Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

     FGN47: BANGLA-GOVT-LD ARMY
     *Bangladesh's interim govt gives Army magistracy powers
     Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government has granted magisterial powers to the Army for two months to improve law and order in the violence-hit country and prevent "subversive acts".
    
     FGN54: LANKA-WICKREMESINGHE-ELECTIONS
     Sri Lanka's bankruptcy officially to end on Thursday, says President Wickremesinghe
     Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said that the island nation's bankruptcy is officially due to end on Thursday, remarks aimed at boosting his re-election chances on the last day of the presidential election campaign.
    
     FGN45: PAK-HC-IMRAN
     Pak HC bars trial court from issuing verdict against Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi in corruption case
     Islamabad: A Pakistani high court on Wednesday restrained a trial court from delivering its verdict in a case of alleged corruption against former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi.
    
     FGN49: MALDIVES-CHINA-DELEGATION
     Maldives' ruling party team embarks on China visit
     Male: A delegation of the Maldives' ruling party on Wednesday embarked on an eight-day visit to China to seek the strategies utilised by the communist state to achieve its current economic development and enhance bilateral ties.
    
     FGN35: US-TRUMP-3RDLD MODI
     Trump says PM Modi will meet him during US visit, calls him 'fantastic'
     Washington/New York: Former president Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet him next week during his upcoming three-day visit to the US.
    
     FGN30: UK-EVISA-TRANSITION
     UK launches major eVisa transition drive; urges all, including Indians, to make switch
     London: The UK on Wednesday launched a major drive urging all immigrants across the country, including Indians, who are using a physical immigration document to take immediate action to transition to an eVisa.
    
     FGN32: CHINA-MOON-STUDY
     Soil from far side of Moon brought by Chinese probe has 'distinct characteristics' compared to other lunar samples: Study
     Beijing: Lunar samples brought back by China’s Chang'e-6 mission from the little explored far side of the moon have exhibited "distinct characteristics" compared to previously obtained lunar samples, a paper published by the Chinese scientists has said.
    
     FGN33: UK-BOOKER
     Women authors from across continents dominate Booker Prize 2024 shortlist
     London: For the first time in the 55-year history of the Booker Prize, the shortlist has a strong feminine flavour with five out of the six authors in the running for the prestigious GBP 50,000 literary award being women.
    
     FGN24: PAK-ASIF-IMRAN
     Imran Khan's crimes enough to keep him jailed: Pak Defence Minister
     Islamabad: Imran Khan's crimes alone are enough to keep him behind bars, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said, as he dismissed the former prime minister's accusation that the government was pushing to amend the constitution to keep him in prison.
    
     FGN40: PAK-RUSSIA
     Russia's Deputy PM Overchuk arrives in Pakistan on two-day visit
     Islamabad: Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk on Wednesday arrived in Islamabad on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with Pakistan's top leadership and discuss ways to enhance bilateral ties.*

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