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With the resumption of the Rasuwagadhi border checkpoint, the import of goods from neighbouring China has begun. 

According to the Border Security Post Rasuwagadhi, 18 electric vehicles (EV Micro-bus) entered Nepal from the Rasuwagadhi border checkpoint on Saturday.

These vehicles were imported for the first time in the current fiscal year and are currently in the parking area at Timure. The customs office has stated that the importers of these vehicles are working to pay the due revenue.

Similarly, on Saturday alone, 39 cargo containers carrying apples, ready-made clothes, garlic, vehicle spare parts, walnuts, batteries, and medical supplies entered Nepal.

Customs Office Spokesperson Thakur Gautam shared that since the reopening of the Rasuwagadhi border crossing last Thursday, 96 containers of goods have entered Nepal till Saturday and the inspection and clearance process for ready-made goods will begin from today. He said that perishable goods such as apples and walnuts are given priority for the customary inspection for clearance.

Meanwhile, the Office collected Rs 90.87 million in revenue in two days after the border crossing came back to regular operations.

The customs in the Nepal-China border point remained closed for a long time after the Miteri bridge connecting the two countries was washed away by the devastating floods in July last year. 

The Chinese side has constructed a bailey bridge to bring back the customs point into operation.

The Pathibhara area has received snowfall for the second time this winter. 

The area had received snowfall for the first time this season on December 6.

Snowfall occurred in the Pathibhara area on Saturday evening. As a result, cold has increased, said Rajendra Mahat, an employee of the Pathibhara Area Development Committee.

Fiber roof has been installed on the trekking route for the convenience of pilgrims visiting the famous religious shrine. 

This has made it easier for pilgrims to reach Pathibhara Dham even in rain and snowfall.

In the past, Pathibhara, located at an altitude of 3,794 meters above sea level, used to receive snowfall starting mid-November. 

However, the pattern of snowfall has changed due to the impact of climate change.

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 2, 100 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday. . 

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 260, 400 per tola today.  It was traded at Rs 262, 500 per tola on Friday. 

Similarly, the price of silver has dropped by Rs 25 and is being traded at Rs 4, 4500 per tola.

Juventus's Serie A title hopes were dealt a hammer blow when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by relegation battling Lecce on Saturday, with the hosts coming from behind but failing to win after Jonathan David had a penalty saved, Reuters reported. 

Juventus remain fifth in the standings on 33 points, five off leaders AC Milan who have played a game less. Lecce are 16th on 17 points, five points above the relegation zone.

The home side put in a dominant display but wasted a host of opportunities and, after ending 2025 with three successive league wins, the New Year began in disappointing fashion for Luciano Spalletti's men, according to Reuters. 

El Bilal Toure scored the winning spot-kick as 10-man Mali beat Tunisia 3-2 on penalties on Saturday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after their last-16 tie had finished 1-1 at the end of extra time, AFP reported. 

It looked as if Tunisia had got the job done against a Mali side forced to play most of the game a man down when substitute Firas Chaouat headed the Carthage Eagles in front in the 88th minute.

Mali had defender Woyo Coulibaly sent off in the 26th minute at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca, but earned a reprieve when they were awarded a stoppage-time penalty, according to AFP. 

Democratic members of the U.S. Congress said on Saturday that senior officials of President Donald Trump's administration had misled them during recent briefings about plans for Venezuela by insisting they were not planning regime change in Caracas, Reuters reported. 

The U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation, in Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democrats' leader in the Senate, said he had been told in three classified briefings that the administration was not pursuing regime change or planning to take military action in Venezuela, according to Reuters. 

The United Nations Security Council is due to meet on Monday after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro, a move that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres views as setting "a dangerous precedent."

Colombia, backed by Russia and China, requested the meeting of the 15-member council, diplomats said. The U.N. Security Council has met twice - in October and December - over the escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela, Reuters reported. 

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Washington would run Venezuela "until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition." It is unclear how Trump plans to oversee Venezuela.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro landed in the United States on Saturday, multiple news outlets reported, arriving in upstate New York following his capture in an overnight U.S. operation, Reuters reported. 

Video showed a plane arriving at Stewart International Airport about 60 miles (97 km) northwest of New York City, with several U.S. personnel in FBI and other gear boarding the aircraft after it landed. TV news networks, including CNN, Fox News and MS Now, identified a person who disembarked from the plane as Maduro, according to Reuters.