TOP FOREIGN STORIES AT 17:00 HOURS

Following are the top foreign stories at 17:00 Hours:
FGN15 CANADA-2NDLD BLAST
Two men detonate explosive device at Indian restaurant in Canada; 15 injured
FGN16 US-H4-LD VISA
Rescinding of H-4 visa work permit in final stages: Trump admin tells court
Washington: The move to rescind work authorisation to certain categories of H-4 visa holders is in final stages, the Trump administration has told a US court, a decision that could hit tens of thousands of Indians. By Lalit K Jha

FGN22 DRCONGO-BOAT-ACCIDENT
50 dead in boat accident in northwest DR Congo
Mbandaka (DR Congo): Fifty people died in a boat accident on a river in remote northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials said. (AFP)

FGN26 RUSSIA-SAUDI-OIL
Russia, Saudis see oil output boost in third quarter: ministers
Saint Petersburg: Russia and Saudi Arabia say they believe a deal is possible to gradually boost oil output from as soon as July as world oil prices have recently hit highs last seen in 2014. (AFP)
FGN13 NKOREA-US-2NDLD SUMMIT
N Korea open to US talks 'any time' despite Trump axing summit
Seoul: North Korea says it is willing to talk to the United States "at any time" after President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled a summit, a decision that once more casts a pall of uncertainty over the the turbulent Korean peninsula. (AFP)

FGN14 KANGCHENJUNGA-VAJPAI
Scaling ambitions: India's Arjun Vajpai world's youngest to summit six peaks over 8,000m
Kathmandu: Indian mountaineer Arjun Vajpai this week became the youngest person in the world to scale six peaks over 8,000 metres when he summited the treacherous Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. By Manish Sain
FGN23 MALAYSIA-EX PM-LD RAIDS
Almost USD 30 million, 400 handbags seized in raids linked to Malaysia's Najib
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian police say they seized over 400 handbags and cash amounting to almost USD 30 million in raids on luxury apartments as they probed corruption allegations swirling around ousted leader Najib Razak. (AFP)

FGN25 US-POMPEO-LD INDIA
India ought to be one of America's closest partners: Pompeo