Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    
     *FGN41: JAPAN-JAISHANKAR-LD BLINKEN
     EAM Jaishankar holds talks with US Secretary of State Blinken in Tokyo
     Tokyo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held "wide-ranging" talks with his American counterpart Antony Blinken against the backdrop of an unease in India-US ties following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia three weeks back.
    
     FGN33: CHINA-INDIA-MALDIVES
     Maldives President Muizzu thanks India, China for support to strengthen his country’s fragile economy
     Beijing/Male: President Mohamed Muizzu has thanked India and China for helping strengthen the Maldives' fragile economy, highlighting the importance of the two countries in addressing the Island nation's looming debt crisis and its future development.
    
     FGN34: BANGLA-MOBILE-INTERNET
     Mobile internet restored in violence-hit Bangladesh
     Dhaka: The mobile internet connection was restored in Bangladesh on Sunday, 10 days after it was restricted by the authorities across the country to stop the spread of fake news on social media amidst the deadly nationwide violence over reforms in the quota system in government jobs.
    
     FGN29: UK-PATEL
     Priti Patel pledges unity in race to replace Rishi Sunak as UK Opposition Leader
     London: Priti Patel, the UK’s former home secretary, on Sunday became the first female and Indian-origin candidate to enter the race to replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Opposition Conservative Party.
    
     FGN27: US-ELECTION-HARRIS-FUNDS
     Harris campaign says it raised record USD 200 million in less than a week
     Washington: Kamala Harris' campaign on Sunday announced that it has raised an unprecedented USD 200 million in less than a week after she entered the race for the White House, reflecting the groundswell of support in her favour.
    
     FGN25: CHINA-2NDLD LANDSLIDE
     12 killed in rain-triggered landslide in China
     Beijing: A landslide caused by heavy rains from a tropical storm hit a house in central China’s Hunan on Sunday, killing 12 people and injuring six others.
    
     FGN22: US-TRUMP-HARRIS
     Ultra-liberal Kamala Harris will deliver crime, chaos, mayhem and death to US: Trump
     Washington: Kamala Harris will deliver crime, chaos, mayhem, and death to the US, Donald Trump has said, intensifying his attacks on his Democratic rival as the 2024 presidential election campaign entered a critical final 100 day stretch.
    
     FGN19: JAPAN-JAISHANKAR-LD GANDHI
     EAM Jaishankar invokes Mahatma Gandhi's timeless message of non-violence, unveils his bust in Tokyo
     Tokyo: Global icon Mahatma Gandhi's timeless message of peace and non-violence is even more relevant today when the world is witnessing conflicts, polarisation and bloodshed, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday.
    
     FGN16: US-TRUMP-BIDEN-EXIT
     Trump claims Biden's exit from 2024 race was a 'coup'
     Washington: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said incumbent US President Joe Biden was forced to exit the presidential race, describing it a "coup" by the Democratic Party.
    
     FGN11: US-TRUMP-BITCOIN
     Trump vows to make US crypto capital of the planet
     Washington: Former President Donald Trump has promised to make the US a “Bitcoin superpower" if returned to the White House and said that he will appoint an advisory council to design transparent regulatory guidance for the benefit of the entire industry.
    
     FGN10: US-HARRIS-CAMPAIGN
     Harris calls herself an underdog, touts her campaign as ‘people powered’
     Washington: Kamala Harris, the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic party, has called herself the underdog in the race to the White House but expressed confidence that she would win in November due to her people-powered campaign.
    
     FGN9: UK-SIKH-MP
     New British Sikh MP wants to strengthen Labour’s India connection
     London: Jeevun Sandher, one of Britain’s newest members of Parliament elected in the Labour Party’s landslide general election victory earlier this month, is determined to restore trust in politics and strengthen his party’s connection with India and its diaspora communities.
    
     FGN6: US-HARRIS
     Kamala Harris transformed Democratic party's paralysed status to one full of energy, says Indian-American strategist
     Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party has shifted the ruling party's status from paralysed to one full of energy and enthusiasm, a top Indian-American strategist and fundraiser has said.*

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