Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours

     FGN52: BANGLA-PAK-APOLOGY
     *Bangladesh seeks apology from Pakistan over 1971 atrocities
     Dhaka: Bangladesh raised “historically unresolved issues” and sought a public apology from Pakistan over the 1971 atrocities as the two countries held their first foreign secretary-level talks in 15 years here on Thursday.
         
     FGN53: RUSSIA-LD TALIBAN
     Russian apex court temporarily suspends ban on Taliban
     Moscow: Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday “temporarily” suspended the over two decades ban on Afghan Taliban, which will allow Moscow to interact with the government in Kabul with immediate effect.
    
     FGN49: BANGLA-MODEL-DIPLOMAT
     Bangladesh police accuses former beauty queen of blackmailing Saudi diplomat
     Dhaka: Bangladesh police on Thursday said that a former beauty queen has been detained for setting up a honey trap for a former Saudi ambassador in Dhaka in an attempt to extort USD 5 million, an allegation rejected by the woman who claimed that the diplomat wanted to marry her.
    
     FGN48: CHINA-US-TARIFFS-TALKS
     China says in working level communication with US over tariff war
     Beijing: China on Thursday said it is in “working-level communication” with the US on the deadlock over their high-intensity tariff war but asserted that the person who “tied the bell” should untie it.

     FGN46: RUSSIA-INDIA-MODI
     Modi invited for V-Day celebrations, waiting for response: Kremlin    
     Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited for the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, but there has been no response from New Delhi, a top Kremlin aide said Thursday.
    
     FGN44: PAK-MINISTER-JAIL-IMRAN
     Imran Khan 'enjoying holidays', not 'facing jail term': Pak minister
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has dismissed allegations of unfair treatment of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he appears to be “enjoying holidays” rather than serving a jail sentence.
    
     FGN43: CHINA-US-DEEPSEEK
     US House Committee brands China’s DeepSeek ‘profound threat’
     Beijing/Washington: A US congressional committee has branded the Chinese artificial intelligence tool DeepSeek as a “profound threat” to America’s national security amid the intensifying trade war between the two countries.
    
     FGN37: PAK-ARMY-MUNIR
     Pak's top general describes Kashmir as 'jugular vein', invokes two-nation theory at diaspora event
     Islamabad: Army Chief General Asim Munir described Kashmir as Pakistan's "jugular vein" during a diaspora event, where he asked overseas Pakistanis to pass on the country's story to their children, emphasising that their forefathers believed Hindus and Muslims were different in every possible aspect of life.
    
     FGN36: PAK-AHMADIS
     Pakistan's Punjab government disallows minority Ahmadis from taking part in auction for commercial plots
     Lahore: The Maryam Nawaz government of Punjab province in Pakistan on Thursday issued an advertisement for auction of commercial plots categorically disallowing Ahmadis to take part in it evoking a strong condemnation from the community's umbrella organisation.
    
     FGN26: BANGLA-PAK-TALKS
     Bangladesh, Pakistan hold Foreign Office Consultation after 15 years
     Dhaka: Bangladesh and Pakistan on Thursday held a foreign secretary-level Foreign Office Consultation here after a gap of nearly 15 years and discussed the entire range of bilateral issues focusing on trade ties.
    
     FGN33: US-TRUMP-LD HARVARD
     Submit disciplinary records or lose eligibility to enrol foreign students: Trump admin warns Harvard
     New York: The Donald Trump administration has threatened to revoke Harvard University’s eligibility to enrol international students if it doesn’t submit detailed records of its foreign student’s “illegal and violent activities”.
    
     FGN25: RUSSIA-HAMAS-HOSTAGES
     Putin thanks Hamas for release of Russian hostages
     Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has thanked Palestinian group Hamas for releasing three Russian hostages captivated during the October 2023 attack on Israel.
    
     FGN31: UK-INDIA-DEFENCE
     India-UK Defence Consultative Group reviews ties, agree to enhance collaboration
     London: A review of defence ties, with a particular focus on enhancing defence industry collaboration and boosting the 'Make in India' initiative, were on the agenda of the 24th India-UK Defence Consultative Group discussions here this week.*

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