Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN13 UN-INDIA-PAK
     *Pakistan steeped in fanaticism, terrorism: India tells UNSC meeting
     United Nations: India told a UN Security Council meeting presided over by Pakistan that there should be a “serious cost” to nations who foment cross-border terrorism, as it described the neighbouring country as a “serial borrower” steeped in “fanaticism”.
    
     FGN25 CHINA-INDIA-LD VISA
     After a gap of five years, India resumes issuance of tourist visas to Chinese citizens
     Beijing: India has announced resuming issuance of tourist visas to Chinese nationals from this week, a move that comes as part of efforts to repair bilateral ties that came under severe strain following the military clashes in Galwan Valley.
    
     FGN12 TRUMP-INDIA-PAK
     War between India, Pakistan was probably going to end up nuclear: Trump
     New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed yet again that he stopped the recent "war" between India and Pakistan and that five planes were shot down in the conflict.

     FGN21 BANGLA-CRASH
     Grief, angst continues as toll in jet crash on school rises to 32 in Bangladesh
     Dhaka: Grief and angst continued to grip Bangladesh on Wednesday, two days after a jet crashed on a school building as the death toll climbed to 32, with most victims being children.

     FGN32 NEPAL-POLITICS-BHANDARI
     Nepal: PM Oli's party rejects former president's bid to re-join party politics
     Kathmandu: Nepal's ruling CPN-UML has blocked former president Bidya Devi Bhandari’s bid to re-enter active politics, saying it would be inappropriate for a former head of state to engage in a partisan role.

     FGN22 LANKA-COURT-RIGHTS
     Sri Lankan Supreme Court rules 2022 emergency declaration violated fundamental rights
     Colombo: A three-member Supreme Court bench in Sri Lanka on Wednesday ruled that the imposition of a state of emergency in July 2022 to quell months of public protests was a violation of fundamental rights.

     FGN24 UK-SANCTIONS
     UK’s ‘world-first’ sanctions target people smuggling gangs in illegal migration crackdown
     London: Gang ring leaders, key intermediaries and suppliers of people smuggling equipment are among the first-ever set of global sanctions imposed by the UK government on Wednesday as part of a crackdown on illegal migration.*

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