Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

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....ollowing are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours <br>PTI News<br>Dated:- 2-1-2025<br>PTI<BR>FGN35 MALDIVES-CHINA-FTA China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement takes effect from Jan 1 Male: Male has described as "a significant milestone" the China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement (CMFTA) under which both nations will benefit from reduced tariffs and improved market access commitments, media reports said.....

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.... FGN31 PAK-INDIAN-LD ARREST Indian man crosses over illegally into Pakistan to marry Facebook friend, lands in jail Lahore/Aligarh: A young Indian man crossed over illegally into Pakistan to meet a Facebook friend he wanted to marry, but instead found himself behind bars. And the woman told the local police she does not want to tie the knot. FGN16: US-QUEENS-SHOOTING 10 people wounded in mass ....

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....shooting outside nightclub in New York&#39;s Queens New York: A group of men fired at least 30 gunshots into a crowd gathered outside a nightclub in New York&#39;s Queens on New Year&#39;s Day, injuring 10 people, police said. FGN17: BANGLA-HINDU MONK-LD BAIL Bangladeshi court rejects Hindu monk's bail petition Dhaka: A court in the southeastern port city of Chattogram on Thursday denied bail to....

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.... Hindu monk and former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case. FGN14: BANGLA-TEXTBOOKS-MUJIBUR RAHMAN New textbooks in Bangladesh to alter credit of declaration of independence: Report Dhaka: Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country's independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib....

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....ur Rahman with the declaration, according to a media report. FGN19: PAK-ARMY-CIVILIANS Pakistan military accepts mercy petitions of 19 convicts involved in May 9 violence Islamabad: Pakistan military on Thursday said that it has accepted the mercy petitions of 19 convicts involved in attacks on the army facilities on May 9, 2023. PTI PY PY<BR> News - Press release - PIB....