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Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours


     FGN31: PAK-LD SUICIDE ATTACK
     *13 killed in suicide attack in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
     Peshawar: At least 13 security personnel were killed and 24 others injured in a suicide attack on Saturday in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, security sources said.

    
     FGN28: PAK-KPK-RESERVED SEATS
    
Fate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt uncertain after Pak SC ruling about reserved seats
     Peshawar: The provincial government in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faces an existential threat in wake of the Supreme Court decision on Friday declaring the PTI party ineligible for reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies.

         
     FGN30: PAK-PUNJAB-LAWMAKERS
    
26 lawmakers of Imran Khan’s party suspended for disrupting Maryam's speech
     Lahore: As many as 26 lawmakers of Imran Khan’s party were on Saturday suspended from Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly for disrupting proceedings during Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s speech.


     FGN32: NEPAL-POLITICS
    
Nepal's ex-president Bidya Devi Bhandari returns to active politics, rejoins CPN-UML
     Kathmandu: Nepal's former president Bidya Devi Bhandari on Saturday announced that she has rejoined active politics by renewing her membership of the ruling CPN-UML, nearly a decade after she left the party to assume the country's top constitutional post.

    
     FGN29: RUSSIA-TRAINER AIRCRAFT-CRASH
    
Trainer aircraft crash near Moscow leaves 4 dead
     Moscow: A light trainer aircraft crashed on Saturday in Kolomna district of Moscow region killing all the four crew and trainees on board.


     FGN13: BANGLA-TEMPLE
    
Bangladesh reaffirms commitment to minority rights
     Dhaka: Bangladesh has said that it remains firmly committed to safeguarding the rights of all communities and protecting places of worship but building religious structures on public land is not permissible "under any circumstance".

    
     FGN23: RUSSIA-PUTIN-LD WEST
    
Putin accuses West of encouraging separatism in Russia
     Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has accused the Western nations of encouraging separatism in Russia.

    
     FGN14: PAK-INDUS-RULING
    
Pakistan welcomes Court of Arbitration's ruling on J&K hydroelectric projects
     Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday welcomed the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague over two hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir and indicated its readiness for talks with India on issues relating to Indus Waters Treaty.

    
     FGN10 CHINA-PLANE
    
Chinese flight makes emergency landing after 'aircraft malfunction'
     Beijing: A Chinese domestic flight made an emergency landing on Friday after experiencing an “aircraft malfunction”, with passengers reporting loud noises and a foul smell in the plane.

    
     FGN27: GAZA-2NDLD STRIKES
    
At least 60 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as ceasefire prospects inch closer
     Deir al-Balah: At least 60 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health workers said Saturday, as Palestinians face a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ceasefire prospects inch closer.(AP)
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(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)