PSG forward Doue out with thigh injury, will miss Bayern clash
Paris St Germain forward Desire Doue suffered a right thigh muscle lesion and will be out for several weeks, the French side said on Thursday, Reuters reported.
The 20-year-old left the pitch in the 62nd minute during the 1-1 draw in Lorient on Wednesday, after halting his run and screaming out in pain. He was then carried off on a stretcher before leaving the stadium on crutches.
"Further review of the injury will take place after the international break," PSG said in a statement, according to Reuters.
Serbia appoint Paunovic as new coach with World Cup qualifying hopes on the line
Serbia appointed former Real Oviedo manager Veljko Paunovic as their new national team coach on Thursday, following Dragan Stojkovic's resignation after a shock home defeat by Albania this month, Reuters reported.
Stojkovic stepped down after Serbia's 1-0 loss to Albania in a World Cup qualifier that left their direct qualification hopes in tatters, with the team sitting third in Group K behind England and Albania.
The Serbian Football Association moved quickly to secure Paunovic, who guided the country's Under-20 team to World Cup glory in 2015, as they scramble to salvage their campaign with two matches remaining, according to Reuters.
Juventus appoint former Italy manager Spalletti as head coach
Juventus have appointed former Italy manager Luciano Spalletti as head coach until the end of the season, the Serie A club said on Thursday, following the sacking of Igor Tudor, Reuters reported .
Juventus turned to the former Italy, Inter Milan and Napoli manager after parting ways with Tudor following an eight-match winless run in all competitions. They sit seventh in the standings after nine games.
Weather likely to improve from this evening
Most parts of the country have experienced rain and cloudiness due to the cyclone 'Montha' developed in the Bay of Bengal and the influence of a low-pressure system.
However, the weather will gradually improve from this evening, the Meteorological Forecasting Division stated.
Currently, most provinces in the country are likely to receive rain and snowfall, with full cloudiness expected in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini Province, while the remaining provinces will generally be cloudy, the division's forecast report noted.
According to the division, this afternoon there will be moderate rainfall in many areas of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini Province.
There is a chance of light rainfall in some hilly and mountainous areas of Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces.
Some places in Koshi, Madhesh, and Bagmati Provinces, and a few places in Lumbini Province
, may experience heavy rainfall.
Likewise, many high hill and mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces may see moderate snowfall.
There is also a possibility of heavy snowfall in some areas of these provinces.
The division has cautioned the general public, farmers, travelers, and drivers to take necessary precautions in view of heavy rain and snowfall.
33 injured in Chitwan bus accident
A bus bound to Kathmandu from Gaur met with an accident this morning at Tikauli Forest area in Bharatpur Metropolitan City–9, Chitwan, injuring 33 people.
Deputy Spokesperson at the Armed Police Force office here, Shailendra Thapa informed that the injured were immediately rescued and taken to Chitwan Medical College, National City Hospital, and Bharatpur Hospital.
The condition of all the injured is stable.
The road that was temporarily blocked after the accident resumed operation a short while ago.
Xi set to meet Canadian, Japanese leaders after Trump trade truce
China's Xi Jinping will take centre stage at an annual gathering of Pacific Rim leaders in South Korea on Friday, expected to hold talks with Canadian, Japanese and Thai counterparts after securing a fragile trade truce with U.S. President Donald Trump, Reuters reported.
That agreement, struck just before Trump left South Korea, skipping the main two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, will suspend further curbs on China's exports of rare earths that threatened to jam up global supply chains.
Bolstering supply chains is a key focus of this year's APEC talks, hosted in the historic town of Gyeongju. The 21-member economic club aims to encourage cooperation and reduce trade and investment barriers, though decisions made at meetings are non-binding and consensus has been increasingly difficult, according to Reuters.
Mumbai police rescue 17 children taken hostage at acting school
Police in Mumbai say they have safely rescued 17 children and two adults from a man who claimed to have taken them hostage at an acting school where the children had gathered for an audition, BBC reported.
The official said officers first tried to negotiate with the hostage-taker but as he was "adamant", they "used force" to enter the building in the busy Powai neighbourhood.
Officers entered the studio through the bathroom window and later said they had found an airgun and an unspecified chemical.
The suspect, named by police as Rohit Arya, was shot during the rescue operation and later died in hospital, police said, according to BBC.
Former Australian politician jailed for more than five years for sex crimes
A former Australian politician convicted of sexually abusing two young men he met through work has been sentenced to five years and nine months in jail, BBC reported.
Gareth Ward, 44, has been in prison since July after a jury found him guilty of raping one man and indecently assaulting another, in separate incidents in 2013 and 2015.
Ward represented the coastal town of Kiama in the New South Wales (NSW) parliament from 2011. He resigned as a Liberal Party minister when the claims emerged in 2021 but refused to quit parliament and was re-elected in 2023, according to BBC.
Judge Kara Shead SC considered Ward's disability of legal blindness in her sentence and found "no other penalty other than imprisonment is appropriate".
