Following are the top foreign stories at 2050 hours

FGN12: ISRAEL-INDIA ****’Endless opportunities’ for collaboration between Israel and India: Israeli officials Jerusalem: The ties between Israel and India are “very strong” and there are “endless opportunities” for collaboration between the two countries, Israeli officials have said while describing the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project as a “very good” initiative.**** FGN22: US-FIRE-INDIAN ****Second Indian national dies after suffering severe injuries in US house fire New York: A second Indian national has died after suffering severe injuries in a house fire in Albany, the US authorities and the Indian mission here have said.**** FGN21: NEPAL-POLLS-INDIAN-OFFICIAL ****Senior Indian govt official arrives in Nepal to

review election preparations Kathmandu: A senior Indian government official arrived here on Sunday to review Nepal’s election preparations and assess progress in India-funded development projects, officials said.**** FGN24: BANGLA-POLLS-ALLIANCE ****New student-led party joins hands with offshoot of Jamaat ahead of Bangla polls Dhaka: The recently launched student-led party NCP on Sunday joined an offshoot of Jamaat-e-Islami and another pressure group to form an alliance called ‘Gonotantrik Sangskar Jote’ ahead of the February election in Bangladesh.**** FGN14: UK-AIRPORT-ARREST ****Man arrested after pepper spray incident at UK’s Heathrow Airport, flights disrupted London: A man was arrested on suspicion of assault at the Heathrow Airport on Sunday after police were called to reports of a number of people being attacked with pepper spray, with the incident causing major travel disruptions.**** FGN7: PAK-INDONESIA ****Indonesian President Subianto to visit Pakistan from Monday Islamabad: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will undertake his maiden official visit to Pakistan from Monday to deepen bilateral ties and explore new avenues of cooperation.**** FGN2: PAK-TRAIN ****Security forces foil attack on Jaffar Express in Pakistan Karachi: Security forces foiled an attempt to attack the frequently-targeted Jaffar Express passenger train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, according to a media report on Sunday.**** FGN5: LANKA-DISASTER-KANDY ****Sri Lanka’s Kandy: a lesson in climate change, human error Colombo: Cyclone-struck Sri Lanka’s Kandy district — the seat of the last Royal kingdom of Ceylon — suffered extensive damage and was the worst-hit by the Ditwah disaster, which has claimed a total of 618 lives in the island nation.**** FGN13: CHINA-INDIA-CONSULATE ****India inaugurates new state-of-the-art Consulate building in Shanghai Beijing: India on Sunday opened its new state-of-the-art Consulate building in Shanghai, marking its first relocation in 32 years in China’s main business hub.**** PTI SCY