FGN14 US-TRUMP-LD INDIA
*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".
FGN4 US-INDIAN FIRMS-SANCTIONS
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.
FGN18 US-PAK-LD DEAL
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".
FGN24 PAK-CHINA-LD SATELLITE
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.
FGN25 CHINA-FLOODS
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.
FGN2 SG-INDIAN-ARRESTED
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.*