Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

    FGN36 CHINA-INDIA-BORDER
    Keep border issue at ‘appropriate position’, focus on long term ties: China tells India
    Beijing: China said on Wednesday that it was committed to maintain peace and stability along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as it urged India to put the boundary issue at an "appropriate position" and meet it "halfway" for the long term development of the bilateral ties.

    FGN37 CHINA-US-CLIMATE-LD SUMMIT
    Xi to attend Biden's climate summit
    Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in US President Joe Biden's climate summit being organised virtually on Thursday and Friday in which several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will participate.

    FGN17 US-FLOYD-2ND VERDICT
    US police officer Chauvin found guilty on all three charges of killing George Floyd
    Washington: A US grand jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges he faced over the custodial death of African-American George Floyd last year, a chilling incident that sparked worldwide protests against racism and excessive use of force by police.
    
    FGN38 UK-QUEEN-2NDLD BIRTHDAY
    Britain's Queen marks low-key 95th birthday with thanks for 'support and kindness'
    London: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II thanked people around the world for their messages of “support and kindness” as she marked a low-key 95th birthday on Wednesday, days after husband Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday.
    
    FGN 43 AFGHAN-PEACE-TALKS-LD POSTPONEMENT
US-backed Afghan peace meeting postponed as Taliban balk    
     Kabul: An upcoming international peace conference that was meant to move Afghanistan's warring sides to a power-sharing deal and ensure an orderly U.S. exit from the country has been postponed, its sponsors announced Wednesday. They cited a lack of prospects for meaningful progress. (AP)

    FGN34 LANKA-CHINA-SHIP
    Sri Lanka asks Chinese ship to leave Hambantota port after radioactive material found on it
    Colombo: Sri Lanka has asked a Chinese ship to leave the southern port of Hambantota after it was found to be carrying radioactive material, officials said on Wednesday.
    
    FGN23 VIRUS-LANKA-VACCINES-BLOOD CLOTS
    3 Sri Lankans died of blood clots after COVID-19 jab: Health Minister
    Colombo: At least three Sri Lankans have died of blood clots after receiving the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine against the COVID-19, the country’s Health Minister told Parliament on Wednesday.
    
    FGN5 US-SIKH
    April is ‘Sikh awareness month’ in Illinois: Indian American Congressman
    Washington: Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has entered a statement into the Congressional record to recognise April as ‘Sikh appreciation and awareness month’ in his home state of Illinois.
    
    FGN4 US-INDIA-COVID
    Tracking course of COVID-19 outbreak in India very closely: US
    Washington: The United States is tracking the course of the COVID-19 outbreak in India “very closely”, the State Department has said.

    FGN26 US-BIDEN-GUPTA-NOMINEE
    Biden says Justice Dept nominee Vanita Gupta spent entire career fighting to advance racial equity, justice
    Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he has nominated “eminently qualified and highly respected” Indian-origin lawyer Vanita Gupta to the Justice Department as she has spent her entire career fighting to advance racial equity and justice.
    
    FGN6 US-VIRUS-VACCINE
    US ‘deeply focussed’ on expanding global vaccination, manufacturing: State dept
    Washington: The United States is deeply focused on expanding global vaccination, manufacturing, and delivery -- all of which will be critical to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Department has said.
    
    FGN21 UK-QUEEN-LD BIRTHDAY
    Britain's mourning Queen marks low-key 95th birthday
    London: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is marking a low-key 95th birthday on Wednesday, days after husband Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday. PTI PMS
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