Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN10: UN-SHAH-COOPERATIVES
     *Cooperatives in India now medium for innovation, self-reliance: Amit Shah to UN
     United Nations: Cooperatives in India have gone beyond their traditional boundaries and are now a medium for innovation and self-reliance in areas such as digital services, energy and financial inclusion, Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah told the UN.
    
    FGN33: BANGLA-VIOLENCE
    Mob damages homes belonging to minorities in B'desh; Govt orders repair works
    Dhaka: At least a dozen homes belonging to the members of the Hindu community were damaged by a mob over the weekend in northwestern Bangladesh, according to officials and media reports.

     FGN24: SINGAPORE-NAIDU-LD INVESTORS
     Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu invites Singapore entrepreneurs to invest in his state
     Singapore: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has invited Singapore-based investors and entrepreneurs to participate in India's development drive and listed a wide range of projects planned and being implemented in his state.

     FGN29: PAK-COURT-KHAN
     Pak SC adjourns hearing on Imran Khan's bail pleas in May 9 violence cases
     Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned until August 12 the hearing of bail appeals filed by former prime minister Imran Khan in connection with the May 9 violence cases.
    
     FGN25: CHINA-FLOOD-2NDLD DEATHS
     30 killed in heavy rain, floods in Beijing; China launches all-out relief efforts
     Beijing: Authorities in Beijing have launched all-out disaster relief and rescue operations after a fresh spell of intense rainstorms left 30 people dead, damaging roads, disrupting power supply, and prompting mass evacuation.
    
     FGN27: SINGAPORE-TERRORISM
     Singapore warns of elevated terror threat amid rising extremist ideologies
     Singapore: Singapore's Internal Security Department (ISD) has warned that the country's terror threat remains high, citing a growing diversity of extremist ideologies and the misuse of evolving technologies such as artificial intelligence to propagate radical narratives.*

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