Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

     FGN74: BANGLA-LD VIOLENCE
     *Violence grips Dhaka as quota clashes kill 11 more people in Bangladesh
     Dhaka: At least 11 more people were killed in Bangladesh on Thursday as violence escalated in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere over student protests demanding reforms of the quota system for government jobs, taking the toll to 18 since the protests erupted.
         
     FGN73: PAK-IMRAN-BAN-PPP
     PML-N’s decision to ban Imran Khan’s party gets major boost with support from PPP
     Islamabad: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s decision to ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s embattled party got a major boost on Thursday after the Pakistan Peoples Party, a major coalition partner, announced that it will support all Cabinet decisions.
    
     FGN71: UK-STARMER-EU
     UK PM Keir Starmer begins post-Brexit ‘reset’ with European Union
     London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed leaders from the European Union to Oxfordshire in south-east England to initiate a “reset” with the 27-member economic bloc, which the UK is no longer a member of since a referendum in favour of leaving it in 2016.

     FGN75: NEPAL-BANGLADESH-INDIA-POWER
     Nepal, India, Bangladesh to sign tripartite power trading deal on July 28
     Kathmandu: Nepal will sign a tripartite power trading deal next week to export 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh via India, a senior official said on Thursday.

     FGN70: UN-ISRAEL-HAMAS-INDIA
     Continuing humanitarian crisis due to Israel-Hamas conflict 'deeply concerning': India at UN
     United Nations: Describing the continuing humanitarian crisis due to the Israel-Hamas conflict as “deeply concerning”, India has reiterated its call for de-escalation, emphasising a peaceful resolution of the conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.
    
     FGN69: PAK-IMRAN-PETITION
     Pakistan’s jailed former PM Imran Khan and his wife file petition against their arrest in new Toshakhana case
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Thursday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court against their arrest in a new Toshakhana corruption case after they were acquitted in all other cases.
    
     FGN68: CHINA-CPC-PLENUM-LD ECONOMY
     Top Chinese Communist Party body endorses comprehensive reforms to halt economic slowdown; highlights Xi’s “core” leadership
     Beijing: A crucial meeting of China’s ruling Communist Party on Thursday adopted a resolution for comprehensive reforms to lift the sluggish growth of the world's second-largest economy by achieving socialist modernisation by 2035 and re-emphasised President Xi Jinping's “core” leadership position.

     FGN67: NEPAL-POLITICS-OLI
     Nepal's future is 'bright': Newly-appointed PM Oli
     Kathmandu: Newly-appointed Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Thursday said that Nepal's future is "bright", but its current scenario needs to be changed, amidst frequent political turmoil in the Himalayan nation.
    
     FGN65: UK-COVID-INQUIRY REPORT
     Public failed by UK government, finds damning COVID inquiry
     London: The British public was failed by the government’s planning and processes when the COVID pandemic hit the country in early 2020, a damning independent public inquiry concluded on Thursday and called for “radical reform” for future civil emergencies.
    
     FGN63: PAK-SOCIAL MEDIA
     Pak govt targets more social media platforms; Facebook, Instagram restricted across multiple service providers
     Lahore: After successfully blocking X for over six months, the Pakistan government has targeted more social media platforms -- Facebook and Instagram -- and restricted their access to the people, a step seen as a plan to impose a complete ban on social media.
    
     FGN61: US-RNC-LD USHA
     J D Vance will make a great Vice President, says his Indian-American wife Usha
     Milwaukee: Senator J D Vance would make a great vice president for America, his Indian-American wife Usha Chilukuri Vance has said, as she introduced him to Americans by giving an insight into their life, about him accepting her vegetarian diet and his ability to cook Indian food.*

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