Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

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     *Talks with King Abdullah II strengthened India-Jordan partnership across key areas: PM Modi
     Amman: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his talks with King Abdullah II have strengthened India-Jordan partnership across key areas, including renewable energy, water management, digital transformation, cultural exchanges, and heritage cooperation.

     FGN34 PM-JORDAN-LD INVESTMENT
     PM Modi proposes to double India-Jordan trade to USD 5 bn in next 5 years
     Amman: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sought to double India-Jordan bilateral trade to USD 5 billion over the next five years, as he invited Jordanian companies to take advantage of the country's high economic growth and reap handsome returns.

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     Modi highlights substantive outcomes of Jordan visit, says ties expanded across key sectors
     Amman: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the substantive outcomes of his visit to Jordan, noting a "meaningful expansion" of cooperation between the two countries across sectors, including clean energy, water management, culture and digital innovation.

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     Crown Prince drives PM Modi to Jordan Museum in special gesture
     Amman: Jordanian Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Tuesday personally drove Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Jordan Museum here, in a special gesture reflecting the warmth of ties between India and the Arab nation.

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     Jaishankar arrives in Israel on two-day visit; to hold talks with top leadership
     Jerusalem: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Israel on Tuesday on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with the country's top leadership on bilateral and regional issues.

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     3 Indian students among those injured in Australia’s Bondi Beach attack
     Melbourne: Three Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.

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     Pak's 'unique way' of respecting people's will is jailing PM, giving lifetime immunity to army chief: India at UNSC
     United Nations: In a sharp retort, India ripped through Pakistan's "divisive agenda" at the UN Security Council, calling out Islamabad's “unique” way of respecting the will of its people by jailing a prime minister and giving lifetime immunity to its army chief.

     FGN27 THAI-LD LUTHRAS
     Thai authorities deport Luthra brothers to India
     Bangkok: Thailand authorities on Tuesday deported Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people were killed in a fire earlier this month, to India amid an ongoing probe into the tragedy.

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     Pakistani court awards 35-year jail term to top leader of banned TLP
     Lahore: A top leader of the banned radical outfit Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has been sentenced to 35 years in jail by an anti-terrorist court for inciting people to "behead" Pakistan's then chief justice.*

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