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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is in Tianjin of China to attend the SCO Summit 2025, held a bilateral meeting with the President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith this morning on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.

During the meeting, issues of mutual interest were discussed.

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Member of the House of Representatives (HoR) Purna Bahadur Khadka, Minister for Education, Science and Technology Raghuji Panta, Prime Minister's Economic and Development Advisor Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada, Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Badri Prasad Pandey, HoR Member Chhabilal Bishwakarma, Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai and others were present on the occasion.

PM Oli and the heads of the participating countries and governments are scheduled to address the SCO Summit today at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Centre.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new missile production line designed to enhance the combat readiness of the country’s missile units, Reuters reported. The move comes ahead of his planned visit to Beijing to attend a military parade with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Despite international sanctions on its nuclear and missile programs, North Korea has received growing support from Russia and China. Separately, Pyongyang has reportedly supplied Russian forces with soldiers, artillery, and missiles for the conflict in Ukraine, and criticized a joint cybersecurity statement by the US, Japan, and South Korea, calling it a geopolitical weaponization of cyberspace, according to Reuters.

The United States has broadened visa restrictions to cover nearly all Palestinians, extending previous limits that mostly affected Gaza residents. The move now impacts those seeking US visas for medical treatment, education, or business, according to Reuters.

The decision follows a prior suspension of visitor visas for Gaza while the State Department conducts a review. Advocacy groups say the restrictions unfairly affect individuals seeking essential services and opportunities.

The expansion comes amid international pressure on Israel over its military actions in Gaza and ongoing Palestinian efforts for statehood. The State Department has not clarified the criteria or duration of the new restrictions, Reuters reported.

Houthi rebels raided UN offices in Sanaa, Yemen, detaining at least 11 staff members from agencies including the World Food Programme, UNICEF, and WHO. The raids followed an Israeli airstrike on August 28 that killed the Houthi prime minister and other officials, escalating regional tensions, Reuters reported.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the actions, reporting that rebels seized UN property and tried to access other offices. The detentions, which took place in Sanaa and Hodeidah, add to 23 UN staff previously held, including one who died in detention earlier this year.

The international community has called for the immediate release of all detained personnel and protection of humanitarian operations in Yemen.

US federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of unaccompanied Guatemalan children, including some already on planes. The 14-day restraining order ensures the safety of minors and allows proper legal review, according to Reuters.

The ruling applies to all unaccompanied Guatemalan children in federal care without finalized removal orders. Authorities confirmed that children already on flights were returned to shelters.

Advocates criticized the late-night deportation attempt as bypassing legal protections, while the Trump administration said the move aimed to reunite children with their families in Guatemala, Reuters reported.

Novak Djokovic has become the oldest man to reach the quarter-finals of all four Grand Slams in a single season, sealing his place in history with a straight-sets win over Jan-Lennard Struff at the US Open, Reuters reported.

The 38-year-old Serbian dominated 6-3, 6-3, 6-2, breaking serve six times and winning nearly 80 percent of his first-serve points. The victory marked his 64th Grand Slam quarter-final and keeps alive his bid for a record-extending 25th major title.

Though he received treatment for his right arm during changeovers, Djokovic showed little sign of slowing down, comfortably outclassing Struff, who was making his first appearance in the tournament’s last 16, according to Reuters.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Sunday, killing nine people and injuring at least 25, Reuters reported.

The tremor, recorded at a shallow depth of about 10 kilometers, shook the region early in the day, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. Emergency teams were dispatched as hospitals in Nangarhar treated the wounded.

Afghanistan, prone to frequent quakes due to its location in a seismically active zone, has suffered devastating tremors in recent years, raising concerns over the vulnerability of its communities and infrastructure, according to Reuters.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a suspect has been arrested over the shooting of Andriy Parubiy, the country’s former parliamentary speaker, who was gunned down in Lviv on Saturday, Reuters reported.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the man was caught in the Khmelnytskyi region and had carefully tracked Parubiy’s movements, mapped his route, and prepared an escape plan. Officials said the killing was premeditated.

Parubiy, 54, led parliament from 2016 to 2019 and was a prominent figure in Ukraine’s 2013–14 pro-European protests. Zelenskiy called his murder “horrific” and promised a full investigation.