FGN4 US-INDIA-DELEGATION ****US with India in fight against terrorism: Deputy Secretary of State tells Indian delegation Washington: The US stands strong with India in the fight against terrorism, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau told Congress MP Shashi Tharoor-led all-party delegation here to convey India’s stance on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.**** FGN8 PAK-SAUDI ****Pakistan, Saudi agree to elevate strategic partnership Islamabad: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed to further elevate their strategic partnership during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to the country.

Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday reaffirmed their mutual commitment to deepening the multi-faceted relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, The Express Tribune reported.**** FGN21 BANGLA-POLLS-BNP ****People disappointed with announcement of B’desh polls in April 2026: BNP Dhaka: People are “disappointed” by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’s announcement to hold elections in April 2026, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Saturday, reiterating the party’s demand for polls by December this year.**** FGN23 RUSSIA-SPACE-DRONES ****Russia patents technology for launching drones to maintain orbital space station Moscow: Russia has patented a technology for launching automatic spacecraft from an orbital station, which will become the world’s first drone platform equipped with robots for its maintenance.**** FGN20 RUSSIA-UKRAINE-2NDLD WAR ****Russian drones, missiles target Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, killing 3, officials say Kyiv: A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local officials said. The barrage – the latest in near daily widescale attacks – included aerial glide bombs that have become part of a fierce Russian onslaught in the three-year war.(AP)**** PTI RD RD