FGN91: PAK-PAHALGAM-MINISTER ****Pahalgam attack: Provincial minister calls it ‘false flag drama’, says Pakistan prepared for any aggression Lahore: A minister in Pakistan’s Punjab government on Wednesday said her country is “fully prepared for any possible aggression” from India, implying that New Delhi could retaliate against it over the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.**** FGN90: INDIA-TERROR-WORLD-3RDLD REAX ****Pahalgam attack: More condemnation pours in from world leaders Washington/London: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli were among the world leaders who on Wednesday condemned the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.**** FGN84: INDIA-TERROR-AFGHAN-TALIBAN ****Afghan Taliban govt condemns J-K attack, says such incidents undermine regional security Islamabad: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Wednesday condemned the terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir, saying such incidents undermine efforts to ensure regional security and stability.**** FGN83: RUSSIA-US-UKRAINE-TALKS ****US, Russia may freeze Ukraine negotiations till Zelenskyy, allies agree on Trump envoy’s package Moscow: After downgrading the level of representation in London talks on Wednesday, some experts here do not rule out that the Kremlin and White House may freeze their negotiations on the Ukraine peace deal till Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and western European leaders agree to cede Crimea.**** FGN92: SINGAPORE-ELECTIONS-PM ****Global conditions are changing for Singapore’s success: PM Wong Singapore: There is consensus among world leaders, businesses, unionists and experts in the field that the global conditions that underpinned Singapore’s success as a trading nation are changing and will not go back to what they used to be, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday.**** FGN1: US-TRUMP-MODI ****Trump calls Modi, strongly condemns J-K terror attack, backs India’s efforts to bring perpetrators to justice Washington/New York: US President Donald Trump strongly condemned the terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed full support to India to bring to justice the perpetrators of the “heinous attack”.**** FGN4: PM-SAUDI-TALKS ****PM Modi, Saudi Crown Prince hold talks, condemn terror attack in J-K Jeddah: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir as they co-chaired the Strategic Partnership Council, aimed at further strengthening the friendship between the two countries.**** FGN48: INDIA-TERROR-LD PAKISTAN REAX ****Pakistan condoles death of tourists in Pahalgam terror attack, says Foreign Office Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday said it condoles the death of tourists in the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people.**** FGN71: INDIA-TERROR-US-LD REAX ****US lawmakers, Indian-Americans strongly condemn J-K attack; demand perpetrators be brought to justice New York: US lawmakers, prominent India-US bodies and members of the Indian-American community on Wednesday strongly condemned the horrific terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that perpetrators should be brought to justice.**** FGN70: INDIA-TERROR-BANGLA-REAX ****Bangladesh’s interim govt condemns Pahalgam attack, reaffirms ‘resolute’ stand against terrorism Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people and reaffirmed its unwavering stance against terrorism.**** FGN87: VATICAN-POPE-3RDLD PUBLIC VIEWING ****Catholic faithful pay their final respects to Pope Francis in St Peter’s Basilica Vatican City: Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday, the start of three days of public viewing ahead of the pontiff’s funeral.**** FGN74: RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-3RDLD MEET ****London talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war pared down as Vance says it’s decision time on peace deal Kyiv: A planned meeting Wednesday between top US, British, French and Ukrainian diplomats to push forward a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine was scrapped at the last minute, with US Vice President JD Vance saying negotiations are reaching a moment of truth. (AP)**** FGN75: ISRAEL-HAMAS-LD WAR ****Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter kills 23 as Arab mediators seek long-term Gaza truce Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): An overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed 23 people, as Arab mediators worked on a proposal to end the war with Hamas that would include a five to seven year truce and the release of all remaining hostages, officials said Wednesday. (AP)**** FGN68: PAK-POLIO-ATTACK ****Gunmen kill 2 security personnel guarding polio vaccination team in Pak’s Balochistan Karachi: Two security personnel guarding a polio vaccination team were shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Wednesday in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, police said.**** PTI GSP