Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    FGN54 BANGLA-INDIA-HASINA
*Bangladesh PM Hasina says her India visit to play 'pivotal role' in bolstering bilateral ties
    Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday described her recent visit to India as "very fruitful" and the outcome of her talks with India's top leadership will play a "pivotal role" in strengthening the existing bilateral relations and opening new avenues of cooperation. *

     FGN34 US-INDIA-2NDLD GARCETTI
Relationship between India, US 'multiplicative': US envoy Garcetti
Oxon Hill: The India-US relationship has never been better, US envoy to India Eric Garcetti has said, asserting that ties between the two strategic partners are not just "additive" but also "multiplicative". By Lalit K Jha

    FGN33 LANKA-INDIA-FISHERMEN
* 10 Indian fishermen arrested; one Sri Lankan sailor killed in operations against illegal fishing: Navy spokesman
    Colombo: At least 10 Indian fishermen were arrested while one Sri Lankan naval sailor was killed in an operation launched by the island nation's authorities to seize a trawler allegedly engaged in illegal fishing in the Sri Lankan waters, authorities said on Tuesday. *

    FGN48 UK-SUNAK-BETTING
* UK PM Sunak withdraws party support from 2 candidates over betting scandal
    London: Adding to the turmoil for an embattled Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister on Tuesday decided to withdraw his party’s backing from two of his Conservative colleagues embroiled in a betting scandal over the date of the general election. By Aditi Khanna *

    FGN21 UK-ARHCER-AMISH-AWARD
* New $25,000 IGF Archer-Amish Award for Literature to celebrate Indian storytelling
    London: Two well-known bestselling authors, Lord Jeffrey Archer and Amish Tripathi, have teamed up with UK-headquartered India Global Forum (IGF) to launch a brand-new USD 25,000 literary award to nurture talent in contemporary Indian fiction and celebrate storytelling that makes a significant contribution to the India story. By Aditi Khanna *

    FGN35 UK-ASSANGE
* WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange freed from prison, flown out of UK
London: Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange, who has been fighting against his extradition to the US on espionage charges for over a decade, has been freed from prison and flown out of the UK under a plea deal with the American authorities. By Aditi Khanna *

    FGN36 CHINA-2NDLD LUNAR PROBE
* China's Chang'e-6 probe brings back first-ever samples from Moon's far side
Beijing: China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe module returned to Earth on Tuesday, completing its historic mission to collect the first-ever samples from the Moon's unexplored far side, in a major step forward for the country’s ambitious space programme. By K J M Varma *

    FGN26 UN-HANSA MEHTA
* UNGA President pays tribute to Indian reformer Hansa Mehta on International Day of Women in Diplomacy
    United Nations: UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis paid tribute to Indian reformer and educator Hansa Mehta as he honoured women diplomats' "invaluable contributions" on International Day of Women in Diplomacy. * RUP
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