Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours

FGN33 ICJ-LD JADHAV

ICJ to deliver verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case on Wednesday The Hague: The International Court of Justice will deliver on Wednesday its verdict in a case relating to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, whose death sentence by a Pakistani military court based on an "extracted confession" has been questioned by India.

FGN28 PAK-US-QURESHI

First Imran-Trump meet to bolster Pak-US ties; usher in peace in the broader region: Qureshi Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday expressed confidence that the first summit-level talks between Prime Minister Imran Khan and US President Donald Trump next week will bolster bilateral ties and bring an era of peace in the broader region.

FGN19 UK-GOYAL-FDI

No changes planned in multi-brand FDI policy: Piyush Goyal London: India's foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in the multi-brand retail sector are a very well thought out policy which are unlikely to change any time soon, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Tuesday. By Aditi Khanna

FGN12 US-INDIAN-MURDER

Indian-origin man convicted by US court for killing wife New York: An Indian-origin man extradited from India has been convicted by a US court for killing his estranged wife 12 years ago when she asked for a divorce, according to media reports.

FGN24 NEPAL-FLOODS-TOLL

Nepal floods: Death toll touches 78; over 17,500 displaced Kathmandu: Floods and landslides caused by incessant monsoon rains across Nepal have claimed at least 78 lives, left 40 people injured and displaced around 17,500 others, authorities said on Tuesday.By Shirish B Pradhan

FGN31 CHINA-LANKA-WARSHIP

China gifts warship to Sri Lanka Beijing: China has gifted a warship to Sri Lanka, in the latest sign of its deepening military cooperation with the strategically located island nation in the Indian Ocean.By K J M Varma

FGN18 UAE-AIRINDIA-LUGGAGE Air India passengers travelling to UAE can now carry 40 kgs of check-in luggage

Dubai: Passengers travelling to the UAE by Air India can now carry 40 kgs of check-in luggage after the national carrier enhanced the baggage limit by 10 kgs.By Manish Shrivastava

FGN26 UN-INDIA-FOOD More Indians becoming obese, number of undernourished in India decline: UN report

United Nations: More Indians are becoming obese while the number of undernourished people in the country have declined, according to a report by the UN that said that globally over 820 million people are suffering from hunger.By Yoshita Singh

FGN7 SAFRICA-ZUMA-2NDLD GUPTAS Ex-South African Prez Zuma confirms initiating newspaper, TV channel ideas with Gupta family

Johannesburg: South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma, facing allegations of corruption, has told an inquiry that he initiated the idea of having an "alternative media" in the country that led to the controversial Indian-origin Gupta family establishing their media empire.

FGN2 BANGLA-INDIA-SMUGGLING Cross-border smuggling cannot be stopped completely: Bangla border force

Rangpur (Bangladesh) Bangladesh's border force has said that cross-border smuggling cannot be stopped completely at the Indo-Bangla frontier and sought greater cooperation from the BSF to tackle the menace.

FGN23 US-TRUMP-LD RACISM Trump and Democrats clash over President's "racist" tweets

Washington: A livid Democratic Party has introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, condemning the "racist" tweets of President Donald Trump against four non-white women lawmakers from the Opposition party. By Lalit K Jha

FGN20 PAK-2NDLD MINERS 9 workers killed in coalmine collapse in Pakistan

Karachi: Nine miners were killed and two others rescued nearly two days after an underground fire trapped them in a coalmine in Pakistan's resource-rich Balochistan province, officials said on Tuesday.

FGN21 IRAN-LD KHAMENEI Khamenei: Iran to keep rolling back nuclear commitments

Tehran: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that the Islamic republic will keep rolling back its commitments under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal. (AFP)

FGN30 US-TRUM-GOOGLE-CHINA Trump says he wants review of Google's ties to China

Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants his administration to "take a look" into whether Google has been working with the Chinese government -- an allegation swiftly denied by the US internet giant.(AFP) RUP