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Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours


     FGN23 UAE-JAISHANKAR
     *Jaishankar meets European, UK, Egyptian counterparts at UAE summit
     Dubai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his counterparts from Europe, the UK and Egypt on the sidelines of a high-level international summit in the United Arab Emirates, where leaders and policymakers gathered to discuss key geopolitical and security challenges.

    
     FGN19 SAFRICA-TEMPLE-LD DEATHS
    
Indian-origin man among 4 killed in temple collapse in South Africa
     Johannesburg: A 52-year-old Indian-origin man is among four people killed after a four-storey Hindu temple under construction collapsed in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, officials have said.

    
     FGN15 BANGLA-UNREST-EC-SECURITY
    
EC demands extra security as unrest grips Bangladesh afresh
     Dhaka: The Election Commission (EC) has demanded extra security for its chief, other commissioners and officials as fresh unrest visibly gripped Bangladesh after gunmen shot an upcoming parliamentary polls candidate and frontline leader of last year's violent street movement dubbed 'July Uprising'.

    
     FGN25 US-LAWMAKERS-KWATRA
    
Indian envoy Kwatra discusses AI, defence, trade with US lawmakers
     Washington: India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra has held meetings with senior Democratic lawmakers, discussing cooperation in emerging technologies, defence, and trade as part of efforts to further strengthen bilateral ties.

    
     FGN10 SAFRICA-BANGLADESHI-DEPORT
    
16 illegal Bangladeshi nationals to be deported from South Africa
     Johannesburg: South Africa is to deport 16 Bangladeshi nationals who arrived in the country on Friday with fake visas, officials said.

    
     FGN9 BANGLA-UN-SUDAN-ARMY-CASUALTY
    
Terrorist attack kills 6 Bangladeshi military peacekeepers in Sudan: Army      Dhaka: The Bangladesh Army has said that six of its personnel serving in the UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan were killed and eight others were injured during a terrorist attack.

     FGN18 NEPAL-SOUTHASIA-SUSTAINABILITY
    
Understanding economics of environmental change key to South Asia's sustainable future: experts
     Kathmandu: Understanding the economics of environmental change and development is key to unlocking a sustainable future in the South Asian region that is going through a period of rapid economic growth, experts and officials said here.
    
     FGN6 PAK-DRONE CRASH-DEATHS
    
Pakistan: 3 children killed as drone crashes into residential area
     Peshawar: At least three children were killed and another sustained injuries when a quadcopter drone crashed into a residential area in northwest Pakistan, police said.

    
     FGN33 AUS-SHOOTING-LD TOLL
    
Gunmen kill 9 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach, 1 shooter is dead and another arrested
     Sydney: Two gunmen shot dead nine people on Sunday at Sydney's Bondi Beach, police said. One gunman was fatally shot by police, and the second was arrested. (AP)
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