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Following are the top foreign stories at 2100 hours:

FGN32 US-5THLDALL TERROR

New York: A domestically radicalised Uzbek man yelling 'God is great' ploughs a pickup truck down a crowded bicycle path, killing eight people and injuring 11 others in the deadliest terror attack on the city since 9/11. By Lalit K Jha

FGN34 TRUMP-TERROR-IMMIGRATION

Washington: US President Donald Trump calls for tougher "merit-based" immigration measures and doing away with the diversity visa programme after an ISIS-inspired Uzbek man killed 8 people in New York, termed as the deadliest terror attack since 9/11. By Lalit K Jha

FGN18 US-TERROR-INDIANS

New York: No Indian casualties reported in a deadly terror attack in New York city that killed at least eight persons, says the Consulate General of India here.
 

FGN35 PAK-INDIAN

Peshawar: Indian national Hamid Nehal Ansari, who is languishing in a jail here, files a petition in a high court, pleading that he should not be treated as a spy as he was not involved in "anti-state activities".

FGN33 US-PAK-TILLERSON

Washington: It is in the interest of Pakistan to change its "long-standing" relationship with terrorist organisations, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says, underlining that the Trump administration will give the country an opportunity to act on actionable intelligence. By Lalit K Jha

FGN16 US-INDIANGIRL-FUNERAL

Houston: Sherin Mathews, a 3-year-old Indian girl who was found dead in a culvert after being reported missing by her foster father, laid to rest in a private ceremony, the family attorneys says, citing intense media glare. By Seema Hakhu Kachru

FGN24 ITALY-INDIANS

Milan/New Delhi: India takes up with police the attacks on two of its nationals in northern Italy and will leave no stone unturned to bring the perpetrators to justice, says the Indian Consulate General in Milan.

FGN23 AUS-INDIA-NAVY

Melbourne: The all-women crew of an Indian Navy sail boat hailed as "heroes" by the State government of Western Australia for taking up an incredibly challenging expedition of circumnavigating the globe. By Natasha Chaku

FGN31 BANGLA-ZIA-SEDITION

Dhaka: A sedition complaint was filed against Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia for allegedly holding a "secret meeting" with Pakistan's spy agency ISI during her recent stay in the UK. By Anisur Rahman

FGN26 CHINA-XI

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his second five-year term by firmly displaying his "core leader" status, which equates him with founder of modern China Chairman Mao Zedong, putting himself ahead of other six top leaders for the first time in public. By K J M Varma

FGN21 US-HALEY-PAK

Washington: The US will not tolerate Pakistan providing safe havens to terrorists, says America's envoy to the UN Nikki Haley and backs the creation of a strategic alliance with India to fight terrorism and maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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First Published: Nov 01 2017 | 9:22 PM IST

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