Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

New Delhi: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a "strategic mutual defence" agreement, which declares that any attack on either country will be considered "an aggression against both".*
    
     FGN36: PAK-JEM-ARMY
     *Pak army chief issued orders to attend funeral of JeM militants killed in Indian attack: JeM commander
     Lahore: Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir had issued direct orders to the Corps Commander of Bahawalpur and soldiers to attend the funeral of those killed in the Indian missile strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammad's headquarters on May 7, a top commander of the terror group has said.*
    
     FGN41: UK-INDIAN-DEPORTED
     *Indian national first to be deported from UK under new illegal migration scheme
     London: An Indian national who reportedly arrived in the UK illegally on a small boat across the English Channel became the first to be deported to France under a new treaty on Thursday.*
    
     FGN38: NEPAL-MINISTER
     *Nepal's interim govt says it is preparing with 'one-pointedness' for Mar 5 general election
     Kathmandu: Nepal's interim government on Thursday said it is preparing with "one-pointedness" to conduct the parliamentary elections scheduled for March 5 next year and assured that the polls will be held on time.*
    
     FGN35: BIZ-INDIA-US-TRADE
     *India, US trade talks positive, moving in right direction: Goyal
     Abu Dhabi: Trade talks between India and the US are progressing and is moving in the right direction, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.*
    
     FGN40: BIZ-INDIA-US-TRADE-UAE
     *India will not allow rerouting of domestic goods from UAE to US: Goyal
     Abu Dhabi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said India will not encourage or allow rerouting of domestic goods from the UAE to the US.*
    
     FGN25: NEPAL-KARKI-MODI
     *Nepal's PM Karki holds telephone conversation with PM Modi
     Kathmandu: Nepal's newly-appointed Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Thursday held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who expressed his support for the interim government in fulfilling its priorities.*
    
     FGN9: UN-INDIA-AFGHAN
     *Global community must ensure LeT, JeM, no longer exploit Afghan territory for terror activities: India
     United Nations: India has called on the international community to ensure UN-designated terror entities, including Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, as well as their facilitators, no longer exploit Afghan territory for terrorist activities.*
    
     FGN26: UK-TRUMP-STARMER
     *US-UK trade, investment in focus for Trump-Starmer talks at Chequers
     London: King Charles III bid farewell to Donald Trump at the conclusion of the royal pomp and pageantry aspect of the US President’s State Visit on Thursday morning, when his Marine One helicopter flew him to Chequers for bilateral talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.*
    
     FGN7: UN-PAK-CHINA-BLA
     *Pak, China submit joint bid at UNSC to designate BLA, its Majeed Brigade as terrorist entity
     United Nations: Pakistan and China have submitted a joint bid at the UN Security Council to designate the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its suicide wing - Majeed Brigade - as a terrorist entity under the Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee.*
    
     FGN23: CHINA-MILITARY
     *China's defence minister criticises regional groupings as 'small circles for hegemony'
     Beijing: China's Defence Minister Dong Jun on Thursday described the formation of regional alliances as “small circles for hegemony” as he vowed that the Chinese military will not tolerate any foreign interference to integrate Taiwan with the mainland.*
    
     FGN24: MALDIVES-INDIA-LD ASSISTANCE
     *India extends Maldives' USD 50 million government bonds repayment deadline
     Male: India on Thursday said it has rolled over, for one more year, USD 50 million Maldives' government bonds as “an emergency financial assistance” to the archipelagic nation.*
    
     FGN27: NEPAL-KARKI-ENVOYS
     *US, Chinese envoys meet Nepal PM Karki, discuss bilateral issues
     Kathmandu: Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Thursday separately met ambassadors of China and the US to Nepal and discussed bilateral issues.*
    
     FGN8: BANGLA-EC-HASINA
     *Bangladesh EC bars deposed PM Hasina from voting
     Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said it has "locked" the national identity cards of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, effectively barring her from voting in the general elections scheduled for February next year.*
    
     FGN1: US-INDIA-SPACE-EMBASSY
     *India, US eye Moon and Mars missions as space partnership enters new phase
     Houston: India and the US signalled the beginning of a new phase of space partnership at a special event hosted by the Embassy of India in Washington DC, with offic+ials and astronauts highlighting how decades of cooperation are now paving the way for missions to the Moon and Mars.**

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