Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours

    
     FGN55 BANGLA-2NDLD POLLS
* Bangladesh to hold general elections on February 12
     Dhaka: Bangladesh will hold the general elections on February 12, its first since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in a violent student-led protest in August 2024. *
    
     FGN52 MEXICO-INDIA-TARIFFS
* Mexico's Congress approves higher tariffs on goods from India, China and non-FTA nations
     Washington: Mexico's Congress has approved a bill that seeks to impose higher tariffs on imports from India, China, Brazil and several other countries with which the North American nation doesn't have free trade agreements. *

     FGN53 PAK-ARMY-2NDLD COURT
* Pakistani military court sentences former ISI chief to 14 years in jail
    Islamabad: Pakistan's former spy chief Faiz Hameed was on Thursday sentenced to 14 years in jail by a military court, which found him guilty on multiple charges, including violating the Official Secrets Act and engaging in political activities. *

     US-TRUMP-2NDLD GOLD CARD
* It's a 'shame' students have to go back to India, China after graduating: Trump as he launches Gold Card
     New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump announced the launch of a million-dollar “Gold Card” offering a pathway for immigrants to US citizenship, saying that it is a “shame” that students from India and China have to go back to home countries.

     FGN43 UN-INDIA-LD TALIBAN
* India calls for ‘pragmatic engagement’ with the Taliban: Amb Harish tells UNSC
     United Nations: India told the UN Security Council that it calls for a “pragmatic engagement” with the Taliban as New Delhi underlined that a focus on only punitive measures will ensure a 'business as usual' approach. *

    FGN27 PAK-US-F16
* US approves sale of advanced technology, support for F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan
     Islamabad: The United States has approved the sale of advanced technology and support for F-16 fighter jets valued at USD 686 million to Pakistan.*
         
     FGN54 UK-MUSEUM-LD THEFT
* Artefacts from India among items stolen in ‘high value’ burglary at UK museum
     London: A number of artefacts from India dating back to the British colonial era are among over 600 “high value” items stolen in a burglary at a museum in Bristol, south-west England, the police said on Thursday. *
    
     FGN32 LANKA-UN-INDIA
* UN to mobilise USD 35 million grant for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka
     Colombo: The United Nations is set to mobilise USD 35 million grant for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka in the next four years as the island nation is unable to afford debts after the economic crisis and the debt default, a UN official said on Thursday.*
    
     FGN29 ISRAEL-INDIA-FILM
* Indian film fraternity sees tremendous potential for creative collaboration with Israel
     Jerusalem: Bonded by a shared concern over terrorism, a delegation of the Indian film fraternity visiting Israel expressed tremendous potential for creative collaboration that can help deepen cultural ties between the strategic partners through cinema.*

     FGN24 UK-CENSUS
* Far-right Reform UK, far-left Green Party support on rise among British Indians, finds census
     London: The votes of British Indians must not be taken for granted by the major parties as the electorate is getting increasingly drawn towards the extremes on the right and left of the political divide, the ‘British Indian Census 2025’ reveals this week.**

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