Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN25: BANGLA-INDIA-LD HASINA
     *Bangladesh wants Hasina back, sends note verbale to India
     Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government said on Monday that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka.

     FGN5: US-TRUMP-SRIRAM
     Trump appoints Indian American entrepreneur as senior policy advisor on Artificial Intelligence
San Francisco: US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Indian American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Sriram Krishnan as Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence.

     FGN28: PAK-IMRAN-PARTY-MEETING
     Pak govt, Imran Khan's party agree to continue talks to resolve contentious issues
     Islamabad: The Pakistan government and the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in their maiden meeting on Monday agreed to continue talks to address contentious issues, including the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
    
     FGN9: YEAR-UN
     UN 2024: India calls for change at UN as conflicts persist
     United Nations, Dec 23 (PTI) As the United Nations prepares to celebrate its 80th anniversary next year, India stressed that reform is "key" to the organisation's "relevance" in addressing current and future global challenges, as world leaders signed off on an ambitious pact in 2024 to transform global governance and drive sustainable action.*

(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)