TOP FOREIGN STORIES

Following are the top foreign stories at 1730 hours

FGN17 PAK-IMRAN-LD BLAST Pak PM Imran seeks actionable intelligence over Pulwama attack, warns against retaliatory action

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday assured India that he would act against the perpetrators of the Pulwama terror attack if New Delhi shares "actionable intelligence", but warned against any "revenge" retaliatory action. By Sajjad Hussain

FGN18 ICJ-JADHAV-HEARING Pak responds to India's arguments at ICJ over Kulbhushan Jadhav's case

The Hague: Pakistan on Tuesday responded to India at the International Court of Justice in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, insisting that the Indian Navy officer was a "spy" and not a businessman.

FGN11 PAK-UN-LD INDIA Pak seeks urgent UN intervention to de-escalate fresh tensions with India

Islamabad: Pakistan has sought the urgent intervention of UN Secretary-General in defusing tensions with India and help facilitate dialogue between the two countries, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday, following one of the worst terror attacks in Kashmir that killed 40 CRPF soldiers. By Sajjad Hussain.

FGN8 US-INDIAN-COUPLE Indian-American couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Houston: An Indian-American couple was found dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide at an affluent suburb in the US state of Texas, police said. By Seema Hakhu Kachru.

FGN20 CHINA-INDOPAK China urges restraint by India, Pakistan on Pulwama terror attack

Beijing: China on Tuesday urged restraint by India and Pakistan amid escalating tensions over the Pulwama terror attack and called on both the countries to peacefully resolve their issues through dialogue as soon as possible.

FGN6 US-TRUMP-3RDLD SUE 16 states sue Trump to stop him from using national emergency to build border wall

Washington: Sixteen US States have sued US President Donald Trump over his plan to declare a national emergency to get funding for his controversial wall along the border with Mexico, saying he has veered the country toward a constitutional crisis of his own making. By Lalit K Jha. PTI

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