Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

FGN23 BANGLA-JAISHANKAR-LD TALKS

NRC in Assam India's internal matter: Jaishankar Dhaka: The process of documenting and identifying illegal immigrants in Assam is India's "internal matter", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here on Tuesday, days after New Delhi voiced its concerns over the illegal immigration from Bangladesh to the Northeast.

FGN21 PAK-SAEED

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed challenges his arrest in terror financing cases in Pak court Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, a UN designated Pakistani terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, challenged his arrest in the terror financing cases in the Lahore High Court here on Tuesday. By M Zulqernain

FGN2 US-INDIA-PAKISTAN 'Tough' situation, says Trump after calls with Modi, Imran Khan

Washington: US President Donald Trump urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan PM Imran Khan to work towards reducing tension in the region over Kashmir, describing the situation as "tough". By Lalit K Jha

FGN20 UK-EU-LD BREXIT Boris Johnson issues backstop ultimatum to EU over Brexit

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has issued an ultimatum to the European Union over what he has branded an "anti-democratic" Irish border backstop, which must be scrapped to negotiate a new deal before the October 31 Brexit deadline. By Aditi Khanna

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