FGN8 US-TRUMP-AIDE-INDIA
* Not acceptable for India to continue financing Ukraine war by purchasing oil from Russia: Trump aide
New York: India portrays itself as being one of America’s closest friends in the world, but imposes massive tariffs, engages in “cheating” on immigration policies, and its purchases of Russian oil are financing the Ukraine war, a top aide to President Donald Trump has alleged. *
FGN31 PAK-DAR-RUBIO
* FM Dar, Rubio exchange views on regional and global issues: Pakistan Foreign Office
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has discussed a range of bilateral matters with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and also exchanged views on current regional and international issues, the Foreign Office said on Monday. *
FGN25 UK-BORDER-SECURITY
* UK injects 100 million pounds to boost border security
London: The UK on Monday announced that it will invest 100 million pounds as part of its efforts to control soaring illegal migration. *
FGN18 PAK-IMRAN-PARTY
* Imran Khan's party to hold protests on second anniversary of his arrest
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Monday announced that it will hold nationwide protests on Tuesday on the second anniversary of the arrest of the party founder and former prime minister Imran Khan. *
FGN11 US-SRIDHARAN
* Indian-origin lawyer named Ohio’s new solicitor general
New York: Indian-origin lawyer Mathura Sridharan has been named Ohio’s 12th solicitor general, the state’s top attorney for appeals in state and federal courts. *
FGN3 SINGAPORE-NAVIES-EXERCISE
* Navies of India, Singapore conclude SIMBEX
Singapore: The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indian Navy have completed their annual Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) that was held from July 28 to August 1. *
FGN2 SINGAPORE-PREZ-TAMILS
* President Tharman pays tribute to Tamils in Singapore
Singapore: President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has paid tributes to the generations of Tamils who contributed to the Singaporean society in areas such as education, women's rights, politics, medicine, law, sports and the arts. *
FGN22 MALAYSIA-THAI-CAMBODIA-OFFICIALS
* Cambodian, Thai officials meet in Malaysia to iron out ceasefire details
Kuala Lumpur: Thai and Cambodian officials met in Malaysia on Monday for the first round of cross-border committee talks since a tense ceasefire was brokered last week after five days of deadly armed border clashes that killed dozens and displaced over 260,000 people. (AP) *