Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    
     FGN56 BANGLA-LD EX-PREZ
*Ex-prez Hamid returns to Bangladesh month after departure sparked uproar
     Dhaka: Bangladesh's former president Abdul Hamid, who served two terms during deposed premier Sheikh Hasina’s regime, returned to the country on Monday after receiving medical treatment abroad. *

     FGN28 UK-PAK-DELEGATION
* Pak delegation in UK following talks in US over conflict with India
     Islamabad: Pakistan's high-level delegation led by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has arrived in the UK following diplomatic engagements in New York over the recent military conflict with India, a media report said. *
    
    FGN22 BANGLA-EX UK MINISTER
* No letter received from UK MP Tulip, says B'desh CA's Press Secretary on her meeting with Yunus
     Dhaka: The Bangladesh Chief Advisor’s Office has yet to receive the letter that former UK minister Tulip Siddiq sent, requesting a meeting with interim government head Muhammad Yunus. *

     FGN35 NEPAL-US-IMMIGRATION
* US deports 37 illegal Nepali nationals
     Kathmandu: The US government has deported 37 Nepali nationals who were illegally staying in America, an official said on Monday. *

     FGN30 SINGAPORE-TEMPLE-CONSECRATION
* Consecration ceremony held at one of oldest Hindu temple in Singapore
     Singapore: More than 20,000 devotees attended the consecration ceremony at the Sri Sivan Temple, one of the oldest Hindu temples in Singapore with a history dating back to the 1800s. *

     FGN54 ISRAEL-GAZA-5THLD THUNBERG
* Israeli forces seize Gaza-bound aid boat, detain Greta Thunberg, other activists
     Jerusalem: Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the war with Hamas. (AP) *

     FGN51 RUSSIA-UKRAINE-LD WAR
* Russia launched 479 drones in war's biggest overnight drone bombardment: Ukraine
     Kyiv: Russia launched 479 drones at Ukraine in the war's biggest overnight drone bombardment, the Ukrainian air force said on Monday. (AP) *

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