Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

    
     FGN64: CHINA-HAMAS LEADER-WARNING
     * China condemns Haniyeh killings; Warns of deeper chaos in Middle East
     Beijing: Strongly condemning the assassination of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, China -- which brokered a unity deal between various Palestine groups last week -- on Wednesday warned that the killing could plunge the region into deeper chaos. *

     FGN77: UK-INDIA-PARLIAMENT-GROUP
     * New UK parliamentary group for India to promote bilateral ties
     London: A new India All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched for the newly elected UK Parliament with a remit to promote the bilateral relationship across all sectors, from trade and investment, science and technology to healthcare and education. *

     FGN72: LANKA-MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
     * Sri Lanka wary of Middle East conflict after Hamas leader's assassination
     Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said Sri Lanka needs to be wary of any potential economic consequences from the escalation of conflict in the Middle East region following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. *
    
     FGN70: NEPAL-MCC-INDIA
     * MCA-Nepal signs contract for constructing 400 KV substation with India's Techno Electric Company
     Kathmandu: The Millennium Challenge Account-Nepal (MCA-Nepal) on Wednesday signed a contract with India's Techno Electric and Engineering Company Ltd. (TEECL) to construct a USD 38.89 million 400 kV substation in Damauli, Tanahun district, concluding the task of awarding the contracts for all three 400kV stations under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact. *
    
     FGN67: CHINA-INDIA-WAYANAD
     * China conveys condolences to families of victims of landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad          Beijing: China on Wednesday expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the landslides at Wayanad in Kerala and wished the injured speedy recovery. *
    
     FGN17: UN-ISIL-K-INDIA
     * ISIL-K seeks to recruit lone actors through India-based handlers: UN report
     United Nations: Terror group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan (ISIL-K) seeks to recruit lone actors through their handlers based in India, despite not being able to conduct large-scale attacks in the country, a UN report has said. *
    
     FGN57: BANGLA-HASINA-PROBE
     * B'desh PM Hasina seeks cooperation from UN, other agencies to conduct probe into recent violence
     Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought cooperation from the United Nations and other international organisations to conduct a proper investigation into the recent nationwide violence during the anti-quota agitation to punish the real culprits involved in the attacks. *
    
     FGN12: US-HARRIS-ROLL CALL
     * Kamala Harris only Democratic candidate to qualify for presidential race
     Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris has sealed her Democratic presidential nomination as she emerged as the only candidate to qualify for virtual roll call votes from the party’s delegates from across the country. *
    
     FGN11: US-LD HARRIS
     * 'If you got something to say say it to my face': Harris, as she challenges Trump for debate
     Washington: US Vice President and Democratic Party's presumptive presidential candidate Kamala Harris has challenged her Republican rival, former president Donald Trump, for a debate, provoking him to say whatever he has to say to her face. *    

     FGN43: UK-STABBING-VIOLENCE
     * Mosque targeted, around 40 police officers injured in mob disorder at UK stabbing site
     London: A far-right mob targeted a mosque in north-west England that saw three young girls fatally stabbed during a peaceful vigil in their memory and around 40 police officers suffered injuries in the disorder. *
    
     FGN45: LANKA-ELECTION-PREMADASA
     * Sri Lanka’s main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa likely to contest presidential polls
     Colombo: Sajith Premadas, Sri Lanka's Leader of the Opposition on Wednesday indicated that he is likely to contest the September 21 presidential election when his party submitted the election deposit on his behalf to the election commission. *

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