Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours: FGN9 US-LD NIRAVMODI US says cannot confirm whether Nirav Modi is in America Washington: The US government is aware of the media reports that diamond jeweller Nirav Modi is in the country but is unable to confirm them, says a State Department official. By Lalit K Jha FGN16 US-TRUMP-LD TARIFF Trump to impose import tariff on steel, aluminium Washington: US President Donald Trump says he would impose a 25 per cent import tariff on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium to protect US producers, a move that could trigger a trade war with China and Europe. By Lalit K Jha FGN18 US-2NDLD RUSSIA US accuses Putin of breaching Cold War-era treaties Washington: The US accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of openly breaching Cold War-era treaties by developing a new generation of "invincible" weapons and says the American military was fully prepared to defend the country.
By Lalit K Jha FGN3 US-TALIBAN-AFGHAN For peace talks, Taliban must quit violence: US Washington: The Taliban needs to support the Afghan constitution and abandon terror and violence if it wants peace talks with the US, says the Pentagon. By Lalit K Jha FGN13 ISRAEL-LD NETANYAHU Israel police grill Netanyahu on new fraud cases Jerusalem: Israeli police arrives at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home where media reports said they were to question him for an eighth time over allegations of fraud and bribery. AFP FGN20 AFGHAN-3RDLD BLAST Suicide bomb in Afghan capital kills young girl, wounds 15 Kabul: A suicide car bombing in the eastern part of the Afghan capital kills at least one person, a young girl, and wounded 15, say Afghan officials.
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