Following are the top foreign stories at 1730 hours

    
     FGN28: LANKA-3RDLD PREZ POLL
     *Voting concludes in crucial Sri Lankan presidential polls without any violence
     Colombo: Polling concluded in Sri Lanka on Saturday with no violence or security breaches reported anywhere from all 22 electoral districts in the crucial presidential elections, the island nation's first since its worst economic meltdown in 2022.

     FGN11: PAK-SC-ITO-RULING
     Parliament can’t backdate laws if they affect people’s rights: Pak SC
     Islamabad: In a blow to the Pakistan government, the Supreme Court ruled that national or provincial assemblies cannot make prospective or retrospective laws which are against fundamental rights guaranteed in the Constitution.

     FGN7: MODI-UN-AMBASSADOR
     PM Modi's message will be India's example of its domestic development: Amb Harish
     New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be bringing the message of India's example of its domestic development to the landmark Summit of the Future at the United Nations next week, the country's envoy on Friday said.

     FGN1: US-QUAD-MARITIME PACT
     QUAD may announce expansion of maritime pact to Indian Ocean: White House
     Washington: The QUAD summit has plans to expand the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness initiative from South East Asia to the Indian Ocean Region, the White House said Friday.

     FGN2: US-QUAD CAUCUS
     Quad Caucus launched ahead of Quad Leaders' Summit
     Washington: A bipartisan group of American lawmakers on Friday announced the creation of a QUAD Caucus in the US Congress.
    
     FGN3: US-QUAD-SENATE RESOLUTION
     Resolution introduced in Senate on Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
     Washington: US Senators Ben Cardin and Dan Sullivan have introduced a resolution in the Senate reaffirming bipartisan support for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.*

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