FGN16 PM-NAMIBIA-LD ARRIVAL
* Namibia a 'valued and trusted partner' in Africa: PM Modi
Windhoek (Namibia): India seeks to boost bilateral cooperation with Namibia, which is a "valued and trusted partner" in Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as he arrived here on the final leg of his five-nation visit. *
FGN3 US-RUBIO-INDOPAK
* Trump prevented war between India, Pakistan during presidency: US Secretary of State Rubio
New York/Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that under President Donald Trump’s leadership, America “prevented and ended” a war between India and Pakistan. *
FGN40 UAE-GOLDEN VISA-CLARIFICATION
*UAE authority denies reports related to Golden Visa rules
Dubai: The UAE's Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) has denied media reports relating to the country granting lifetime Golden Visas to certain nationalities.
FGN5 NEPAL-FLOODS
9 killed, 20 missing after floods on Nepal-China border
Kathmandu: At least nine people were killed and 20 others were missing after monsoon rains flooded a river in Nepal's Rasuwa district, sweeping away the "Friendship Bridge" that links the country to China.
FGN26 UK-SUNAK
UK's ex-PM Rishi Sunak rejoins banking world, to donate salary to charity
London: Britain’s former prime minister Rishi Sunak has rejoined the banking world as he took charge of a new role as Senior Adviser at the Goldman Sachs Group, with plans to donate his earnings to the education charity he recently set up with his wife Akshata Murty.
FGN41 PAK-ACTORS-HOUSES
* Over Rs 30 million approved for conservation of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor's houses in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar: Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government on Wednesday approved Rs 33.8 million for the restoration and conservation of historic buildings belonging to Indian film legends Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor here. *
FGN18 PAK-PIA
* Pak govt stepping up efforts to sell cash-strapped PIA: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan's government is firming up efforts to sell Pakistan International Airlines by the end of 2025, following a botched bid to sell the loss-making national flag-carrier last year, according to a media report on Wednesday. *
FGN39 EU-COURT-RUSSIA-3RDLD UKRAINE
* Europe's human rights court finds Russia committed violations in Ukraine, was behind Flight MH17
The Hague: Europe's top human rights court delivered two rulings against Russia Wednesday, stating in the first ruling that Russia violated international law during the conflict in Ukraine, the first time an international court has found Moscow responsible for human rights abuses since the full-scale invasion in 2022. *
FGN29 ISRAEL-GAZA-AIRSTRIKES
* 40 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Netanyahu, Trump meet over ceasefire
Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): At least 40 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said Wednesday, as international mediators raced to complete a ceasefire deal. (AP)*
FGN28 RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR
Russia launches another record drone attack on Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say
Kyiv: Russia fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, as well as 13 missiles, the Ukrainian air force said Wednesday, in the latest escalation after mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war. (AP)*