Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

    
     FGN38: CHINA-KINDERGARTENS
     *Thousands of kindergartens closed across China amid sharp decline in birth rates
     Beijing: Hit hard by China’s deepening demographic crisis, thousands of famed kindergartens have been closed as enrolment of children dropped sharply across the country due to a significant decline in birth rates, according to an official report.
    
     FGN39: US-ELECTION-LD IMMIGRATION
     Immigration remains contentious issue in US presidential election campaign
     Atlanta: With just nine days left for Election Day, immigration remained one of the contentious issues in the US presidential campaign, with many immigrants, including from India and other South Asian nations, fearing a backlash if Republican hopeful Donald Trump wins the poll.
    
     FGN36: BANGLA-HASINA-TRIBUNAL
     Bangladesh's tribunal summons ex-army chief, 10 former ministers and advisers to Sheikh Hasina over alleged genocide
     Dhaka: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday summoned 20 individuals, including ex-army chief Ziaul Ahsan, 10 former ministers and two advisers to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to appear before it next month in connection with alleged crimes against humanity and genocide during the July-August uprising in the country.
    
     FGN24: PAK-CHINA-LOAN
     Cash-strapped Pakistan seeks additional 10 billion yuan loan from China: Report
     Islamabad: Pakistan has requested an additional 10 billion yuan (USD 1.4 billion) loan from China as the cash-strapped country has already used the existing 30 billion yuan (USD 4.3 billion) Chinese trade facility, a media report said on Sunday.
    
     FGN14: BANGLA-HASINA-COURT
     Bangladesh court orders report submission by Nov 28 in murder case against Hasina
     Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Saturday ordered the police to submit the investigation report of a murder case against former premier Sheikh Hasina and 23 others by November 28, according to media reports.
    
     FGN17: LANKA-LD INDIAN FISHERMEN
     12 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka Navy for alleged illegal fishing
     Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly poaching in its territorial waters, according to an official statement.
    
     FGN31: UK-KING
     King Charles III set to resume full schedule amid cancer treatment
     London: King Charles III, who had cut back on some of his royal duties after revealing a cancer diagnosis earlier this year, is to resume a full schedule from 2025 as his treatment continues, Buckingham Palace has said this weekend.*

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