Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

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     * Rights petitions against Adani Green Energy projects in Sri Lanka withdrawn
     Colombo: Five fundamental rights petitions filed against the Adani Green Energy projects in the northeastern region of Sri Lanka have been withdrawn by the petitioners. *
    
     FGN35 BANGLA-GABBARD-LD PROTEST
     * Bangladesh slams US spy chief Gabbard’s remarks on minority persecution
     Dhaka: The interim government of Professor Muhammad Yunus refuted US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard’s remarks on the alleged persecution of minority communities in Bangladesh saying her comments were “not based on any evidence or specific allegations”. *

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     * Pakistan's opposition PTI party boycotts key security meeting on national security
     Islamabad: Pakistan's leading opposition party founded by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday boycotted the key security meeting to discuss the prevailing security situation in the country. *
    
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     * China lost USD 7 billion from Sri Lankan debt restructuring
     Colombo: China has suffered a loss of USD 7 billion from Sri Lanka’s external debt restructuring, a media report said on Tuesday. *
    
     FGN37 US-INDIAN STUDENT-LD SEARCH
     * Parents of missing Indian student Sudiksha Konanki ask Dominican officials to declare daughter dead: reports
     New York: The family of missing 20-year-old Indian student Sudiksha Konanki has asked police in the Dominican Republic to declare her dead, according to US media reports. * PY
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