Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

    
     FGN27: PAK-INDIA-2NDLD TRUMP
     *President Trump praises 'strong, unwaveringly powerful' leadership of India, Pakistan
     New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday praised the "strong and unwaveringly powerful" leadership of India and Pakistan for reaching a "ceasefire" and offered to work with them for a "solution" on the Kashmir issue.

     FGN39: BANGLA-AWAMI-BAN-REAX
     Awami League rejects its ban by Bangladesh interim govt, vows to continue operations
     Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League on Sunday rejected "with disgust" the interim government's decision to ban the party and vowed to continue its operations despite the restriction.
         
     FGN23: BANGLA-EC-HASINA-PARTY
     Bangladesh EC awaits formal interim govt notification to scrap Hasina-led Awami League's registration
     Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) on Sunday said it is awaiting a formal government notification to decide on scrapping the registration of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League after the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus banned the party's activities under an anti-terrorism law.
    
     FGN35: PAK-INDIA-FO
     Pakistan 'committed' to faithful implementation of ceasefire: Foreign Office
     Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday said it was "committed" to faithful implementation of the ceasefire with India, asserting that its forces are handling the situation with "responsibility and restraint".
    
     FGN36: UKRAINE-ZELENSKYY-2NDLD PUTIN
     Ukrainian president welcomes Russian overtures, but says ceasefire must come before peace talks
     Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday welcomed Russia's offer for direct peace talks, but insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire in place before negotiations can start. (AP)
    
     FGN34: RUSSIA-UKRAINE
     Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine, Zelenskyy insists on ceasefire before negotiations
     Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed holding direct peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15 without any preconditions, a move welcomed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who insisted that Moscow must agree to a ceasefire first.
    
     FGN20: LANKA-LD BUS ACCIDENT
     21 killed in Sri Lanka bus accident
     Colombo: At least 21 people were killed and over 30 others injured after a passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka on Sunday, police said.
    
     FGN18: PAK-INDIA-LD SHARIF
     Pak PM Sharif bats for 'path of peaceful negotiations' to address India-Pak issues
     Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the country's political leadership, including his coalition partners and opposition, for demonstrating "exemplary" unity and integrity during the four-day confrontation between Pakistani and Indian militaries.
    
     FGN14: PAK-INDIA-ASIF
     Pak Defence Minister says major issues with India can be discussed in any future dialogue
     Islamabad: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said Kashmir, the Indus Waters Treaty and terrorism remain major issues with India and could be discussed in any future dialogue with the neighbouring country.
    
     FGN6: INDOPAK-CHINA-WANG
     Chinese Foreign Minister Wang speaks to NSA Doval, calls for lasting ceasefire with Pak
     Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke to India's National Security Advisory (NSA) Ajit Doval and expressed hope that New Delhi and Islamabad would address their differences through dialogue and achieve a lasting ceasefire.*

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