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Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours


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     *Japan to invest 10 trillion yen in India over in next one decade
     Tokyo: Japan on Friday set an investment target of 10 trillion yen in India over a decade and the two sides firmed up a mega roadmap to bolster cooperation in several key areas such as critical minerals, defence and technology, in decisions that came amid economic turbulence created by the Trump administration's policies on trade and tariffs.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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".


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PM Modi, Prez Xi likely to meet twice on SCO summit sidelines to firm up ties
     Beijing: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold two bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Tianjin on Sunday, as both nations look to strengthen ties amid global trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump.

    
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PM Modi presented with traditional Daruma doll in Japan
     Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented with a traditional Daruma doll, seen as a symbol of good luck, during his visit to Japan on Friday.


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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”.


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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.


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22 dead as floods wreak havoc in Pakistan's Punjab; Lahore inundated after almost 40 yrs
     Lahore: At least 22 people died in the last 24 hours as several residential areas of Lahore remained submerged due to floodwaters entering the city, the first time in almost 40 years, in Pakistan's Punjab province, authorities said on Friday.


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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.

    
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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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British Indian minister orders removal of 'unnecessary' jobs for detained migrants
     London: British Indian Home Office minister Seema Malhotra has stepped in to order the removal of UK government job advertisements for roles such as a balloon craft tutor for illegal migrants while they are being held at a detention centre in London.
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