Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    
     FGN32: BANGLA-HASINA-CASES
     *Another case filed against former PM Hasina, her aides in Bangladesh
     Dhaka: A case was filed on Wednesday against Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 86 others on charge of attacking a procession in Sylhet citywhich left several people shot and injured during the recent mass protests on August 4, taking the number of cases against her after her ouster to 33.
         
     FGN29: US-HARRIS-EMHOFF-LD LOVE STORY
     From meeting on a blind date to becoming 'momala' of his kids: Kamala Harris' husband shares their love story
     Chicago: Kamala Harris' husband Douglas Emhoff shared his love story and recalled how he met his wife on a blind date in 2013 and left an awkward voice message for her which she plays for him every year on their wedding anniversary.*
         
     FGN36: POLAND-INDIA-ENVOY
     PM Modi's discussions with Polish leadership will allow 'useful exchange' of views to promote ties: Indian envoy
     Warsaw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's discussions with the Polish leadership during his two-day visit will allow the two sides to exchange views at the top level on a variety of subjects and it will be a kind of a real "useful exchange" of views, India's top diplomat here said.
    
     FGN27: POLAND-INDIAN FOOD
     Dosa, butter chicken top dishes attracting Polish diners at Indian restaurants in Poland
     Warsaw: Indian cuisine is remarkably popular in Poland with various Indian restaurants catering to the growing demand for the rich flavours and Polish diners visiting them say the dishes like dosa and butter chicken remind them of their travels to India.
         
     FGN18: BANGLA-UNREST-HOSPITALITY
     Unrest impact: Hospitality sector hit in Dhaka, rooms empty at hotels
     Dhaka: The recent anti-government protests that rocked Bangladesh for over a month have hit the hospitality sector hard in the capital Dhaka with the majority of rooms at several luxury and economy hotels here going empty in the aftermath of the unrest.
         
     FGN28: UK-MIGRATION
     UK to deploy specialist officers, speed up returns in illegal migration crackdown
     London, Aug 21 (PTI) The UK government on Wednesday announced a new set of illegal migration crackdown measures that include the immediate recruitment of up to 100 new specialist intelligence officers and the reopening of detention centres to speed up returns to countries of origin.
    
     FGN22: UK-INDIA-PARTITION DOCUMENTS-DIGITISATION
     UK university leads digitisation project for post-Partition documents
     London: Coventry University in the UK is leading a new research initiative that will involve around 20,000 images, prints and documents from two decades following India’s Partition in 1947 being digitised.
    
     FGN13: US-DNC-OBAMA-HARRIS
     America is ready for President Kamala Harris, says Barack Obama
     Chicago: Americans are ready for a "better story" with Kamala Harris as their president, Barack Obama has asserted, as he made a forceful case for her, saying they don't want "four more years of bluster and bumbling and chaos" under her opponent Donald Trump.
    
     FGN9: US-MICHELLE-HARRIS
     Hope is making a comeback, says Michelle Obama as she bats for Kamala Harris' presidency
     Chicago, Aug 21 (PTI) Hope is making a comeback in America, former first lady Michelle Obama has said as she made an impassioned case for Kamala Harris and described her as the most qualified person ever to seek the office of the US president.
    
     FGN6: US-DNC-SCHUMER
     Choice between bright future and dark night in November election: Senator Schumer
     Chicago: For millions of Americans, the November presidential elections is a choice between a bright future and a dark night, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday.
    
     FGN5: US-DNC-SANDERS
     Elect Kamala Harris as next president: Bernie Sanders to US voters
     Chicago: Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged the people of the United States to elect Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president of the country.
    
     FGN35: PAK-IMRAN-FAIZ
     Imran Khan demands open court trial of former ISI chief
     Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday demanded an open court trial of former Pakistan spymaster Lt Gen (retd.) Faiz Hameed if his links with the May 9 violence were established as then “it would not be an internal military affair.”
    
     FGN16: LANKA-SIRISENA-EASTER BOMBINGS-COMPENSATION
     Former Sri Lanka president Sirisena settles compensation for Easter Sunday bombings victims
     Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Maithripala Sirisena has settled in full the SLR 100 million compensation for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 270 people, including 11 Indians, during his tenure.*

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