Following are the top foreign stories at 1720 hours

FGN21: UK-ASYLUM ****UK launches new 24-week asylum appeals target for faster deportations London, Aug 14 (PTI) Immigrants with no right to be in Britain will be deported faster as a new 24-week target on asylum appeal decisions is enforced, the UK Home Office said on Friday.**** FGN9: US-RUBIO-PAK ****Rubio greets Pakistan on Independence Day Washington, Aug 14 (PTI) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio greeted the people of Pakistan on their Independence Day and said the two countries, through cooperation on regional mediation and critical minerals, were delivering “real results”.**** FGN20: PAK-DAY ****On I-Day, Pakistan’s top leadership calls for national unity and peace Islamabad: Pakistan’s top civil and military leadership on Friday called

for national unity, peace and economic progress as the country celebrated its 80th Independence Day.**** FGN3: US-INDIAN-CHILDSEX ****Indian-origin man pleads guilty to accessing child sexual abuse material, faces 20 years in jail Washington: An Indian-origin man has pleaded guilty in a federal court in New Jersey to accessing child sexual exploitation material involving a prepubescent minor, the Department of Justice said in a statement.**** FGN2: INDIA-ISRAEL-HACKATHON ****First India-Israel Hackathon draws huge response from young innovators Jerusalem: The first India-Israel Hackathon, organised on the theme “Restorative Healthcare,” has drawn a huge response from young innovators from both countries seeking to develop technology-driven solutions to challenges in healthcare and rehabilitation.**** PTI SHS SCY