Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN21 US-TRUMP-2NDLD RALLY

     **** Ignoring political risk, Trump jokes about ‘affordability’ at election rally-but crowd loves it

     Washington: How far can USD 5,000 go in America? If you believe President Donald Trump, it is just about enough to buy a hamburger at his super luxury Mar-a-Lago resort. ****

     FGN24 ISRAEL-NETANYAHU-ELECTION-FRAUD

     **** Netanyahu steps up election fraud claims, rules out cooperation with Arab parties

     Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday intensified allegations of election fraud by Arab-led parties, describing suspected foreign interference as an “earthquake” and demanding an immediate investigation by the police and the country's top internal security agency. ****

     FGN14 UN-INDIA-LD CUBA

     **** India votes in favour of UNGA resolution calling for end to US embargo on Cuba

     United Nations: India voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the US against Cuba, reiterating that the restrictions should be lifted to help the Caribbean nation pursue its development aspirations. ****

     FGN6 US-RSS-REGISTRATION

     **** ‘RSS Friends’ registers in US to step up outreach, correct inaccuracies

     Washington: A group of well-wishers of the RSS has registered with the US Department of Justice as a foreign agent of the organisation with an aim to step up outreach in the US. ****

     FGN15 US-OBAMA-TRUMP

     **** Change is in air; last best chance to rein in non-serious Trump: Obama

     Washington: Barack Obama reprised his nearly two-decade-old message of hope and change to urge voters in the US to seize their last best chance to rein in "non-serious" President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. ****

     FGN33 PAK-BLAST

     **** 10 killed as oxygen cylinder explodes in Pakistan's Sindh

     Karachi: At least 10 people, including a woman, were killed after an oxygen cylinder exploded inside an ambulance in Pakistan's Sindh province on Thursday, a senior police official said. ****

     FGN34 PAK-IMRAN-SISTER

     **** Imran Khan's sister Noreen moved from jail to hospital due to cardiac, BP issues

     Lahore: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's sister Noreen Niazi was shifted to a hospital from prison due to cardiac and high blood pressure issues, a government official said on Thursday. ****

     FGN32 MALDIVES-PAKISTAN-LD MUIZZU

     **** The Maldives on a geopolitical tightrope: President Muizzu's Pakistan visit, strategic autonomy and the risks to Maldivian security and prosperity

     Male: By strengthening defence and cybersecurity ties with Pakistan, the Maldives must look beyond the immediate benefits of cooperation to consider the wider implications for regional stability, national security and economic prosperity. ****

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