FGN46 PREZ-SLOVAKIA-DEPARTURE **** President Murmu departs for India after 4-day state visit to Portugal, Slovakia Vienna: President Droupadi Murmu departed for India on Friday after concluding her “historic” two-nation state visit to Portugal and Slovakia — the first such visit in nearly three decades. **** FGN26 PREZ-SLOVAKIA **** India shining example of progress in world of uncertainties: Prez Murmu Bratislava/Nitra (Slovakia): President Droupadi Murmu has invited Slovakian businesses to join the ‘Make in India’ programme, underscoring that India stands as a shining example of progress in today’s world of uncertainties. **** FGN56 AUSTRIA-LD SITHARAMAN **** Sitharaman’s Europe visit: Austria flags US tariffs, urges strengthening cooperation between partners London: Vienna cited the “strain” caused by the new US tariffs and urged strengthening economic cooperation with partner countries, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met her Austrian counterpart during her Europe trip. **** FGN47 US-RANA-DOJ **** ‘Indians deserved it’, Rana allegedly told Headley after 26/11 attacks Washington/ New York: Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana allegedly said the Indians “deserved it” and commended the nine LeT terrorists killed during the attack, suggesting that they should be given “Nishan-e-Haider”, Pakistan’s highest gallantry award, according to the US Department of Justice. **** FGN22 US-RANA **** 26/11 attacks shocked entire world; America supports India’s pursuit of justice: US on Rana extradition New York/Washington: The 26/11 terror attacks shocked the entire world and America has long supported India’s efforts to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice, the US has said, as Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana was extradited to India to face justice for his involvement in the Mumbai carnage. **** FGN25 US-IRAN-INDIAN-SANCTION **** US sanctions Indian national, 2 India-based entities for transporting Iranian petroleum New York/Washington: The US has sanctioned a United Arab Emirates-based Indian national and two India-based entities operating as part of Iran’s “shadow fleet” and involved in shipping Iranian oil. **** FGN61 CHINA-US-2NDLD TARIFFS **** China retaliates with 125 per cent tariffs against US imports, says more tariffs by Trump will be a joke Beijing: China on Friday continued its tit-for-tat move against the Trump administration’s tariffs by hiking its additional levies on imports from the US to 125 per cent against duties of 145 per cent by America even as it evinced interest in dialogue with Washington to resolve the impasse. **** FGN50 CHINA-EU-TRUMP-LD TARIFFS **** Xi calls on EU to join China in jointly resisting ‘unilateral bullying’ by US Beijing: As US President Donald Trump targeted China with heavy tariffs while pausing levies on other countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday appealed to the European Union (EU) to “jointly resist the unilateral bullying” by Washington. **** FGN31 CHINA-XI-VISITS **** Xi Jinping to visit three Southeast Asian countries in his first foreign tour after Trump’s tariffs Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit three Southeast Asian countries early next week to strengthen regional cooperation in his first tour abroad after US President Donald Trump slapped 145 per cent tariffs against China’s exports intensifying the trade war with Beijing. **** FGN30 CHINA-INDIA-ENVOY **** Indian envoy meets Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, discusses bilateral ties Beijing: Indian Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat met Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and exchanged views on bilateral ties and cooperation in various fields, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said. **** FGN43 LANKA-IMF-ECONOMY **** Trump tariffs’ external shock creates uncertainty for Lanka: IMF Colombo: The external shock in the form of tariffs imposed on a range of countries by the Trump administration has created uncertainity for Sri Lanka in its path to recovery from economic crisis, the IMF said here on Friday. **** FGN34 NEPAL-PROTESTS-ARREST **** Nepal police arrest key person behind violent pro-monarchy protests Kathmandu: Police in Nepal on Friday arrested the main person behind the March 28 pro-monarchy protests in the capital Kathmandu that killed two persons. **** FGN60 PAK-LD TERRORIST **** TTP’s most wanted terrorist among two militants killed in Pakistan’s KPK Peshawar: One of the most wanted terrorist commanders of the Tehreek e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group was among the two militants killed during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Friday. **** PY PY