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Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    FGN25 US-TRUMP-LD INDIA
     *US close to making trade deal with India: Trump
     New York/Washington: President Donald Trump has said that the US is close to making a trade deal with India, as his administration started sending letters detailing the levies that Washington will impose on products from those countries entering America.

    
     FGN13 UN-INDIA-AFGHAN
    
India abstains in UNGA on draft resolution on Afghanistan
     United Nations: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution on Afghanistan, noting that a “business as usual” approach is unlikely to deliver outcomes that the global community envisions for the Afghan people.

    
     FGN24 NEPAL-FLOODS-LD BRIDGE
    
18 people missing after floods wash away Nepal-China border bridge
     Kathmandu: At least eighteen people were missing after a river flooded by monsoon rains on Tuesday washed away the Friendship Bridge connecting Nepal with China.

    
          FGN16 IRAN-ISRAEL-WAR-TOLL
    
Iran's government says 1,060 people killed in war with Israel
     Dubai: Iran's government has issued a new death toll for its war with Israel, saying at least 1,060 people were killed and warning that the figure could rise.(AP)

    
     FGN15 ISRAEL-GAZA
    
5 Israeli soldiers killed overnight in northern Gaza,18 dead in Israeli strikes
     Tel Aviv: Five Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday. Two other soldiers were seriously wounded.(AP)
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