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The suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University last weekend is dead, officials said on Thursday, as investigators said he also killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor two days after the rampage at Brown, Reuters reported. 

Officials said the gunman, identified as Portuguese national Claudio Neves Valente, attended Brown University more than two decades ago but his motive remains a mystery.

U.S. Attorney Leah Foley in Boston said Valente, 48, was deceased. He had been a Ph.D. student in physics who was familiar with the building where the shooting took place, officials said, according to Reuters. 

The government has accelerated the classification of individuals injured during the Gen-Z demonstrations that took place on September 8 and 9. 

The Home Ministry has indicated that this classification process has been hastened following the procedure approved by the Council of Ministers on December 8, aimed at providing support for livelihoods and financial assistance based on the condition and severity of disabilities of those injured in the Gen-Z protests. 

As per the information from the Secretariat of Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal, the District Administration Offices will make recommendations for the classification, which will then be certified by the Ministry of Health and Population. 

In accordance with the established procedure, a technical committee led by the Secretary of the Ministry of Health will classify the injured individuals based on the degree of their disabilities. 

The committee has organized the injured into four categories: minor, moderate, serious, and very serious. 

The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that individuals with serious injuries will receive a monthly allowance of Rs 9,000, while those with very serious injuries will be granted a monthly livelihood allowance of Rs 18,000. 

According to the established procedure, individuals with moderate injuries are eligible for a monthly allowance of NPR 4,000. 

Under the proactive initiative of Home Minister Aryal, and to ensure the classification aligns with public sentiment, the Ministry has instructed the relevant authorities to expedite the classification process for the injured, and the classification facilitation committee has confirmed that the process is being advanced accordingly.

European Championship winners Spain will face Copa America champions Argentina in the 'Finalissima' game in Qatar in March next year, European soccer body UEFA announced on Thursday, Reuters reported.

The contest between the two continental champions was revived in 2021 when UEFA and South American confederation CONMEBOL strongly opposed FIFA's plans for a biennial World Cup.

Lionel Messi's Argentina outclassed Italy 3-0 in the 2022 contest and the South American side will return to the Lusail Stadium in Qatar where they were crowned world champions three years ago, according to Reuters. 

Morocco defeated Jordan 3-2 after extra time to claim the Arab Cup on Thursday thanks to two goals from Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah following a stunning long-range strike from Oussama Tannane, Reuters reported. 

Morocco opened the scoring after four minutes when Tannane's audacious shot from the centre circle caught advancing goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila off guard.

Jordan, set to make their World Cup debut in 2026, hit back with a second-half double from Ali Olwan's header and penalty in the 48th and 68th minutes respectively, according to Reuters. 

Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez said there would be consequences for those who attended Wednesday's Colombia Cup final to "generate violence" after 59 people were injured, including seven police officers, in clashes between rival fans, Reuters reported. 

Violence broke out after Atletico Nacional defeated Medellin rival Deportivo Independiente Medellin 1-0 in the second leg of the Copa Colombia final at Estadio Atanasio Girardot.

Local police commander William Castano told news channel Teleantioquia that officers had seized weapons, flares and fireworks from fans during checks at the stadium, according to Reuters. 

The weather across the country is expected to be predominantly clear today. 

According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Weather Forecasting Division, during the daytime, partial cloud cover is anticipated in the Himalayan regions of Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim provinces, while the remainder of the country will enjoy clear skies.

Furthermore, the department notes that tonight, there will be some cloudiness in the hilly areas of Sudurpashchim Province, but the rest of the country will primarily experience clear weather. 

The weather bulletin from the department also mentions that westerly winds will have a slight impact in Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces, with no significant weather systems affecting other regions.

A Romanian court has sentenced Wiz Khalifa to nine months in prison for smoking cannabis on stage, BBC reported. 

The American rapper, real name Thomaz Cameron Jibril, admitted to smoking a joint during his performance at the Beach, Please! festival last year in Costinesti.

A Romanian appeals court overturned an earlier fine of 3,600 Romanian lei (£619; $829) for drug possession and ruled the rapper must serve the sentence in custody, according to BBC. 

Volodymyr Zelensky has called on EU leaders at a crunch summit urgently to agree to a multi-billion euro loan in frozen Russian money to fund Ukraine's military and economic needs, BBC reported. 

Ukraine is months from running out of cash and Zelensky said without an injection by spring Ukraine "will have to reduce production of drones".

Most of Russia's €210bn (£185bn; $245bn) worth of assets in the EU are held by Belgium-based organisation Euroclear. Until now Belgium and some other member states have said they are opposed to using the cash as a "reparations loan".