Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

     FGN50: NETHERLANDS-LD JAISHANKAR
     *Netherlands backs India's fight against cross border terrorism: Dutch PM
    The Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on Tuesday backed India's fight against cross border terrorism as he held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on boosting bilateral ties in areas of trade, technology and security.

     FGN41: WHO-PANDEMIC-ACCORD
     WHO adopts 'historic' Pandemic Agreement to strengthen global health preparedness
     Geneva: In a move to bolster global collaboration and ensure a stronger and more equitable response to future pandemics, the World Health Organisation member states on Tuesday unanimously adopted the world's first Pandemic Agreement, marking the culmination of over three years of negotiations initiated in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

     FGN39: PAK-ARMY-MUNIR
     Pakistan govt promotes Army Chief General Asim Munir as Field Marshal
    Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir was on Tuesday promoted as the Field Marshal for "successfully" leading the armed forces in the recent conflict with India, state-run TV reported.

     FGN53: US-TIME-INDIANS
     Ambani couple, Premji among Time's 100 most influential people in philanthropy
     New York: Billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani, former Wipro chairman Azim Premji and Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath have been named Tuesday by Time magazine in its inaugural list of the 100 most influential people in philanthropy.

     FGN54: BANGLA-PAK-FLIGHTS
     AirSial becomes second Pakistani airline to get Bangladesh flight clearance in 2025
     Dhaka: Bangladesh has granted approval to Pakistan's private airline, AirSial, to operate direct flights between the two countries, marking the second Pakistani carrier to receive such clearance this year.

     FGN42: BANGLA-US-TARIFFS
     Bangladesh set to reduce import duties on over 100 goods to appease Trump: reports
     Dhaka: Bangladesh is set to reduce import duties on at least 100 types of goods with an aim to create favourable ground for negotiations in wake of the additional tariffs imposed by the US, a media report said here.

     FGN43: LANKA-CHINA-TELEVISION MOU
     Sri Lankan state TV to enter MoU with China
     Colombo: Rupavahini, the state television station, is to enter an MoU with China’s Chongqing Transmission Corporation, including for producing joint television programmes, a cabinet release said Tuesday.

     FGN36: LANKA-ANNIVERSARY-SOLDIERS
     Sri Lanka promotes soldiers to mark war victory anniversary
     Colombo: Sri Lanka has granted promotions to over 200 military officers and 12,200 other rankers to mark the 16th national war heroes day that marks victory over the Tamil separatist movement of the LTTE.
    
     FGN10: ISRAEL-INDIA-ENVOY
     If US can extradite terrorists to India, Pakistan can also give us Hafiz Saeed, Lakhvi: Indian envoy
     Jerusalem: Pakistan should hand over key terrorists Hafiz Saeed, Sajid Mir, and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi to India, just like the US did with one of the masterminds of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, India's Ambassador to Israel J P Singh has said.
    
     FGN17: NEPAL-INDIAN-CLIMBER
     * Indian climber dies while returning from Mt Lhotse summit point: Report
     Kathmandu: An Indian climber died after summiting Mt Lhotse, the world's fourth highest mountain in the Himalayas, according to a media report.*
    
     FGN25: BIZ-MEDIATEK
     MediaTek to start rolling out world's smallest chip from September
     Taipei (Taiwan): Fabless semiconductor company MediaTek will begin production of world's smallest 2 nanometer chips from September this year, a senior official of the company said on Tuesday.*

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