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Iran has hidden more than 15 top nuclear scientists after Israel allegedly killed 14 researchers during June’s 12-day conflict, Firstpost reported.

Officials say the scientists have been moved to secure locations in Tehran or the northern coast amid fears of further assassinations. The move comes days after Iran executed former nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi, accused of leaking information to Israel that helped target his colleagues.

Israel claims it has a list of 100 Iranian nuclear experts and warns more may be targeted, calling the replacements “dead men walking”, according to Firstpost.

Nine people were killed and seven injured Tuesday in an explosion at an Enaex Brasil explosives factory in Quatro Barras, Parana state, Xinhua reported.

The blast occurred while workers handled materials for loading onto a truck. Authorities said DNA tests will be needed to identify the victims.

Brazil’s Labor Ministry has launched a safety investigation.

Vehicular movement along the Kaligandaki Corridor has been obstructed due to a landslide in Baglung.

Police Inspector Keshav Thapa said that the road was obstructed from 9 am today.

Heavy rainfall occurring in the area has caused difficulties to clear the debris and resume the traffic, Inspector Thapa said.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to press ahead with tariff talks with the United States, seeking a comprehensive and balanced trade deal, Xinhua reported.

He also instructed ministries, local authorities and state-owned firms to respond to Washington’s tariff policies. US, under an executive order by President Donald Trump, cut tariffs on Vietnamese goods from 46 percent to 20 percent on August 1.

The White House has ordered a review of Smithsonian museums ahead of the US’s 250th anniversary to align exhibits with President Donald Trump’s vision of American history.

Eight major DC museums, including the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, will have displays, educational materials, and online content assessed for tone and alignment with “American ideals”, according to Al Jazeera.

The Congressional Black Caucus criticized the move as an attempt to “whitewash” history, while the Smithsonian pledged to maintain factual, accurate presentations and denied altering exhibits at the administration’s request.

A pickup van rammed a parked truck in Rajasthan's Dausa, killing 10 people, including seven children and three women and leaving several injured. The incident, reported from Bapi village, occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, at around 4 am, when a pickup van full of devotees was returning from Salasar Balaji.

The injured were rushed to Dausa District Hospital, where 10 died of their injuries. Nine other injured devotees have been shifted to Jaipur owing to critical health conditions. The dead bodies have been moved to the mortuary.

"The accident took place on Manoharpur Highway, in which at least 10 people have died," Sagar Rana, Superintendent of Police, Dausa, said. "The victims were said to be returning after offering prayers at Khatu Shyam. Some of the injured have been referred to SMS Hospital," he added.

A total of 365 metric tons of dried ginger and turmeric produced in the districts of the Karnali Province in the last fiscal year found its way to Europe, according to the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives in the Karnali Province.

Ministry's Agricultural Development Officer Purna Bahadur Thapa shared that the locally grown high quality ginger and turmeric are processed and authenticated as per the international standards and are exported to various countries including Germany in Europe.

Ginger is being produced in Salyan, Rukum (Paschim) and eastern side of Surkhet while turmeric is being grown at Chinchu area in Surkhet district.

The Organic Valley collects these local products from farmers and is exporting abroad, added Thapa.

Apart from ginger and turmeric, the company is engaged in export business of other organic goods such as corn flour, lentils, bean, and nettle leaf powder among others.

The Ministry stated that of the over Rs 18.47 billion allocated by the provincial government for the agriculture sector since the formation of the province, over Rs 14 billion has been invested so far.

Twenty-seven newly-appointed High Court judges took the oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday.

High Court Patan Chief Judge Lal Bahadur Kunwar administered the oath to the judges amidst a ceremony held at the Supreme Court in the presence of Chief Justice (CJ) of Supreme Court Prakashman Singh Raut.

The Judicial Council meeting on August 7 had decided to appoint the 27 judges and assign them to various High Court and its benches across the country.

The newly-appointed 27 judges deputed in the High Court include Yam Bahadur Budhamagar (Surkhet High Court), Gopal Prasad Bastola (Patan High Court), Giriraj Gautam (Dipayal High Court), Yubraj Gautam (Biratnagar High Court), Tej Narayan Poudel (Tulsipur High Court), Prakash Dhungana (Patan High Court), Deepak Kumar Kharel (Patan High Court), Kamal Prasad Pokharel (Janakpur High Court), Shiva Bahadur Ranabhat (Patan High Court), Basudev Neupane (Patan High Court), Dal Bahadur KC (Tulsipur High CourtD), Prakash Chandra Adhikari (Dipayal High Court)), Ramesh Prasad Gyawali (Patan High Court), Uday Prasad Bhattarai (Biratnagar High Court) and Awani Mainali Bhattarai (Patan High Court).

Similarly, the other appointees include Khadga Raj Adhikari (Dipayal High Court), Shankar Khatri (Janakpur High Court), Achyut Kuinkel (Patan High Court), Komal Bahadur Khatri (Surkhet High Court), Sharmila Bista (Patan High CourtT), Pratap Singh Thakurathi (Tulsipur High Court), Bal Krishna Gaire (Pokhara High Court), Nisha Baniya (Tulasipur High Court), Shyam Kumar Bishwokarma (Dipayal High Court) and Arun Kumat Panjiyar (Biratnagar High Court).