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The agricultural products worth Rs 1.32 billion were exported from the Kakarbhitta Customs Point in the first month of the current fiscal year 2025/26 BS.

The Office of the Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Center in Kakarbhitta shared that the major exported goods include black cardamom, tea, ply, ginger, broom grass and others. 

Information Officer of the Office, Santosh Thapa, shared that the largest amount of money was earned from the export of tea.

During the period of Shrawan month (the first month of the current FY), tea worth Rs 380 million was exported followed by black cardamom of Rs 324 million. Likewise, plywood and veneer worth Rs 268 million were exported.

Information Officer Thapa added that the customs point imported agricultural goods worth Rs 1.69 billion in the same period of the current fiscal year.

The country imported millet, beans, legumes, rice, fresh vegetables, fruits, garlic, potatoes, maize and livestock feeds from the Kakarbhitta Customs Point in the first month of the current fiscal year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the third day of his China trip, attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders meeting in Tianjin on Monday (September 1, 2025).

He addressed the plenary session of the summit, in which he spoke on the Pahalgam attack, stating that “terrorism is a collective challenge to humanity,” The Hindu reported.

Modi will later participate in a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin before returning to India.

The SCO summit kicked off on Sunday in the northern port city of Tianjin, days before a massive military parade in the capital Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.

In his opening remarks, China’s President Xi Jinping called for setting up ‘SCO development bank’ for economic cooperation, according to Hindu.

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.