Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours

    
     FGN60: US-BIDEN-LDALL ADDRESS
*Biden says he quit re-election bid to save US democracy
    Washington: US President Joe Biden has said his decision to quit the 2024 presidential race and endorse Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee was aimed at unifying the nation and passing the "torch to a new generation."

     FGN65: JAISHANKAR-WANG
Jaishankar meets China's Wang in Laos; emphasises need to ensure 'full respect' for LAC and past agreements
    Vientiane (Laos): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi here and emphasised the need to ensure "full respect" for the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and past agreements to stabilise the bilateral ties.

    
     FGN46: VIETNAM-TRONG-INDIA-DOVAL
NSA Ajit Doval conveys India’s condolences, pays tribute to Vietnam’s late leader Trong
    Hanoi: National Security Advisor Doval on Thursday attended the state funeral for Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party who died here last week, and conveyed India's condolences to the country's leadership.
    
     FGN55: LAOS-JAISHANKAR-BILATERALS
Jaishankar holds bilateral meetings with counterparts from ASEAN countries
     Vientiane (Laos): Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar on Thursday met his counterparts from the Philippines, Enrique A Manalo, and Norway’s Espen Barth Eide on the margins of the ASEAN meet and discussed strengthening bilateral collaboration and priorities in the Indo-Pacific region.
    
    FGN42: LAOS-ASEAN-JAISHANKAR
Jaishankar reaches Laos for ASEAN meet
    Vientiane: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday reached here to participate in the ASEAN meeting and said he looked forward to deepening ties with the bloc as India marks a decade of its Act East Policy.

     FGN56: PAK-LD IMRAN
Pak court sets aside physical remand of Imran Khan in connection with 12 cases linked to May 9 riots
    Islamabad: A Pakistani court Thursday set aside the physical remand of Imran Khan in connection with 12 cases linked to last year's May 9 riots, in a major relief to the jailed former prime minister who has been imprisoned for almost a year.

    FGN61: PAK-ECP-IMRAN-LD PARTY
Pak's election commission notifies 39 successful MPs as lawmakers of Imran Khan's party
    Islamabad: In a major setback to Pakistan's ruling coalition, the election commission has notified 39 successful MPs as lawmakers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party following a landmark Supreme Court directive.*

     FGN48: US-INDIA-LD RUSSIA
US disappointed about symbolism and timing of PM Modi's Moscow trip, says senior official
    Washington: The US is disappointed about the symbolism and timing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Russia visit when President Joe Biden hosted the NATO summit here, a senior State Department official has told lawmakers concerned over the growing India-Russia ties.
    
    FGN44:NEPAL-CRASH-SURVIVOR
Pilot miraculously survives Nepal crash after cockpit split from plane: Report
    Kathmandu: Captain Manish Raj Shakya, the lone survivor of a deadly plane crash in Nepal that killed 18 other people on board, was saved after the cockpit of the aircraft was sheared off by a freight container seconds before the rest of the aircraft went up in flames, a media report said on Thursday.

     FGN43: LANKA-FONSEKA
Sri Lanka's former Army chief Sarath Fonseka announces presidential candidacy
    Colombo: Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka's former Army chief and the architect of the military offensive that led to the annihilation of the LTTE, on Thursday formally declared his candidacy for the upcoming Presidential election with a vow to crush corruption and boost the economy.
    
     FGN28:US-ELECTION-BIDEN-2NDLD ADDRESS
US President Biden says he is passing the torch to new generation to unite country
    Washington: US President Joe Biden has said his decision to step aside from the 2024 presidential race and endorse Kamala Harris as the Democratic Presidential nominee was an act aimed at unifying the nation and passing “the torch to a new generation.”

     FGN38:US-ELECTION-2NDLD HARRIS-TRUMP
Kamala Harris is unfit to rule, says Trump; describes her as radical left lunatic
    Washington: Unleashing a volley of attacks against his new campaign opponent Vice President Kamala Harris, former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said she is “unfit to rule” and described her as a "radical left lunatic" whom voters will reject in November.
    
     FGN41: US-LD CHINA
China making inroads into key choke points in Indian Ocean: US Congresswoman
    Washington: China is making inroads into key choke points along the Indian Ocean, obstructing the free maritime routes, and threatening the national security and economic interests of both the US and its friends and allies in South Asia, an influential American lawmaker has said.
    
     FGN20: US-NETANYAHU
You have officially become Iran’s useful idiots: Netanyahu to protestors
    Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday slammed Iran for funding and supporting groups against Israel and asserted that defeating the brutal enemies requires both courage and clarity.
    
     FGN19: US-PALESTINIAN-PROTESTORS
Protestors raise Palestinian flag, take down and burn US flag near Congress
    Washington: Pro Palestinian-protestors on Wednesday lowered an American flag and burned it down a few blocks away from the US Congress and hoisted a Palestine flag in its place.*    

(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)