Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN30 US-LD WORK PERMIT
     *US ends automatic extension of work permits for foreign non-immigrant workers
     Washington: The Trump administration has rolled back a Biden-era policy decision and made re-vetting mandatory for foreign non-immigrant visa holders seeking extension of work permits, a move that is likely to impact Indians as well.
    
     FGN25 PAK-TERRORISTS
     Pakistan security forces kill 18 terrorists in Balochistan province
     Karachi: Pakistan security forces killed 18 terrorists in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBO) in restive Balochistan province, the army said on Thursday.

     FGN7 UN-INDIA
     India rejects UN expert’s allegation that Pahalagam attack impacted displaced persons from Myanmar
     United Nations: India has strongly rejected “baseless observations” made by a UN expert on Myanmar that refugees from the Southeast Asian nation were “under severe pressure” following the Pahalgam terror attack, with Delhi denouncing this “prejudiced and blinkered” analysis.
    
     FGN24 US-INDIA-HEART STENT
     Made in India new generation heart stent receives major global recognition
     San Francisco: An Indian medical innovation has achieved a major global recognition with a new generation heart stent manufactured in India achieving a lower failure rate in high-risk patients against a US-made international market leader.
    
     FGN31 PAK-BLASPHEMY
     Pak court overturns death sentence of Muslim woman in blasphemy case
    Lahore: A Muslim woman, sentenced to death in a high-profile blasphemy case, has been acquitted by a Pakistani court, which cited serious procedural deficiencies in the prosecution's case, a court official said on Thursday.
    
     FGN21 TRUMP-6THLD XI
     Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
     Aboard Air Force One: President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American soybeans. (AP)*

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