Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

    
     FGN31: US-RANA-2NDLD EXTRADITION
     *Pak-origin businessman Tahawwur Rana extraditable to India: US appeals court
     Washington: In a huge setback to Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a US court has ruled that the Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman could be extradited to India where is wanted for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.
    
     FGN35: GLOBAL SOUTH-SUMMIT-BANGLA-2ND YUNUS
     Interim government committed to hold free and fair elections in Bangladesh: Yunus
     Dhaka: The caretaker government in Bangladesh is committed to ensuring a transition to inclusive and pluralistic democracy and creating an environment for holding "free, fair and participatory elections," its head Mohammad Yunus assured the international community on Saturday.
    
     FGN34: NEPAL-US-VERMA
     US Deputy Secretary Verma pledges helicopters to Nepal for disaster relief
     Kathmandu: The US government would gift two sky-trucks and two additional helicopters to the Nepal Army to strengthen the Himalayan nation's disaster preparedness capabilities, it was announced here on Saturday.
    
     FGN32: NEPAL-KHUMBU VALLEY-FLOODS
     Experts confirm glacial lake outburst devastated village in Everest region in Nepal
     Kathmandu: Army officials, civic authorities and scientists on Saturday confirmed that the massive flash floods in a high-altitude village in the Everest region of Nepal were caused by two glacial lake outbursts leading to widespread devastation.

     FGN10: US-GATES-LD IDAY
     Bill Gates flags off 1st Indian Independence Day celebration in Seattle area, describes India as 'global leader'
     Seattle/New York: India’s ingenuity, from manufacturing safe vaccines to its Digital Public Infrastructure, is helping not just Indians but the whole world, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said as he flagged off the first India Day celebrations in the Seattle area.
    
     FGN25: GLOBAL SOUTH SUMMIT-YUNUS-ECONOMY
     Yunus calls redesigning financial system & pushes for social business at Voice of Global South Summit
     Dhaka: Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of the Bangladesh government, on Saturday called for redesigning the financial system in the Global South to ensure wealth is shared by all and asserted that combining entrepreneurship with social business can create miracles.
    
     FGN14: BANGLA-UN REPORT
     Nearly 650 people killed in recent spate of violence in Bangladesh: UN report
     Dhaka/Geneva: Nearly 650 people have been killed in the recent unrest in Bangladesh between July 16 and August 11, the UN Human Rights Office has said in a preliminary report, suggesting a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation into reports of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions.
    
     FGN13: LANKA-ELECTION-POSTERS
     Sri Lanka police deploy workers to remove illegal propaganda material ahead of Sep 21 prez election
     Colombo: The Sri Lankan police have deployed 1,500 workers to remove any illegal election posters and cutouts from public places ahead of next month's presidential election.*

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