Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

The much-awaited meeting of Nepal's ruling communist party on Tuesday failed to sort out the differences between Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and the rival faction led by party executive chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" as political issues did not figure during the brief deliberations held in the absence of the premier.

FGN20: VIRUS-UK-PAY-HIKE

London: UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Tuesday handed an above inflation pay rise to key workers such as doctors, teachers and police officers in recognition of their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic crisis.

FGN26: CHINA-BHUTAN

Beijing: China on Tuesday sought to defend its recent claims over the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan, saying the boundary between the two countries is yet to be demarcated and it has proposed a "package solution" to resolve the border dispute.

FGN11: US-CHINA-INDIA-AMENDMENT

Washington: The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed an amendment to the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), slamming China's aggression against India in the Galwan Valley and its growing territorial assertiveness in and around disputed areas like the South China Sea.

FGN5: UN-INDIA-AFRICA-LOCUSTS

United Nations: Locust attacks are posing a serious threat to food security in parts of East Africa, India and Pakistan as a result of changing climate conditions that can be linked to human activity, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has said.

FGN19: UK-SIKH-GIRL-FAMILY

London: The family of a three-year-old British Sikh girl who died after being hit by a car have raised over 2,700 pounds for the children's hospital in Birmingham that tried to save her life.

FGN16: US-SENATORS-CHINA-BILL

Washington: Some half-a-dozen influential Republican lawmakers on Monday introduced a legislation in the Senate to allow Americans to sue China in federal court for its role in causing the coronavirus pandemic.

FGN15: VIRUS-NEPAL-FLIGHTS

Kathmandu: Nepal will resume domestic and international flight operations starting from August 17, over four months after they were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FGN27: UK-HK-CHINA

London: China has hit back with a warning that Britain must “bear the consequences” if it continues what it believes is interference in its internal affairs after the UK suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong.

FGN14: US-TRUMP-CHINA

Washington: Accusing China of not being transparent about the COVID-19, US President Donald Trump has said that Beijing could have stopped the deadly virus from spreading across the world but they "chose" not to.
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