Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

    
     FGN27 UN-GRENHOUSE-EMISSION
     UN: Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record in 2020
     Geneva: The World Meteorological Organization reported Monday that greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade despite a temporary reduction during pandemic-related lockdowns. (AP)
    
     FGN32 PAK-TLP-LD ACTIVISTS
     Pakistan government releases 350 activists of banned Islamist group to resolve tense standoff
     Lahore: The Pakistan government on Monday released 350 activists of the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has announced, as the radical Islamist party issued a two-day deadline for the release of their party chief Saad Rizvi and expel the French ambassador. By M Zulquernain
    
     FGN5 LANKA-INDIA-NAVY
     Six Indian naval ships arrive in Sri Lankan ports to boost bilateral defence cooperation
     Colombo: For the first time, the six ships of the Indian Navy's first training squadron have arrived in Sri Lanka on a four-day visit to further bolster the bilateral defence cooperation and to enhance the interoperability of the two forces, officials said. PTI
    
     FGN14 BANGLA-VIOLENCE-CONFESSION
     Prime suspect, accomplice confess to instigating communal violence against Hindus in Bangladesh
     Dhaka: A key suspect and his accomplice accused of fanning communal hatred on social media and instigating the recent violence against the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh have confessed to their crime in a pre-trial hearing, a court official has said. By Anisur Rahman
    
     FGN18 SUDAN-4THLD COUP
     Sudan PM held in apparent coup; general declares emergency
     Cairo: Sudan's leading general declared a state of emergency Monday, hours after his forces arrested the acting prime minister and disrupted the internet in an apparent coup as the country was nearing a planned transition to a civilian leadership. (AP)
    
     FGN16 VIRUS-RUSSIA
     Russia marks another record number of daily COVID-19 cases
     Moscow: Russia reported another daily record of confirmed coronavirus cases Monday as a surge in infections has prompted the Kremlin to tell most people to stay away from work starting later this week. (AP)
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