FGN10 CHINA-JAISHANKAR

Jaishankar to visit China to attend SCO FMs meeting Beijing: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to China to participate in the foreign ministers' meeting of the SCO bloc in the Chinese city of Tianjin next week, an official announcement here said on Saturday.

FGN12 PAK-RUSSIA-STEEL

Pak, Russia sign agreement to revive Pakistan Steel Mills project Islamabad: Pakistan and Russia have signed an agreement to restore and modernise the Pakistan Steel Mills project, marking a new chapter in cooperation between the two countries, according to media reports.

FGN15 LANKA-US-TARIFF

Sri Lankan exporters alarmed over proposed 30 per cent US tariff Colombo: Sri Lankan exporters have raised concerns over a proposed 30 per cent tariff on the country's goods entering the US, warning it could severely affect key sectors including apparel and rubber products.

FGN6 PAK-ATTACK-THWART

Security forces thwart attack on police station in northwest Pakistan Peshawar: Pakistani security forces on Saturday claimed to have foiled an attack on a police station in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

FGN8 RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

Russian drone, cruise missile attacks kill at least 2 in Ukraine Kyiv: At least two people were killed overnight into Saturday as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dampened hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than three-year-old war. (AP)

FGN11 GAZA-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE

28 Palestinians including children killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Deir al-Balah: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including four children, hospital officials said Saturday. (AP)

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Tariff threat to Sri Lankan exports raises trade-policy and market-access concerns for apparel and rubber sectors. A proposed tariff on Sri Lankan exports to the United States presents immediate trade-policy and market-access implications for apparel and rubber sectors, while a Pakistan-Russia agreement to modernise a steel project reflects bilateral industrial cooperation; concurrent diplomatic engagement at an SCO foreign ministers' meeting and multiple security incidents, including thwarted attacks and aerial strikes, underline risks to regional stability and cross-border trade.