Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours

     FGN26: NEPAL-LD ELECTION
     *Nepal President Paudel calls on all sides to cooperate in conducting parliamentary elections on March 5
     Kathmandu: Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel on Saturday called on all sides to cooperate in conducting fresh elections to the House of Representatives that are to be held on March 5, following a week of violent protests that led to the resignation of K P Sharma Oli and Sushila Karki taking over as the country’s first woman prime minister.
    

     FGN24: US-TRUMP-CHINA
     US President Trump calls on NATO countries to impose 50-100% tariffs on China
     New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said NATO countries should impose 50 to 100 per cent tariffs on China and stop buying oil from Russia to help end the Ukraine conflict.

     FGN10: NEPAL-POLITICS
     'Unconstitutional', 'arbitrary': Nepal parties, lawyers slam Parliament dissolution move
     Kathmandu: Nepal's major political parties and apex lawyers' body have strongly criticised the president's decision to dissolve parliament, describing the move as "unconstitutional", "arbitrary" and a serious blow to democracy.
    

     FGN3: NEPAL-SITUATION
     Curfew lifted from Kathmandu Valley, other parts of Nepal as life returns to normal
     Kathmandu: Authorities on Saturday lifted the curfew and restrictive orders imposed in Kathmandu Valley and other parts of Nepal, allowing daily life to gradually return to normal.
    
     FGN14: US-TARIFFS-G7
     US asks G7 countries to impose tariffs on countries purchasing oil from Russia
     New York/Washington: The US has asked G7 countries to impose tariffs on countries purchasing oil from Russia, asserting that only “unified efforts” that cut off funding to Moscow's war machine at source can apply sufficient pressure to end “the senseless killing.”
         
     FGN25: NEPAL-HOTEL INDUSTRY
     Nepal’s hotel industry seeks ‘confidence-building measures’ from government after losing billions in protests
     Kathmandu: Nepal’s hotel industry on Saturday urged the government to implement “confidence-building measures” for the sector after suffering a loss of NRs 25 billion during the Gen Z protests.

     FGN23: PAK-FLOODS
     Punjab province worst affected as floods continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan
     Islamabad: As floods continue to ravage towns, villages and large swathes of farmlands across Pakistan, especially the Punjab province, the death toll has increased to 964 since the monsoon rains started, officials said Saturday.
         
     FGN17: PAK-LD TERRORISTS
     Pak army says at least 12 soldiers, 35 terrorists killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
     Peshawar: The Pakistan army said at least 12 soldiers and 35 terrorists allegedly belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been killed in two separate operations in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

     FGN8: UN-ISRAEL-PAKISTAN
     Israel slams Pakistan at UNSC, says 'cannot change fact that bin Laden was killed on your territory'
     United Nations: Pakistan cannot change the fact that Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was sheltered and killed on its soil, Israel has said, as it lashed out at Islamabad in the UN Security Council for its "double standards".

     FGN6: NEPAL-SC-DOCUMENTS
     Important judicial records nearly destroyed in student-led protests: Nepal Supreme Court
     Kathmandu: Nepal’s Supreme Court has said that important documents forming part of the country's judicial history were nearly destroyed in the recent student-led anti-government protests, even as it pledged to resume operations at the earliest.

     FGN2: US-INDIAN-BEHEADED-FUNERAL
     Funeral set for Indian-origin man beheaded in Dallas; fundraiser for family nears $200,000
     Houston: The family of Chandra Mouli "Bob" Nagamallaiah, the Indian-origin motel manager brutally beheaded in Dallas earlier this week, will hold his funeral on Saturday at 2 pm at Flower Mound Family Funeral Home in Flower Mound, Texas.**

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