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Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours


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     *Trump: India, Russia can take their dead economies down together
     Washington: US President Donald Trump once again mounted a sharp attack on India and Russia for their close ties and said that the two countries can take their "dead economies down together".

    
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US sanctions 6 Indian companies over trade of Iranian petroleum products
     New York/Washington: The Trump administration has sanctioned six Indian companies for their "significant" sales and purchases of Iranian-origin petrochemical products.

    
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Trump announces trade deal with Pakistan to develop ‘massive oil reserves’
     New York/Islamabad: US President Donald Trump has announced sealing a trade deal with Pakistan and said that Washington will work with Islamabad to develop what he described as the South Asian nation's "massive oil reserves".

    
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Pakistan launches remote sensing satellite from China to tackle climate challenges
     Islamabad/Beijing: Pakistan on Thursday launched a new remote sensing satellite from China's southwest Sichuan province aimed at enhancing Islamabad's capacity to monitor and respond to climate change-related threats.

    
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44 killed, nine missing after rain storms in Beijing
     Beijing: At least 44 people were killed and nine missing in rain-triggered floods over the past week in Beijing, local officials said on Thursday.

    
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Indian national gets 14 years in jail for sexually assaulting minor girl in Singapore
     Singapore: An Indian national was sentenced to over 14 years in jail in Singapore on Thursday for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl twice.
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