Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

         
     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.
    
     FGN44: CHINA-SCO-SECURITY 
     SCO members in talks to establish comprehensive centre to address security threats: China
     Beijing: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states are accelerating consultations to establish a comprehensive centre to deal with security threats and challenges, China said on Thursday.
    
     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.
    
     FGN29: PAK-ATC-IMRAN
     Pak court orders 10-year jail term for 166 members of Imran Khan's party
     Lahore: A Pakistan court on Thursday handed down 10-year jail term each to 166 members, including some lawmakers, of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan party in connection with the May 9, 2023 attack on ISI building and other military installations in Punjab province.
    
     FGN41: RUSSIA-MEDVEDEV-TRUMP
     Russian leader Medvedev reminds Trump about dangers of 'dead hand'
     Moscow: Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday warned US President Donald Trump not to ignore the peril posed by those he labels "dead", as the two leaders exchanged barbs on social media.
    
     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.*

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