Following are the top foreign stories at 2040 hours

    
     FGN43 BANGLA-INDIA-LD SUMMON
     * B'desh foreign ministry summons Indian envoy over Hasina’s statements
     Dhaka: Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to express its "serious concern" over the "incendiary statements" made by deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India. *

     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.
    
     FGN42 UK-SECURITY-AUS
     * UK hikes security near Jewish sites after terror attack in Australia
     London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, as he confirmed increased vigilance around Jewish sites across the country on Sunday. *

     FGN38 NEPAL-INDIA-ENVOY
     * Indian envoy in Nepal stable, recuperating in hospital
     Kathmandu: Indian ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava, who had taken ill during a hike in Nepal's Lalitpur district, is stable, officials said on Sunday. *

     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.
    
     FGN47 LANKA-DISASTER-INDIA
     * India sends essential medicine to Sri Lanka, Army Field Hospital team returns
     Colombo: India on Sunday donated a 25 tonnes shipment of 17 essential medicines and over 14,200 kilograms of dry food items to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health to help it cope better after the devastating Cyclone Ditwah, officials said here. *

     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.
    
     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.


     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.
    
     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.    
    
     FGN45 AUS-3RDLD SHOOTING
* Gunmen kill at least 11 people in attack on Jewish holiday event on Sydney's Bondi Beach
     Sydney: Two gunmen shot dead at least 11 people on Sunday during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack. One gunman was fatally shot by police, and the second was arrested. (AP) *

     FGN46 US-6THLD SHOOTING
* Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University shooting that killed 2, wounded 9
     Providence: Police in Rhode Island said early Sunday that they had a person of interest in custody after a shooting that rocked the Brown University campus during final exams, leaving two people dead and nine others wounded. (AP) *

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