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The UK and France have signed a declaration of intent on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced, BBC reported. 

After talks with Ukraine's allies in Paris, he said the UK and France would "establish military hubs across Ukraine" to deter future invasion, while French President Emmanuel Macron later said thousands of troops may be deployed.

Allies also largely agreed robust security guarantees for Ukraine and proposed that the US would take the lead in monitoring a truce. But the key issue of territory is still being discussed, according to BBC. 

US President Donald Trump has said Venezuela "will be turning over" up to 50m barrels of oil to the US, after a surprise military operation that removed President Nicolás Maduro from power, BBC reported. 

The oil will be sold at its market price, Trump posted on social media, adding that the money would be controlled by himself and used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the US.

His comments come after he said the US oil industry would be "up and running" in Venezuela within 18 months and that he expected huge investments to pour into the country, according to BBC. 

US President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said, BBC reported. 

The White House told the BBC that acquiring Greenland - a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark – was a "national security priority".

The statement came hours after European leaders issued a joint statement rallying behind Denmark, which has been pushing back against Trump's ambitions for the Arctic island, according to BBC. 

Balkrishna Basnet has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of the Annapurna Post, sister publication of The Annapurna Express.

Annapurna Media Network appointed Basnet as the Editor-in-Chief of the Annapurna Post amidst a function on Tuesday.

Captain Rameshwor Thapa, Chairman of the Annapurna Media Network, welcomed the newly appointed Editor-in-Chief, Basnet, at the AMN’s headquarters in Tinkune this afternoon.

During the same event, outgoing Annapurna Post Editor-in-Chief Akhanda Bhandari was bid farewell. 

Chairman Thapa extended best wishes to Bhandari for his future endeavors.

Newly appointed Editor-in-Chief Basnet is also the former chairman of the Press Council.

Basnet, a permanent resident of Dolakha, has a master's degree in mass communication and journalism and has previously worked for a long period at Kantipur Daily. 

Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to forge alliance with other political parties in the National Assembly election to be held on January 25. 

A meeting of the NC Central Work Execution Committee today took the decision to this effect, informed party chief-secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel. 

In today's meeting, general secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa, assistant general secretaries, Farmullah Mansoor and Jeewan Pariyar gave their opinion. 

Paudel informed that the committee's meeting will resume at 9 am on Wednesday.

The protesting sides have agreed to halt the ongoing demonstrations taking place in Birgunj for the last some days after a meeting with the concerned authorities. 

Following the agreement reached under the leadership of the District Administration Office of Parsa, the curfew imposed from Monday has also been lifted from 3:30 pm today. 

Chief District Officer of Parsa, Bhola Dahal, said that the curfew has been lifted following the commitment not to hold demonstrations or protests in Birgunj regarding incidents that occurred in other countries or places.

“We have decided to lift the curfew after an agreement with the protesting sides. Now, the daily life of the people here is moving towards normalcy,” he said.

The meeting has decided that the protesting party should submit a memorandum to the Chief District Officer with prior permission before carrying out any demonstration, and only thereafter proceed with the program of the movement.

He said, "It has been decided to form a Permanent Harmony Mechanism as per the schedule, comprising political parties active in the district level and leaders of various religious communities, to control future activities directed against religion, society and communal harmony, and to recommend necessary legal action."

According to CDO Dahal, Ranjit Sah and Ranjan Singh will represent the Hindu community in the permanent harmony mechanism. Similarly, Mohammad Mahbub Ali (Sheru) and Ali Asgar Madani will represent the Muslim community..

Similarly, the mechanism shall include the participation of the Chair of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and representatives of civil society as members.

The meeting urged all types of media to ensure that their news content does not jeopardize religious, cultural, or social goodwill.

Likewise, the local administration is expected to remain active in bringing those responsible for jeopardizing religious, cultural, and social goodwill under the purview of the law.

The meeting agreed to remain committed to encouraging the respective communities to maintain discipline and patience, keeping mutual goodwill intact by acknowledging the shortcomings on all sides.

The meeting was also unanimous in playing positive roles from their respective sides to normalize the existing situation and in not launching further protest programs, it said.

A fire broke out at a timber warehouse in Gairigaun, Tinkune on Tuesday.

Kathmandu Police Range spokesperson Pawan Bhattarai confirmed the fire at the timber warehouse in Gairigaun.

According to him, the fire broke out at the timber warehouse belonging to Indra Bahadur Karki.

Details of the properties destroyed in the fire are yet to be established.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 9. 93 points to close at 2, 649. 30 points on Tuesday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index surged by 2. 31 points to close at 457. 23 points.

A total of 14,831,241-unit shares of 334 companies were traded for Rs 1. 51 billion.

Meanwhile, Jeevan Bikas Laghubitta Bittya Sanstha Ltd (JBLB) was the top gainer today, with its price surging by 9. 97 percent. 

Likewise, Ru Ru Jalbidhyut Pariyojana Limited (RURU) was the top loser as its price fell by 8. 41 percent.

At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 44 trillion.