Following are the top foreign stories at 1710 hours
FGN25 US-MUSK-INDIA **** Elon Musk says he looks forward to visiting India later this year Washington/New York: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said he is looking forward to visiting India later this year. **** FGN36 PAK-AFGHAN-LD DAR **** Deputy PM Ishaq Dar meets Acting Afghan PM in Kabul, discusses key issues of mutual interest Islamabad: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday called on Acting Afghan Prime Minister Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund at Kabul and discussed key issues of mutual interest as the two neighbours reset the frayed ties.**** FGN32 UK-US-TALKS-STARMER **** Keir Starmer holds ‘productive’ talks with Trump on UK-US trade deal London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he and President Donald Trump held “productive” talks on the ongoing discussions towards a trade agreement with the US to address the hefty import tariffs imposed by the American administration on countries around the world. **** FGN27 NEPAL-AIRPORT-GRAFT **** Nepal parliamentary panel finds massive graft worth billions in China-built airport Kathmandu: A Nepal parliamentary committee has uncovered a large-scale corruption worth around Nepalese Rs 14 billion in the construction of the Pokhara International Airport, built by a Chinese company with a soft loan from China. **** FGN24 PAK-QUAKE **** 5.9 magnitude quake jolts Pakistan Islamabad: Pakistan was jolted by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday but no loss of life and property has been reported so far. **** FGN40 CHINA-ROBOTS-MARATHON **** China holds world’s first robot half-marathon Beijing: China on Saturday held the world’s first marathon of humanoid robots running together with human runners, showcasing progress in AI technologies amid Beijing’s deepening rivalry with the US in robotics. **** **** FGN34 IRAN-2NDLD US **** Iran, US begin second round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme in Rome Rome: Iran and the United States began a second round of negotiations Saturday over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme in Rome, US and Iranian officials said. (AP) **** PTI GRS GRS GRS