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     FGN22 BHUTAN-INDIA-LD MISRI
* India agrees to positively consider providing Rs 1,500 crore economic stimulus to Bhutan
     Thimphu: India has agreed to positively consider providing Rs 1,500 crore to Bhutan as part of the Economic Stimulus Programme in the next 18 months, the two governments said on Saturday at the end of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's visit and his wide-ranging talks with the Himalayan nation's leadership. *

     FGN11 US-MODI-MUSK
* Musk congratulates PM Modi on being most followed world leader on X
     New York: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being the most followed leader in the world on social media platform X with over 100 million followers. *

    
     FGN19 CHINA-BRIDGE-2NDLD COLLAPSE
* 12 dead, over 60 missing in bridge collapse, flash floods in China
     Beijing: At least 12 people were killed in a bridge collapse and more than 60 others went missing in flash floods in China’s Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces, officials said on Saturday. *

    
     FGN20 NEPAL-OLI-FLOOR TEST
* Nepal PM Oli likely to win vote of confidence on Sunday
     Kathmandu: Nepal's newly appointed Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli is expected to win a vote of confidence in Parliament on Sunday, nearly a week after he was sworn in to lead another coalition government in the Himalayan nation facing frequent power struggles. *


     FGN18 NEPAL-OLI-OPPOSITION
* Three Opposition parties to not vote in favour of Oli in Sunday's floor test
     Kathmandu: Ahead of Sunday's floor test for the newly sworn-in Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, the party he broke away with and two other political outfits have announced to vote against him. *


     FGN17 PAK-ECP-RESERVED SEATS
* Pak election commission to implement SC order on reserved seats to Imran Khan's party
     Islamabad: Pakistan's election commission will implement the Supreme Court's order on allotting reserved seats to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party, a media report said on Saturday, a decision which will allow the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to become the largest party in Parliament. *


     FGN6 US-ELECTION-BIDEN
* Biden vows to fight on; to get back on the campaign trail next week
     Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he would continue his campaign for reelection and take on rival Donald Trump, as he deals with the fallout from his COVID-19 diagnosis and growing calls from Democrats for him to quit the race. *


     FGN5 US-TRUMP-ZELENSKYY
* Trump pledges to end Ukraine-Russia war during call with Zelenskyy
     Washington: Donald Trump has pledged to end Ukraine's war with Russia after its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reached out to the former US president to congratulate him on his Republican presidential nomination. *


     FGN4 US-RNC-SIKH PRAYER-RACISM
* Congressman Krishnamoorthi denounces racist attack on Harmeet Dhillon for Sikh prayer at RNC
     Washington: Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has denounced the racist response to Republican National Committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon's recital of Sikh prayer 'ardas' in the presence of the party's presidential nominee Donald Trump, and said it was "completely unacceptable". *

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