Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours

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     FGN54 ISRAEL-INDIANS-EVACUATION
     * Second batch of 443 Indians leave from Israel through Jordan, Egypt
     Jerusalem: The second batch of evacuation of Indian nationals from Israel on Monday saw two groups of 175 and 268 people leave through Israel's border with Jordan and Egypt, taking the total number of Indians taken out of the war-torn country to 603 in two days. *


     FGN69 PAK-INDIA-AIRSPACE
     * Pak extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft by another month
     Islamabad: Pakistan authorities on Monday announced to extend the airspace ban on Indian aircraft for another month. *

    
     FGN66 KANISHKA ANNIVERSARY-IRELAND-LD PURI
     * Shut down terror finance, Union Minister Puri tells world on Kanishka bombing anniversary
     Dublin (Ireland): Union Minister Hardeep Puri on Monday called on the international community to close down funding channels to terrorists and to unitedly combat the global menace as he paid tributes to the victims of the Air India Flight 182 Kanishka bombing on its 40th anniversary. *

    
     FGN53 PAK-BILAWAL-IWT
     * Bilawal Bhutto says Pak will go to war if India denies water under IWT
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday said his country will go to war if India denies Islamabad its fair share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). *

    
     FGN57 RUSSIA-IRAN-PUTIN
     * Putin assures Araghchi of Moscow's backing in de-escalating Iran-Israel conflict
     Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday assured Tehran of Mocow’s support in de-escalating the Israel-Iran conflict hours after the US strikes at Iranian nuclear sites at dawn on Sunday. *

    
     FGN13: PAK-POLITICIANS-TRUMP-NOBEL
     *Pak politicians, others ask govt to review Trump's nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
     Islamabad: Several Pakistani politicians and notable figures have asked the government to reconsider its decision to recommend President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize after the US bombed Iran’s three nuclear sites.

    
     FGN73 PAK-NSC-LD MEETING
    
* Concerned at possible escalation in Israel-Iran conflict, Pak supports Tehran's right of defence
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s top security body on Monday raised concerns at the possibility of further escalation in Israel-Iran conflict after US strikes in Iran and expressed regret that these attacks coincided with a constructive negotiation process between Tehran and Washington. *


     FGN63 UK-BANGLA-HASINA NIECE
    
* Sheikh Hasina’s UK MP niece accuses Bangladesh regime of ‘smear campaign’
     London: The niece of Bangladesh’s deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, British MP Tulip Siddiq, on Monday accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Dhaka of orchestrating a “smear campaign” to damage her reputation. *

    
     FGN67 LANKA-UN CHIEF
    
* UN human rights chief in Sri Lanka for three-day visit
     Colombo: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday, the first visit by a UN rights chief to the island nation in nearly a decade. *


     FGN12: UN-GUTERRES-US-IRAN
    
US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites mark perilous turn in Middle East: UN chief
     United Nations: The US bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities marks a “perilous turn” in the Middle East, UN chief Antonio Guterres told an emergency session of the Security Council here, amid escalating tensions in the region.


     FGN24: BANGLA-CEC-ARREST
    
Bangladesh’s ex-election commission chief arrested for manipulating polls during his tenure
     Dhaka: Bangladesh’s former chief election commissioner K M Nurul Huda has been arrested on charges of manipulating elections during his tenure, police said.

    
     FGN28: LANKA-ISRAEL-IRAN
    
Sri Lanka calls for diplomacy to end Israel-Iran conflict
     Colombo: Sri Lanka on Monday called for diplomacy to diffuse the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict following the US involvement.

         
     FGN46: LANKA-TREASURY SECRETARY
    
Sri Lanka makes key change to highest Treasury job, deputy minister is new Secretary
     Colombo: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday appointed a deputy minister, who was part of the top negotiating team with the International Monetary Fund on the ongoing bail out process, to the highest bureaucratic job at the Treasury.
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