Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours

Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours:

FGN36 UNSC-US-LDALL AZHAR US moves draft resolution directly in UNSC to blacklist JeM chief Masood Azhar

United Nations: Stepping up the international pressure to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, the US, supported by France and the UK, has directly moved a draft resolution in the UN Security Council to blacklist the Pakistan-based terror group's chief. By Yoshita Singh

FGN39 PAK-TERRORISM-IMRAN Pak committed not to allow any militant group to operate in country: Imran Khan

Islamabad: Pakistan will not to allow any militant group to operate in the country or use its territory for any militant activity within or outside the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan asserted Thursday, amidst mounting international pressure to rein-in terror outfits like the JeM.

FGN35 US-POMPEO-LD CHINA China protecting violent Islamic terror groups from UN sanctions: Mike Pompeo

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday chided China's "shameful hypocrisy" over its treatment of Muslims in the Communist nation while protecting violent Islamic terrorist groups from sanctions by the United Nations. By Lalit K Jha

FGN22 CHINA-US-UNSC-LD AZHAR China asks US not to complicate Azhar's listing by forcefully moving resolution directly in UNSC

Beijing: China on Thursday urged the US not to complicate the listing of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by "forcefully moving" a resolution directly in the UNSC, undermining the authority of the UN's anti-terrorism committee. By K J M Varma

FGN18 PAK-2NDLD PULWAMA Pulwama attack: Pakistan says no terror camps exist on 22 locations shared by India

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it examined the 22 "pin locations" shared by India but found no terror camps there and also claimed that it could not establish any links between the 54 people detained by authorities here and the Pulwama attack. By Sajjad Hussain

FGN23 UK-INDIA-EXTRADITIONS Mallya appeal moves forward as Nirav Modi set for UK court hearing

London: The stage is set for a busy period of Indian extradition-related activity in the UK courts as liquor baron Vijay Mallya's High Court appeal moves forward for a judge's verdict on paperwork and fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi returns to Westminster Magistrates' Court here for a second bail hearing on Friday. By Aditi Khanna

FGN40 BANGLA-5TH FIRE 19 killed in Bangladesh fire tragedy; rescue operations on

Dhaka: A massive fire engulfed a 22-storey building in Dhaka's posh Banani area on Thursday, killing at least 19 people, including a Sri Lankan national, and injuring 70 others, in the second major blaze to hit the Bangladeshi capital since last month. By Anisur Rahman

FGN33 US-INDIA-SATELLITE-LD EXPERTS India still has long way to go on ensuring space security: US experts

Washington: Prominent American experts have said that India has a long way to go when it comes to ensuring space security after it successfully test-fired an anti-satellite missile by shooting down a live satellite. By Lalit K Jha

FGN17 CHINA-INDIA-SATELLITE Hope nations take 'real action' to maintain peace in space: China's PLA on India's ASAT missile test

Beijing: The Chinese military on Thursday said it hopes all countries can take "real actions" to maintain lasting peace and stability in the outer space, a day after India successfully test-fired an anti-satellite missile by shooting down a live satellite. By K J M Varma

FGN38 NEPAL-LD INDIA Foreign Secretary Gokhale meets Nepal's top leadership

Kathmandu: Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Thursday held bilateral talks on a wide range of issues, including railway and waterway projects, with his Nepali counterpart Shankar Das Bairagi and called on Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli during his two-day visit here. By Shirish B Pradhan

FGN15 US-TRUMP-2NDLD GOOGLE Trump meets Sunder Pichai, says Google committed to US military, not China

Washington: Donald Trump has said Google CEO Sunder Pichai assured him that the tech giant is "totally committed" to the US military and not the Chinese army as the President met him at the White House, days after he accused the California-based company of not supporting American interests. By Lalit K Jha

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