Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours

FGN23 NEPAL-2NDLD EVEREST-INDIANS **** Two Indians die while descending from Everest summit, says official Kathmandu: Two Indian mountaineers who summited Everest have died while descending, an official said on Friday. **** FGN37 PAK-LD IRAN **** Pakistan Army Chief Munir leaves for Tehran amidst efforts to end US-Iran war Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on Friday left for a crucial visit to Tehran amidst efforts to broker a peace deal between the US and Iran to end the war in the region, according to security sources. **** FGN29 PAK-CHINA-SHEHBAZ **** Pak PM to visit China from May 23-26 to hold talks with Prez Xi, Premier Li Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday announced that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to China from May 23-26,

during which he will hold talks with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. **** FGN38 MALAYSIA-PM-INDIA **** Malaysian PM Ibrahim to visit India for BRICS summit in September Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday said that he will visit India in September to attend the BRICS summit. **** FGN27 PAK-IRAN-MINISTER **** Pak minister holds fresh talks with Iranian FM to review proposals aimed at ending war Islamabad: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Friday for the second time within 24 hours to review proposals aimed at ending the war between the US and Iran. **** FGN40 US-H1B **** H-1B registrations down in FY27; more approvals for higher degrees, salaries Washington: Registrations for H-1B visas dropped by 38.5 per cent in fiscal year 2027 with the US saying it had approved more applicants with advanced degrees and higher salaries of those “making a real impact on the economy.” **** FGN22 BANGLA-MINISTER-HASINA **** Bangladesh seeks Hasina’s return through legal process: home minister Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh’s Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to return through “legal procedures”, reacting to her recent remarks that she hoped to return home “very soon” despite facing a death sentence. **** FGN36 LANKA-RUPEE **** Sri Lanka says rupee fall due to external shock Colombo: The government on Friday said the sharp fall of the Sri Lankan rupee against the US dollar was caused due to the war in West Asia and not a reflection of its management of the local economy. **** FGN19 SINGAPORE-AI **** World Bank chief backs ‘Small AI’ for farmers, rural communities in Singapore summit Singapore: World Bank President Ajay Banga has called for the deployment of “Small AI” – locally deployed artificial intelligence running on inexpensive hardware, speaking local languages and solving daily problems for farmers and rural communities. **** FGN9 US-ISRAEL-THAAD **** US depleted roughly half of THAAD interceptors in defence of Israel: report Washington: The US has depleted nearly half of its total inventory of advanced missile-defence interceptors in defending Israel in the now-paused war with Iran, The Washington Post reported. **** FGN28 CHINA-AIIB-FINANCING **** AIIB announces USD 10 bn fund facility to support countries hit by West Asia conflict Beijing: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), in which India is the second-largest shareholder after China, has launched a USD 10-billion fund facility to provide support to member countries affected by the conflict in West Asia. **** PTI GRS GRS GRS