Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    
     FGN22 US-BIDEN-2NDLD INDIAN AMERICANS
* Biden grants clemency to four Indian-Americans
     Washington: Four Indian-Americans facing sentences ranging from 17 years to life imprisonment are among nearly 1,500 people granted clemency by President Joe Biden. *
    
     FGN15 US-LD BANGLADESH
* Biden watching situation in Bangladesh very closely: White House
     Washington: President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh and the US will hold the country's interim government accountable for ensuring the protection of religious and ethnic minorities, the White House has said. *
    
     FGN20 LANKA-ADANI-PORT FUNDING
* No problem with Adani funding Colombo Port project with own resources: Sri Lankan minister
     Colombo: The Sri Lankan government wants to see the deep-water container terminal project at the Colombo port go ahead and has no issue with the Adani-led conglomerate using its own resources to fund it, ports minister Bimal Rathnayaka has said. *
    
     FGN24 PAK-SC-MILITARY COURTS
* May 9 violence: Pak SC conditionally allows military courts to rule on cases of 85 civilians
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday gave conditional permission to military courts to announce reserved verdicts in cases of 85 civilians allegedly involved in the violent protests of May 9 last year. *

     FGN7 US-TRUMP-XI
* Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to his Jan 20 inauguration
     Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration on January 20, according to his spokesperson. *
    
     FGN21 RUSSIA-UKRAINE-LD ATTACK
* Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with massive attack of cruise missiles, drones
     Kyiv: Russia on Friday launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine, involving dozens of cruise missiles and drones, the latest such strike aimed at crippling the country's electricity system. (AP)

     FGN6 US-INDIA
Biden admin expects continuation of bipartisan support to India-US relationship: WH
     Washington: The Biden Administration expects bipartisan support for the India-US relationship to continue during the next Trump Administration, the White House has said. ***

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