday.

    
     FGN19 PAK-TERRORISM
    
Pak security forces kill 30 terrorists trying to infiltrate from Afghanistan
     Peshawar: At least 30 terrorists were killed while trying to infiltrate from Afghanistan in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military media wing said on Friday.

    
     FGN33 UN-ISRAEL-GAZA-KILLINGS
    
UN records 613 killings in Gaza near humanitarian convoys or aid distribution points run by US group
     Deir al-Balah: The UN human rights office said on Friday it has recorded 613 killings in Gaza near humanitarian convoys and at aid distribution points run by an Israeli-backed American organization since it first began operations in late May.(AP)
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