FGN9 US-TRUMP-INDIA-TRADE DEAL
**** India, US trade deal to be much different: Trump
Washington: The US and India are “pretty close” to making a trade deal, which will be much different than the earlier pacts, US President Donald Trump said here. ****
FGN18 UN-INDIA-LD HUMANRIGHTS
**** India opposes attempts to portray world’s largest democracy negatively using unverified allegations at UN
United Nations: India has asserted that human rights should not be used as an instrument of political pressure or selective targeting of countries, as it opposed attempts to turn allegations and incomplete statistics into a “negative characterisation” of the world’s largest democracy. ****
FGN21 UN-INDIA-LD SPACE
**** Outer space should remain realm for cooperation, not conflict: MP Sudha Murty tells UNGA
United Nations: India has said outer space should remain a realm for cooperation, not conflict, calling for a legally binding international instrument to prevent an arms race in space. ****
FGN32 PAK-MALDIVES-MOUS
**** Pakistan, Maldives sign 20 MoUs, including in defence, maritime security
Islamabad: Pakistan and the Maldives on Wednesday signed 20 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen cooperation in various fields, including defence, maritime security and artificial intelligence. ****
FGN31 PAK-ACCIDENT
**** 11 killed, over 30 injured as bus overturns in Pakistan’s Punjab
Lahore: At least 11 passengers were killed, and over 30 others sustained injuries when a speeding bus hit a divider and overturned in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Wednesday, an official said. ****
FGN33 PAK-HC-KPK-CM
**** Pak court seeks report on whereabouts, legal status of former KP CM Sohail Afridi
Peshawar: A Pakistani high court on Wednesday sought reports from the provincial police chief and senior government officials within 10 days on the whereabouts and legal status of former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi, following a petition alleging his illegal detention. ****
FGN5 US-FBI-LETTER-HATE CRIME
**** Probe Illinois temple plot as federal hate crime: 105 US lawmakers to FBI director
Washington: Over 100 US lawmakers shot off a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate the attempted mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Illinois as a federal hate crime and also demanded answers on steps taken to address online threats targeting Indian-Americans. ****
FGN25 NEPAL-BALEN
**** Nepal PM Balen Shah urges people to unite against corruption, poor governance
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday urged people to unite against corruption, poor governance, bureaucratic delays, inequality and political disorder, saying collective efforts and changes in both thinking and behaviour are essential to bring about meaningful change.
(PTI News)
