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....ollowing are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 16-10-2025<BR>PTI<BR>FGN14 US-TRUMP-LD INDIA Trump claims Modi assured him India won't buy Russian oil, calls it 'big step' toward ending Ukraine war Washington: US President Donald Trump has claimed that his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him that India would stop purchasing oil from Russia, a move h....

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....e described as a “big step” toward increasing pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. FGN30 RUSSIA-INDIA-ENERGY Russia confident of continuing energy trade with India: DPM Novak Moscow: Russia is confident that its energy cooperation with India will "continue", Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump claimed that New Delhi ....

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....assured him to stop purchasing oil from Russia. FGN29 NAM-INDIA-PALESTINE India reiterates support for two-state solution to Palestine issue at NAM meet Kampala (Uganda): India has reaffirmed its longstanding commitment to a negotiated two-state solution to the Palestine issue, calling it the "only viable path" to achieve lasting peace and prosperity in the Middle East. FGN25 CHINA-US ....

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.... China warns 'firm countermeasures' if US imposes sanctions over Russian oil imports Beijing: China on Thursday defended its oil imports from Russia as legitimate and lawful, warning the US that it would take “firm countermeasures” if it imposed unilateral sanctions affecting Beijing's interests. FGN28 PAK-PUNJAB-TLP Pakistan's Punjab govt to recommend ban on extremist group TLP Isl....

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....amabad: Pakistan's Punjab province government on Thursday said it will recommend to the federal authorities to ban the extremist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) for staging violent protests last week. PTI GRS GRS GRS<BR> News - Press release - PIB....