Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

     FGN36: US-TRUMP-INDIA
     *India's been 'very good' on that front: Trump repeats claim on Delhi reducing energy purchases from Moscow
     New York: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said India has been "very good" on the issue of reducing oil imports from Russia, reiterating his claim that Delhi will significantly reduce its energy purchases from Moscow.
    
     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.
    
     FGN38: UN-IAEA-INDIA
     Committed to expanding peaceful applications of nuclear technology: India
     United Nations: India has said that it remains committed to expanding peaceful applications of nuclear technology, both in the power and non-power sectors, while ensuring the security of nuclear and radiological materials.

     FGN35: PAK-TTP-COMMANDER
     Pakistani Taliban's deputy chief killed during infiltration attempt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Army
     Peshawar: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's second-in-command Amjad was among four militants killed by security forces while attempting to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the army said on Thursday.
    
     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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