Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

         
     FGN22 BANGLA-EC-ELECTION
* Bangladesh’s EC to probe Awami League-era national elections
     Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) has decided to investigate irregularities and shortcomings in all previous elections, including the three preceding elections that have been controversial during the Awami League-rule in 2014, 2018 and 2024. *
    
     FGN9 US-LD SULLIVAN
* US NSA Sullivan to visit India to finalise important ongoing initiatives: White House
     Washington: Outgoing US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to India on January 5 and 6 for a final round of talks with his counterpart Ajit K Doval and other top government officials on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues and to finalise some ongoing initiatives. *
    
     FGN20 PAK-KURRAM-LD VIOLENCE
* Senior official injured in firing amid fragile peace in Pakistan's Kurram district
     Peshawar: The Deputy Commissioner of northwest Pakistan's restive Kurram district was injured when assailants opened fire on his convoy on Saturday, days after a peace agreement was reached between two warring parties in the violence-hit zone. *
    
     FGN25 BANGLA-INDIA-JUDGES
* 50 Bangladeshi judges to undergo training in India
     Dhaka: The diplomatic row between Dhaka and New Delhi notwithstanding, as many as 50 Bangladeshi judicial officers will undergo 10 day training at state-run academies in India, according to a media report on Saturday. *

     FGN6 US-HOUSE-INDIAN AMERICANS
* Six Indian Americans sworn-in as members of US House of Representatives
     Washington: In a momentous occasion for Indian Americans, six of their leaders on Friday were sworn-in as the members of the US House of Representatives, the largest so far for this minority ethnic community in the United States. *
    
     FGN5 US-SPEAKER-LD JOHNSON
* Mike Johnson re-elected as US House Speaker
     Washington: Republican Congressman Mike Johnson on Friday was re-elected as Speaker of the US House of Representatives with a narrow victory margin of three votes. *
    
     FGN16 PAK-IMRAN
* Pak’s jailed former PM Imran Khan claims he was given chance to leave country on exile for 3 years
     Lahore: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that he was offered a chance to leave the country on exile for three years but he declined. *

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