Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours

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     FGN45 US-INDIA-RUSSIA-SULLIVAN
     * India is not going to abandon its relationship with Russia: US NSA on PM Modi's visit to Moscow
     Washington: There is no tangible evidence of India deepening its military and technology relationship with Russia, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said, asserting that Moscow, which has become a "junior partner" to China, is not necessarily going to be a "great and reliable friend" to India in a future contingency. *


     FGN47 PAK-IMRAN-TERRORIST
     * Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan says 'caged like a terrorist' in jail
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan has claimed that he is being caged like a "terrorist”, and was denied basic prisoner and human rights in a "death cell" at a high-security jail. *

    
     FGN46 PAK-IMRAN-VIOLENCE
     * Pak govt accuses Imran’s party of orchestrating violence during peace march in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
     Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Sunday accused jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of orchestrating violence during a peace march over the weekend in a major town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in which one person was killed. *

    
     FGN41 NEPAL-2NDLD OLI
     * Nepal's new PM Oli wins vote of confidence in Parliament; secures two-thirds majority
     Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli won a crucial floor test in Parliament on Sunday with more than two-thirds of lawmakers voting in his favour, nearly a week after he was sworn in to lead a coalition government in the politically unstable Himalayan nation. *

    
     FGN43 NEPAL-SC-OLI-PLEA
     * Plea against Oli's appointment as Nepal PM forwarded to constitutional bench
     Kathmandu: Nepal's Supreme Court on Sunday forwarded a petition challenging K P Sharma Oli's appointment as the country's prime minister to a constitutional bench, citing the need for a ‘serious constitutional interpretation’. *


     FGN40 AVI-LD AIRBUS-INDIA
     * Airbus shortlists 8 sites for H125 helicopter final assembly line in India
     Marignane (France): European major Airbus has shortlisted eight sites in India for setting up its final assembly line for H125 helicopters and the ground-breaking ceremony for the facility is expected later this year. *

         
     FGN20 NEPAL-OLI-DEUBA-DEAL
     * Nepal PM Oli to handover power to Deuba after two years under coalition deal
     Kathmandu: Nepal's new Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday for the first time revealed the details of his party's secret seven-point deal with the Nepali Congress under which he will hand over the power to Sher Bahadur Deuba, the leader of his coalition partner, after leading the government for two years. *

    
     FGN9 US-TRUMP-DEMOCRACY
     * Trump says he ‘took a bullet for democracy’
     Washington: Former US president Donald Trump in his first campaign rally since surviving an assassination attempt has dismissed concerns raised by critics that he is a threat to democracy, telling a large crowd in Michigan that he “took a bullet for democracy.” *

         
     FGN17 NEPAL-INDIA-MUDSLIDE-SEARCH
     * Indian, Nepali teams jointly search for missing passengers & two buses
     Kathmandu: Twelve rescue personnel from India on Sunday joined the Nepali security forces in their search for several missing passengers on two buses that were washed away by a landslide into a swollen river in Nepal last week. *

    
     FGN6 US-TRUMP-LD HEALTH
     * Trump recovering as expected from gunshot wound sustained during assassination bid, says his ex-doc
     Washington: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is recovering as expected from the gunshot wound sustained during the assassination bid on him in Pennsylvania on July 13, a former physician to Trump has said in a memorandum. *


     FGN5 US-BIDEN-COVID
     * US Prez Biden tolerating treatment well, continuing his presidential duties: White House doc
     Washington: US President Joe Biden, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, has been "tolerating" treatment well and continuing his presidential duties, according to the White House physician. *

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