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Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours


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     *Trump repeats claim of stopping India-Pak conflict, says Obama ‘didn't do anything’ to win Nobel
     New York/Washington: Claiming yet again that he solved the conflict between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump has said that "no one in history is more deserving than him" of the Nobel Peace Prize, as he criticised former President Barack Obama for getting the honour even though he “didn’t do anything”.

    
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Pak Navy test fires surface-to-air missile in North Arabian Sea
     Islamabad: The Pakistan Navy on Saturday successfully test-fired a surface-to-air missile during an exercise in the North Arabian Sea, according to an official release.

    
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Pak, US begin joint anti-terrorism military exercises
     Karachi/Islamabad: Pakistan and the US are holding two-week-long joint anti-terrorism exercises at a counter terrorism centre in the Punjab province of the country, it was announced on Saturday.

    
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Pak claims Iraq keen on JF-17 Thunder jets
     Islamabad: The Pakistan army on Saturday said that Iraq has expressed “keen interest” in JF-17 Thunder fighter jets and Mushshak training aircraft.

    
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Tarique Rahman appointed as chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
     Dhaka: Tarique Rahman has been appointed as the chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), days after the demise of his mother and party chairperson Khaleda Zia following a prolonged illness.

    
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Protests in Iran near 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators
     Dubai: Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country's government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world.(AP)
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