Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN44 PM-JAPAN-SUMMIT
     *PM Modi holds summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Ishiba in Tokyo
     Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, with an aim to further expand overall bilateral ties, including in areas of trade, investment and emerging technologies.

     FGN37 PM-JAPAN-LD BUSINESS
     In Japan, PM Modi showcases India's political & economic stability amid tariff tussle with US
     Tokyo: India is the fastest growing major economy and its political and economic stability as well as transparency in policies have made it an attractive investment destination, especially in areas of green energy, manufacturing and technology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.

     FGN47 PM-JAPAN-SUGA-LD KISHIDA
     Former Japanese PMs Suga, Kishida meet PM Modi, discuss bilateral ties
     Tokyo: Former Japanese prime ministers Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday and discussed bilateral ties.

     FGN48 PM-JAPAN-INTERVIEW
     Important for India, China to work together to bring stability to world economic order: PM Modi
     Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it is important for India and China to work together to bring stability to the world economic order as he asserted that New Delhi is ready to advance bilateral ties from a strategic and long-term perspective based on mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity.

     FGN56 PM-JAPAN-BULLET TRAIN
     Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail flagship project; aiming for passenger services in few years: Modi
     Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail is a flagship project between India and Japan, and "we are aiming to have the passenger services start in a few years' time".

     FGN13 US-INDIA-LD NAVARRO
     India has turned into ‘oil money laundromat for Kremlin’: Trump aide
     New York/Washington: A day after claiming that the Ukraine conflict was “Modi’s war”, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has accused India of being an “oil money laundromat for the Kremlin”.

     FGN42 US-VANCE-TRUMP
     Vice President Vance says prepared for top job if 'terrible tragedy' strikes
     Washington: US Vice President JD Vance has said that his current role has prepared him to assume the nation's highest office if there is any "terrible tragedy", even as he touted President Donald Trump's "incredibly good health" and hoped that he would serve his full term.

     FGN45 PAK-FLOODS
     22 killed as floods wreak havoc in Pakistan's Punjab province
     Lahore: At least 22 people died in the last 24 hours and around nine residential localities got submerged due to the floodwater entering Lahore city in Pakistan's Punjab province, authorities said on Friday.

     FGN51 BANGLA-COURT-1971 VETERANS
     Bangladeshi court imprisons 1971 war veterans, university professor on terrorism charge
     Dhaka: A Bangladeshi court on Friday sent 16 people, including several 1971 Liberation War veterans, to jail under the tough Anti-Terrorism Act, a day after a mob allegedly disrupted their scheduled public discussion in the capital.

     FGN4 US-SCHOOL SHOOTING-VICTIMS
     Parents of students killed in Minneapolis church shooting share emotional pleas
     Minneapolis: The parents of the two schoolchildren fatally shot in a Minneapolis church spoke out for the first time on Thursday afternoon, with some imploring the shaken community to address the root causes of shootings that target schools.
    
     FGN64 LANKA-ARRESTS
     Two more high profile Sri Lankan politicians arrested
     Colombo: In continuation of the arrests of former parliamentarians on charges of corruption, two more political leaders in Sri Lanka were arrested after they surrendered at local courts on Friday.*

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