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Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    
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     *Staunch Trump loyalist Sergio Gor to be next US envoy to India
     Washington: Sergio Gor, the White House personnel director and a loyal member of President Donald Trump's inner circle, has been nominated as the next American envoy to India, a move that comes amid an estrangement of ties between the two countries over trade-related issues.

    
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Kwatra’s diplomatic engagement: Indian envoy meets more US lawmakers amid tariff tensions
     New York: Continuing his diplomatic engagement, Indian envoy to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra met more US lawmakers to discuss “balanced trade ties” amid tariff tensions between New Delhi and Washington.

    
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Sri Lanka's ex-president Wickremesinghe shifted to prison hospital following remand
     Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was shifted to a prison hospital after a court refused to grant him bail following his arrest over alleged misuse of state funds during his tenure.

    
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Pakistani students face uncertainty as US reviews anti-American, extremist content
     Islamabad: Pakistani students and other visa holders in the United States are facing growing uncertainty as the Trump administration reviews social media for anti-American or extremist content, reported Dawn on Saturday.
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