FGN41: US-EPSTEIN-MIRA NAIR

Name of Mira Nair, mother of NYC mayor Mamdani, appears in email in newly-released Epstein files New York: Indian filmmaker Mira Nair had attended an “after party” for a film at the townhouse of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, according to the latest Epstein files released by the US Justice Department.

FGN38: PAK-LD TERRORISTS

70 terrorists, 10 security personnel killed in different ops across Pakistan's Balochistan Karachi: At least 70 terrorists, some of them from the BLA, were killed after they carried out attacks on security forces, law enforcement agencies and civilians at 12 different locations in Pakistan's Balochistan province, officials said Saturday.

FGN15: UAE-INDIA-EU-REAX

UAE hails India-EU FTA as boost to global trade cooperation Dubai: The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the free trade agreement reached between India and the EU, describing it as a significant step towards promoting "economic openness" and supporting "sustainable growth".

FGN14: BANGLA-POLLS-MOOD

Bangladesh set for polls, reform referendum amid uncertain voter mood Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh is going to the polls along with a referendum on reforms in less than two weeks in a dramatically changed political landscape, with the once-dominant Awami League barred from contesting and many voters expressing uncertainty over their choices.

FGN20: PAK-PM-LOANS

Head bowed, self-respect compromised: Pakistan PM on foreign loan humiliation Islamabad: Seeking foreign loan had forced Pakistan to "bow" its head and make compromises at the "cost of self-respect", Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said in a candid admission about the humiliation involved in approaching "friendly countries" for financial aid.

FGN36: UK-CHINA

UK PM Starmer wraps China visit with multi-billion-pound export, investment deals London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has concluded his visit to China claiming to have secured billions of pounds worth of export and investment deals and bringing “stability” to previously strained relations with Beijing.

FGN34: ISRAEL-GAZA-3RDLD WAR

Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward Deir Al-Balah: Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.(AP)

PTI GSP

India-EU free trade agreement hailed as boost to global trade cooperation; related regional security and legal developments reported. The report highlights a recently announced free trade agreement between India and the EU noted for advancing trade cooperation and investment frameworks, and discloses that Justice Department-released Epstein files name a public figure in an email, engaging issues of disclosure of investigative records. It also documents counterterrorism operations in Pakistan with significant militant and security-force fatalities implicating counterterrorism operations, electoral conditions in Bangladesh including a major party's exclusion affecting electoral eligibility, and reported civilian deaths from strikes in Gaza raising armed-conflict protection concerns.