Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN31: CHINA-INDIA-LD TALKS
     *Doval in Beijing to attend India-China Special Representatives' talks to restore ties after Ladakh standoff
     Beijing: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived here on Tuesday to take part in the India-China Special Representatives' talks to be held on Wednesday aimed at restoring the bilateral ties stalled for over four years’ due to the military standoff in eastern Ladakh.

     FGN29: BANGLA-MODI-LD LAW ADVISER
     Bangladesh Law Adviser slams Modi’s Vijay Diwas post, says India was merely an ally in 1971 victory
     Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government’s Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s post on X commemorating Victory Day saying, “India was merely an ally in this victory, nothing more.”
    
     FGN30: PAK-IMRAN-BAIL
     Pak court extends interim bail of Imran Khan, his wife in second Toshakhana case until Jan 7
     Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Tuesday extended the interim bail of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the second Toshakhana case until January 7.
    
     FGN26: PAK-TELECOM
     Pakistan's telecom watchdog says it can, but has not blocked any VPNs
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s telecom watchdog made it clear that no virtual private network (VPNs) was blocked in the country, nor it planned to do so in the future despite having the capability.

     FGN25: LANKA-SECURITY COVER-SAVINGS
     Sri Lanka to save over Rs 1,000 million annually by slashing security of former presidents
     Colombo: The annual saving by slashing the excessive personal security provided to former presidents would be Rs 1200 million, parliament was told on Tuesday.

     FGN13: CHINA-EXECUTION
     China executes official involved in country's largest corruption case
     Beijing: China on Tuesday executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totalling to over USD 421 million.
    
     FGN12: UK-ZAKIR HUSSAIN-TRIBUTE
     This is one musician who is irreplaceable: Ustad Nishat Khan pays tribute to Zakir Hussain
     London: Zakir Hussain was a musician par excellence who imbibed the rhythms of the world in an unparalleled way and he will always live in our hearts, sitar maestro Ustad Nishat Khan has said in his tribute to the table legend in London.*

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