Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours:

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India, Sweden raise concern over violations of international humanitarian law at UNGA

United Nations: Voicing concern over repeated violations of international humanitarian law, India and Sweden have said that parties to armed conflicts, including non-state actors, who perpetrate human rights abuses with impunity should be brought to justice. By Yoshita Singh

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Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lanka's PM, Wickremesinghe to be reinstated

Colombo: After clinging on to power for nearly two months, Sri Lanka's ex-strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move, resigned Saturday to end the political turmoil and pave way for the return of ousted premier Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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Trump names Mick Mulvaney as interim Chief of Staff

Washington: US President Donald Trump has named his budget director Mick Mulvaney as interim White House chief of staff, putting a halt to a chaotic search to who will take over one of the most important positions in the federal government. By Lalit K Jha

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Federal judge rules Obamacare as "unconstitutional", hands political victory to Trump

Washington: A federal judge in Texas Friday struck down the entire Affordable Care Act, popular as Obamacare, ruling that the health-care law's individual coverage mandate was "unconstitutional", handing a major political victory to US President Donald Trump who has long been seeking its end. By Lalit K Jha.

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Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel

Sydney: Australia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved.

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