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Harry Kane's late penalty gave England a Nations League draw in Germany as he became only the second man to score 50 goals for his country, BBC reported.

England captain Kane sent Germany keeper Manuel Neuer the wrong way from the spot with two minutes left, as a VAR review ruled he had been brought down by Nico Schlotterbeck.

It was a goal that gave England their first point in the tournament after defeat in Hungary on Saturday and moved Kane into second place in the all-time record standings, moving ahead of Sir Bobby Charlton to sit only three behind Wayne Rooney, according to BBC.

England looked to be going down to their second defeat but came to life late on in Munich after going behind to Jonas Hofmann's deflected 50th-minute shot and will now look to build on this result when they face Italy at Molineux on Saturday.

Russia on Tuesday claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces that make up Ukraine’s Donbas, bringing the Kremlin closer to its goal of fully capturing the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories, Associated Press reported.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow’s forces hold nearly all of Luhansk province. And it appears that Russia now occupies roughly half of Donetsk province, according to Ukrainian officials and military analysts.

After abandoning its bungled attempt to storm Kyiv two months ago, Russia declared that taking the entire Donbas is its main objective. Moscow-backed separatists have been battling Ukrainian government forces in the Donbas since 2014, and the region has borne the brunt of the Russian onslaught in recent weeks.

Early in the war, Russian troops also took control of the entire Kherson region and a large part of the Zaporizhzhia region, both in the south. Russian officials and their local appointees have talked about plans for those regions to either declare their independence or be folded into Russia.

But in what may be the latest instance of anti-Russian sabotage inside Ukraine, Russian state media said Tuesday that an explosion at a cafe in the city of Kherson wounded four people. Tass called the apparent bombing in the Russian-occupied city a “terror act.”

Before the Feb. 24 invasion, Ukrainian officials said Russia controlled some 7% of the country,including the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014, and areas held by the separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk. Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces hold 20% of the country, according to Associated Press.

While Russia has superior firepower, the Ukrainian defenders are entrenched and have shown the ability to counterattack.

Zelenskyy said Russian forces made no significant advances in the eastern Donbas region over the past day.

“The absolutely heroic defense of the Donbas continues,” he said late Tuesday in his nightly video address.

Zelenskyy said the Russians clearly did not expect to meet so much resistance and are now trying to bring in additional troops and equipment. He said the same was true in the Kherson region.

Speaking earlier to a Financial Times conference, Zelenskyy insisted on Ukraine’s need to defeat Russia on the battlefield but also said he is still open to peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

But a former senior US intelligence officer said the time isn’t right.

“You’re not going to get to the negotiating table until neither side feels they have an advantage that they could push,” said Andrea Kendall-Taylor of the Washington-based Center for a New American Security.

The Russians “think they will be able to take the whole of the Donbas and then might use that as the opportunity to call for negotiations,” Kendall-Taylor said at an online seminar organized by Columbia and New York universities, Associated Press reported.

Shoigu, the Russian defense minister, said Moscow’s forces have seized the residential quarters of Sievierodonetsk and are fighting to take control of an industrial zone on the city’s outskirts and nearby towns.

Sievierodonetsk and nearby Lysychansk have seen heavy fighting in recent weeks. They are among a few cities and towns in the Luhansk region still holding out against the Russian invasion, which is being helped by local pro-Kremlin forces.

Arju’s Chatamari and Khaja Ghar is arguably the best Chatamari place in Kathmandu. This hole-in-the-wall eatery at Ghattekulo has been serving the popular Newari dish—minced egg and meat wrapped in a neat rice flour batter—to its faithful customers for over three decades. It also serves other popular Khaja dishes like aloo tarkari, achar, chiura, sukuti, and choila, which are equally delicious—but its juicy flavorsome Chatamaris are undoubtedly what draw people here. Besides food, the ambience here highlights the authenticity of Kathmandu. The place has a limited seating area and it is usually packed. So be prepared to wait for an empty seat or a takeaway order when you visit. The eatery is run by an absolutely delightful couple, which makes you want to visit it time and again. 

Their special:

Chatamari

Choila

Sukuti

Opening hours: 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm 

Location: Ghattekulo, Kathmandu

Meal for 2: Rs. 500

Online Payment: Yes

Contact: 9841581008

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has organized the first edition of Yadhu Nath Khanal Lecture Series. In the program, Prof. Surya Prasad Subedi delivered the keynote speech on ‘Foreign Policy of Nepal: Past, Present, and Future.’

Addressing the program Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka said safeguarding sovereignty, territorial integrity, national independence, and protection of national interest has been at the core of Nepal’s foreign policy all along. Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal said the annual series has been initiated to honor the contribution made by Khanal in the realm of Nepal’s Foreign policy.

Four Chinese nationals have been arrested in possession of around Rs 40 million undeclared money from Nagdhunga of Kathmandu.

Police said that the Chinese nationals were detained with Rs 3.89 million.

SSP Sudeep Giri, Chief at the Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, confirmed the arrest of the Chinese nationals.

He said that they have been sent to the Anti-Money Laundering Department for further investigation.

They were heading towards Kathmandu from Trishuli of Dhanding.

A woman died in a tiger attack in West Chitwan on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Mangali Bote (60) of Bharatpur-23. The big cat attacked her while she had gone to pick asparagus at Ghailaghari Community Forest of Jagatpur this afternoon.

Four persons along with Bote had gone to the forest to pick the asparagus.

The tiger has taken the body towards the jungle, it has been learnt.

DSP Naraharu Adhikari of the District Police Office, Chitwan said that Nepal Police and Nepal Army personnel are searching for the body.

Nepal reported 28 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 120 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which seven returned positive. Likewise, 1, 256 people underwent antigen tests, of which 21 were tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that nine infected people recovered from the disease.

As of today, there are 107'active cases in the country.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index plunged by 45.59 points to close at 2,020. 23 points on Tuesday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index fell 11. 25 points to reach 389. 12 points.

A total of 3, 887, 748 units of shares of 234  companies were traded for Rs 1. 31 billion.

Likewise, all sub-indices saw red in today’s market. Non Life Insurance topped the table with 139. 78 points.

At the end of the day, total market civilization stands at Rs 2. 87 trillion.