Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN1 UN-NITI
     * Progress in India enabled by dual strategy of strong safety nets, reforms that foster growth: NITI Aayog VC
     United Nations: India’s progress across various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been enabled by a dual strategy that encompasses strong safety nets and reforms that foster growth through a more enabling environment, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Suman Bery has said. *

     FGN13 NEPAL-INDIA-OLI
     * Nepal PM Oli to visit India in mid-September
     Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will pay an official visit to India towards mid-September, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. *
    
     FGN5 PAK-RAINS
     * 10 more killed in Pak due to monsoon rains, toll crosses 200
     Islamabad: The death toll in Pakistan due to monsoon rains crossed 200 on Sunday as another 10 people have been killed, according to the country’s chief disaster control body. *

     FGN3 LANKA-POLICE
     * Sri Lanka sacks high-ranking police officer over Easter Sunday bombings
     Colombo: A deputy inspector general of police in Sri Lanka has been sacked from the service following a disciplinary inquiry related to the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. *
    
     FGN18 RUSSIA-4THLD QUAKE
     * Tsunami threat is over after several large quakes off Russia's Pacific coast
     Moscow: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says there is no longer a danger of tsunami waves on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula after five powerful quakes — the largest with a magnitude of 7.4 — struck in the sea nearby on Sunday. * PY

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