Following are the top foreign stories at 1730 hours

FGN45 PREZ-MACEDONIA-GANDHI ****President Murmu unveils bust of Mahatma Gandhi in North Macedonia Skopje: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at a museum here, and said it will stand as a lasting symbol of friendship between India and North Macedonia, besides the common commitment of both countries to peace, tolerance and humanity.**** FGN44 PREZ-MACEDONIA-TERESA ****President Murmu visits Mother Teresa memorial in North Macedonia Skopje:President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday visited the Memorial of Mother Teresa here.**** FGN50 MANILA-JAISHANKAR-CANADA ****Jaishankar discusses cooperation, common goals with Canada FM in Philippines Manila:External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held talks on bilateral

ties with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand, focusing on cooperation and common goals.**** FGN23 MANILA-JAISHANKAR ****World is ‘extremely turbulent’, Jaishankar calls for deeper India-ASEAN cooperation Manila:External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the world is “extremely turbulent”, and it is evident that “no single nation” or “even grouping” can deal with it on its own, underlining the need for deeper cooperation between India and ASEAN.**** FGN30 US-MEDICINE-LD TARRIFS ****US to impose steep tariffs on generic medicine imports from Aug 2028 Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to onshore drug manufacturing by keeping tariffs on imported generic medicines at zero per cent for two years before raising them to 100 per cent in August 2028 and 200 per cent thereafter — a move that could impact India.**** FGN37 ISRAEL-AIR INDIA-FLIGHTS ****Air India suspends flights Tel Aviv-Delhi route till end September Jerusalem: Amid renewed hostilities and growing security concerns in West Asia, Air India on Wednesday said it is extending its suspension of operations on the Tel Aviv-Delhi route till end of September.**** FGN21 US-PROTESTS-WANGCHUK ****Protests in New York, San Jose in support of Wangchuk Washington: Activists from a US-based advocacy group held demonstrations in New York and San Jose to express solidarity with activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike in New Delhi over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the NEET exams.**** FGN38 PAK-US-FINANCE ****Pakistan seeks USD 10bn US economic support facility: Report Islamabad:Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has asked US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to provide Islamabad with a USD 10 billion Exchange Stabilisation Support Facility to help strengthen its economy, according to a media report.**** FGN32 SL-MASS GRAVE-EU ****EU delegation visit to Lanka mass grave site triggers protest; victims’ families demand international probe Colombo: A visit by a European Union delegation to Sri Lanka’s Chemmani mass grave site on Wednesday triggered a protest by relatives of the victims demanding an international investigation into the case.****PTI RD RD RD