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Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours
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....ollowing are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 4-5-2025<BR>PTI<BR>FGN40: CHINA-XI-RUSSIA-3RDLD VISIT China's Xi to visit Russia from May 7-10 for talks with Putin, attend V-day celebrations Beijing/Moscow: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia from May 7-10 to attend the Victory Day Parade in Moscow and hold "strategic communication" with his Russian count....
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....erpart Vladimir Putin on a series of major international and regional issues, it was announced on Sunday. FGN19: PAK-INDIA-PORTS-LD BAN Pahalgam attack: Pakistan shuts ports for Indian ships after New Delhi bans imports from Islamabad Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan has banned Indian-flagged ships from entering its ports with immediate effect after New Delhi imposed fresh punitive measures, in....
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....cluding a ban on the import of goods and entry of Pakistani vessels into its ports, against Islamabad amid heightened tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack. FGN42: PAK-IMRAN-PARTY Imran Khan’s party declines government invitation to attend briefing on India-Pak tensions Peshawar: Jailed former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday declined the government....
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....’s invitation to attend a briefing on Pakistan-India tensions, citing political grievances and demanding broader political consultation. FGN39: CHINA-LD JAPAN China, Japan spar over their aircraft flying over disputed islands Beijing: China and Japan on Sunday exchanged diplomatic protests, accusing each other of violating their airspace over the disputed islands in the East China Sea. ....
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.... FGN37: UK-IRANIANS-3RDLD ARREST UK counter-terror police make flurry of Iranian arrests over suspected terrorist plot London: Britain's counter-terrorism police have made eight arrests involving Iranian nationals connected to two separate “fast-moving” investigations, with one connected with a suspected terrorist plot targeting a specific unidentified site in the country, the Metropolitan....
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.... Police force said Sunday. FGN31: MALDIVES-MUIZZU Maldives: Muizzu says nothing to worry about past pacts, opposition slams him for previous 'false claims' Male, May 4 (PTI) Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has said that there is nothing to worry about the agreements signed by the previous government with other countries, drawing criticism from the opposition leader who demanded his apolog....
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....y for making "false claims" during the 2023 election campaign regarding the pacts with nations like India. FGN13: SINGAPORE-LD POLLS Singapore's ruling party secures landslide victory in general election; PM Wong gets strong mandate Singapore: Singapore’s long-ruling People Action Party (PAP) led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has returned to power in a landslide victory in the country’....
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....s general election held amid global economic uncertainties. FGN16: SINGAPORE-WONG-PROFILE Lawrence Wong: Amid tariff turmoil former economist takes charge in Singapore again Singapore: Days ahead of the general election, Lawrence Wong said in a changed world his team's mission is clear: “to steer Singapore through the storm, and secure a brighter future for Singaporeans.” PTI GSP<BR> N....
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