Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

FGN41 US-REUTERS-LD JOURNALISTS US welcomes release of two jailed Reuters journalists in Myanmar

Washington: The US has welcomed the release of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar after they were pardoned by the country's civilian government, amidst international pressure. By Lalit K Jha

FGN42 UK-ROYAL-LD BABY Prince Harry, Meghan present first glimpse of their baby boy

London: Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle on Wednesday presented the first glimpse of their baby boy, the seventh in line to the British throne born on Monday. By Aditi Khanna

FGN44 CHINA-US-TRADE China, US bilateral trade declines amid trade war between two economies

Beijing: The bilateral trade volume between US and China dropped by 20 per cent in the first four months of this year following a trade war between the world's two largest economies and it could get worse if US President Donald Trump goes ahead and clamp punitive tariffs on USD 200 billion worth of Chinese imports this week, according to official data. By K J M Varma

FGN46 LANKA-US-OFFICIAL-DEATH Injured female US official in Sri Lanka Easter bombing dies

Colombo/Washington: An American official, seriously injured during the Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka succumbed to her injuries, the US embassy said Wednesday as Washington reaffirmed its commitment to fight terrorism around the world.

FGN47 IRAN-LDALL NUCLEAR Iran suspends nuclear deal curbs in push for relief from US sanctions

Tehran: Iran said Wednesday it had stopped respecting limits on its nuclear activities agreed under a 2015 deal with major powers until they find a way to bypass renewed US sanctions. (AFP)

FGN48 US-PAK-AASIA US uniformly opposes blasphemy laws anywhere in world: Pompeo

Washington: The US on Wednesday said that it uniformly opposes blasphemy laws anywhere in the world as it welcomed the reunification of Pakistani Christian woman Aasia Bibi with he family in Canada, months after her death sentence was overturned. By Lalit K Jha

FGN51 AFGHAN-3RDLD EXPLOSION Taliban storm US-backed aid group's Kabul compound

Kabul: Taliban militants stormed a US-funded aid group's central Kabul compound in an ongoing attack, having targeted the organisation for promoting Western culture and the "inter-mixing" of men and women. (AFP)

FGN43 UK-IRAN-NUCLEAR Britain calls Iran suspension of nuclear deal curbs 'unwelcome step'

London: Britain on Wednesday called Iran's decision to no longer respect the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers an "unwelcome step" that could lead to new Western sanctions. (AFP)

FGN36 PAK-4THLD BLAST 10 killed in suicide attack outside Sufi shrine in Pakistan's Lahore

Lahore: A teenage Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up outside one of Pakistan's oldest and most revered Sufi shrines in Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, including five police commandos, and injuring 25 others as the country marks the Muslim holy month of Ramazan.

FGN35 PAK-2NDLD AASIA Aasia Bibi leaves Pakistan after acquitted in blasphemy case, reunites with family in Canada: lawyer

Islamabad: Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was freed from death row by the Supreme Court in a high-profile blasphemy case that polarised the society, has quietly left the country and reunited with her family in Canada, her lawyer said Wednesday. MRJ MRJ