Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    
     FGN49: PAK-SC-RESERVED SEATS-PPP
     *Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s PPP challenges SC verdict allocating reserved seats to Imran Khan’s party
     Islamabad: The Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan Peoples Party on Tuesday challenged the Supreme Court verdict allocating reserved seats to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party a week after its ruling coalition partner Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) submitted a review petition, according to a media report.
    
     FGN48: CHINA-HAMAS-FATAH-4THLD RIFT
     Rival Palestinian factions agree to end yearslong divisions at China-brokered talks
     Beijing: In a rare show of solidarity amidst the war in Gaza, 14 Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, have jointly pledged to end their deep divisions and strengthen Palestinian unity by signing a declaration on Tuesday at a meeting brokered by China.
    
     FGN44: LANKA-INDIAN-FISHERMEN
     Sri Lanka Navy arrests 9 Indian fishermen for alleged illegal fishing
     Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested nine Indian fishermen and seized their trawlers for allegedly poaching in its territorial waters, officials here said, taking the number of Indian nationals apprehended this year by the island nation in such incidents to 261.
    
     FGN43: LANKA-GOVT-MUSLIMS-APOLOGY
     Sri Lankan govt to apologise to Muslims on forced cremation of Covid victims
     Colombo: The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it would formally apologise to the island nation's Muslim minority community for its controversial cremation policy adopted during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
    
     FGN40: US-HARRIS-DEMOCRATS-LD NOMINATION
     Kamala Harris wins enough support to clinch Democratic nomination on first full day of her campaign
     Washington: Kamala Harris has attracted the support of enough delegates to become the Democratic Party's nominee for president, US media outlets reported on Tuesday, as the vice president received a wave of endorsements from potential rivals, lawmakers, governors and influential advocacy groups.
    
     FGN20: CANADA-TEMPLE-VANDALISE
     BAPS Hindu temple vandalised in Canada
     Ottawa: A BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in the Canadian city of Edmonton has been vandalised with alleged hateful and anti-India graffiti, amidst rising Hinduphobia in the country.
    
     FGN16: US-ELECTION-HARRIS-MEDIA REAX
     Harris leans towards left in policies, her foreign policy views not known: prominent US media
     Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris, all set to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, leans towards the left in her domestic policies, a major American financial publication has said while another daily said she would hold former President Donald Trump to account for his lies and destructive policies.
    
     FGN25: PAK-IMRAN-COURT-FACILITIES
     Former Pak PM Imran Khan & wife move court seeking jail amenities in line with ‘international standards’
     Islamabad: Jailed Pakistan prime minister has moved a top court here to get jail amenities in line with international standards for him and his wife, according to a media report on Tuesday.
    
     FGN36: PAK-QURESHI-TRIAL
     Ex-Pak foreign minister Qureshi seeks open trial in May 9 riots case
     Lahore: Former Pakistan foreign minister and veteran opposition politician Shah Mahmood Qureshi has sought an open trial instead of an in-camera trial in an anti-terrorism court in connection with the May 9 riot cases.
    
     FGN35: UK-SUNAK
     Rishi Sunak to remain interim UK Opposition Leader until November 2
     London: Rishi Sunak will remain in place as the UK’s interim Opposition Leader for over three months after the Conservative Party set out the timetable to elect his successor by November, with nominations opening on Wednesday.
    
     FGN42: BUD-REAX-NRIS-GULF
     Job and consumption prospects in union budget enthuses Gulf NRIs
     Dubai: Provisions on employment and skilling, consumption boost, and support for rural and MSME sectors in the first budget of the Modi 3.0 government have enthused NRI businessmen in the Gulf region.*

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