FGN39 IRAN-INDIA-LD HORMUZ ****India among 5 nations granted passage through Strait of Hormuz by Tehran Tehran/New Delhi: Iran allowed India and a number of other “friendly nations” including China and Russia to use the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said.**** FGN47 ISRAEL-IRAN-LD TANGSIRI ****Iran’s IRGC Navy commander leading closure of Hormuz eliminated: Netanyahu Jerusalem: Israel on Thursday claimed to have eliminated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri, responsible for “leading the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.” FGN52 UAE-DEBRIS-LD DEATHS ****Indian among two killed in UAE by debris of intercepted missiles, reports say Dubai: At least two persons, including an Indian, were killed and three others injured on Thursday when debris of missiles intercepted by the UAE’s air defence system fell on a street in Abu Dhabi, local media reported. **** FGN51 LANKA-EASTER BOMBING-COURT ****Detained former state intelligence chief ordered to be produced in Sri Lanka court Colombo: Suresh Sallay, the former head of the state intelligence service named as the third suspect in the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks probe, was on Thursday ordered to be produced in a Sri Lankan court next month.**** FGN54 LANKA-RUSSIA-OIL ****Sri Lanka start talks to buy Russian oil Colombo: Sri Lanka and Russia began talks here on Thursday aimed at buying Russian oil to strengthen bilateral energy cooperation, authorities said.**** FGN 48 NEPAL-BALEN-OATH ****Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ set to be sworn-in as Nepal’s youngest PM on Friday Kathmandu: Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ was on Thursday elected as the leader of the Parliamentary party of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, paving his way to become Nepal’s youngest elected prime minister on Friday.**** FGN41 SINGAPORE-WASIA-SHIPS ****Ships queue up at Asian ports due to closure of Strait of Hormuz Singapore: With the Strait of Hormuz almost closed amid the ongoing war in the Gulf region, merchant vessels, including oil tankers, have started to queue up at ports across Asia while operators wait for clarity, a media report said Thursday.**** FGN53 PAK-US-IRAN-LD MEDIATION ****Pak FM Dar confirms relaying messages between US and Iran Lahore: Pakistan on Thursday confirmed relaying messages between the US and Iran, saying dialogue and diplomacy are the only way forward to end the West Asia conflict. **** FGN44 CHINA-INDIA-WANG ****India, China ties on correct path of improvement: Chinese FM Wang Yi Beijing: India, China relations have embarked on a “correct path” of improvement, and their shared interests far outweigh differences, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. **** PTI AMS
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