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.**** PTI GSP