Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    
     FGN57: NEPAL-PLANE-5THLD CRASH
*18 killed as plane crashes after takeoff at Nepal's Kathmandu airport, pilot survives
     Kathmandu: A Nepalese private plane crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from the Tribhuvan International Airport here on Wednesday, killing 18 people aboard, including a child, and seriously injuring the pilot - the only survivor.

     FGN61: NEPAL-CRASH-FAMILY
Three members of same family killed in Nepal plane crash
     Kathmandu: Three members of a family, including a child, were among 18 people killed when a Nepalese plane crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from the Tribhuvan International Airport here on Wednesday.

     FGN55: BANGLA-INTERNET
Broadband internet partially restored in Bangladesh after violent unrest: Reports
     Dhaka: Broadband internet services were partially restored in Bangladesh after five days of countrywide blackout amid clashes between security personnel and protesters demanding reforms to government job quotas that reportedly killed more than 100 people, media reports said on Wednesday.
    
     FGN13: US-ELECTION-HARRIS
We will be a people-first presidency: Kamala Harris
     Washington, Jul 24 (PTI) Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is relying on support from billionaires and big corporations, while hers is a people powered campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday addressing her first election rally, a day after she became the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.
    
     FGN34: US-TRUMP-HARRIS-COMPLAINT
Trump campaign files complaint to block Biden's campaign funds being transferred to Harris
     Washington: The Trump campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission arguing that money raised for US President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection bid could not be transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.

     FGN28: US-ELECTION-BIDEN-LD ADDRESS
Biden to address nation on decision to withdraw from presidential race
     Washington: US President Joe Biden will address the nation on Wednesday to explain to fellow Americans his decision to withdraw from the presidential race and endorse his deputy Kamala Harris to be the nominee of the Democratic Party for the November general elections.
    
     FGN16: US-HARRIS-NETANYAHU
Harris in her meeting with Netanyahu to say it's time for war to end
     Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris will meet the visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House this week but would not be able to preside over a joint session of the US Congress which would be addressed by him, according to her aide.
    
     FGN25: US-TRUMP-PALESTINE
Trump tells Palestinian President everything will be good
     Washington: Ahead of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that everything will be good.
    
     FGN24: US-HARRIS-MEMO
Harris has energized Democratic base, says a confidential memo from Trump campaign
     Washington: A confidential Trump campaign memo Tuesday acknowledged that the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris has energized the Democratic base and that given what has happened over the past couple of days there is no question that she will get her bump earlier than the Democrat’s Convention.

     FGN22: US-HARRIS-INDIA
No shift in India policy under Kamala Harris, says Mukesh Aghi
     Washington: There is unlikely to be any shift in India-US policy and strategy under a Harris administration, the head of a top India-centric American trade and strategic advocacy group said Tuesday, noting that Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party has energized the base.

     FGN2: US-KAMALA HARRIS-FUND RAISING
Harris campaign raises USD100 million from 1 1 million people
     Washington, Jul 24 (PTI) Vice President Kamala Harris, who is now the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, has raised an unprecedented USD100 million from more than 1.1 million people for her presidential campaign, reflecting the groundswell of support in her favour.

     FGN59: CHINA-MOON-WATER
Chinese scientists find traces of water in lunar soil brought by Chang’e-5 mission
     Beijing: Chinese scientists studying the soil samples of the moon brought by Chang'e-5 mission found water molecules in lunar soil, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
    
     FGN52: PAK-IMRAN-POLYGRAPH
Jailed former PM Imran Khan refuses to undergo polygraph test linked to May 9 riots
     Lahore: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has refused to undergo polygraph and voice matching tests as part of an investigation by Lahore police in connection with a dozen cases related to the unprecedented May 9 riots last year.*

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