Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

     FGN48: US-INDIA-PANNUN-REPORT
     *RAW official was involved in assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Pannun: media report
     Washington: A RAW official identified as Vikram Yadav was involved in the assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US and the move was approved by the then Indian spy agency chief Samant Goel, according to an investigative media report published on Monday.

     FGN45: CANADA-INDIA-FLIGHTS-TRUDEAU
     *Canada working with India to add more flights and routes: Prime Minister Trudeau assures Sikh community
     Toronto: Canada has negotiated a "new agreement" with India to add more flights and routes between the two countries and keep working with its counterparts to add more flights including one to Amritsar, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has assured the Sikh community.*

     FGN42: CHINA-TESLA
     *China lifts restrictions, gives all clear nod for Tesla cars as Musk lobbies hard in surprise visit to Beijing
     Beijing: In a big relief for Tesla, its vehicles passed the key test of compliance with China’s data security rules as its billionaire CEO Elon Musk who air dashed to Beijing on Sunday met Premier Li Qiang to press for all clear approval for his cars which faced stiff competition from local rivals.*
    
     FGN41: SCOTLAND-4THLD POLITICS
     *Pakistani-origin Humza Yousaf resigns as Scottish First Minister
     London: Humza Yousaf, the Pakistani-origin Scottish National Party leader who heads the devolved government in Scotland, announced his resignation on Monday, after days of political turmoil for the devolved SNP-led government.*
    
     FGN38: PAK-ARRESTS
     *4 suspects involved in Chinese engineers' killings in terror attack arrested, claim Pak authorities
     Islamabad: Pakistan authorities claimed on Monday that they have arrested four suspects involved in the killing of Chinese engineers in a deadly terrorist attack last month.*

     FGN35: UK-INDIAN-MUSEUM
     *UK PM Sunak reappoints Indian-origin academic to Natural History Museum Board
     London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reappointed a leading Indian-origin academic in the field of environmental science as the Trustee of the Natural History Museum Board in London.*         

     FGN27: CHINA-COVID VACCINE-SCIENTIST
     *Top scientist behind China's first COVID-19 vaccine expelled from Parliament for graft
     Beijing: China's top scientist, who developed the first inactivated COVID-19 vaccine at the height of the pandemic in the country in 2020, has been dismissed from Parliament for alleged corruption.*
    
     FGN17: PAK-DAR-APPOINTMENT-REAX
     *Dar's surprise elevation as deputy PM 'pre-planned', a move to 'compensate' Nawaz Sharif: media report
     Islamabad: The surprise elevation of Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar - a close confidant of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif - as the deputy prime minister was in reality "pre-planned" and is reportedly a move to "compensate" the PML-N supremo for the loss of the finance portfolio, it emerged on Monday.*

     FGN7: PAK-SHARIF-IMF
     *Pak PM Sharif discusses new loan programme with IMF chief Georgieva in Riyadh
     Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has met IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and discussed a new loan programme for the cash-strapped country to put the economy back on track.*
    
     FGN30: UK-CYBERSECURITY
     *UK's new 'world first' laws crack down on smart gadget cyber attacks
     London: All internet connected smart devices will be required to meet minimum security standards under what the UK government has dubbed as “world first” laws, effective from Monday to protect consumers and businesses from hacking and cyber-attacks.**

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