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Manchester United have signed RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko for £73.7m on a five-year contract. The deal includes a guaranteed £66.3m, with the rest in add-ons, BBC reported.

Sesko, 22, joins as United’s third major attacking signing this summer, following Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo. The Slovenia international chose United over Newcastle United, who finished fifth in the Premier League last season and qualified for the Champions League.

Reflecting on his move, Sesko expressed excitement about United’s future and the club’s positive environment, emphasizing his ambition to grow and compete for major trophies under manager Ruben Amorim, according to BBC.

Israel plans to seize Gaza City and forcibly relocate nearly a million Palestinians to southern areas, but many residents are refusing to leave.

The UN, several European countries, and China have condemned Israel’s military occupation plans. Gaza’s Health Ministry reports 11 people have died of starvation in the past day, raising hunger-related deaths to 212. Since the conflict began, at least 61,369 Palestinians have been killed and 152,850 wounded, Al Jazeera reported.

India’s Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh confirmed that Indian forces shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one additional military aircraft during the May clashes. India’s S-400 air defense systems played a key role, also targeting surveillance planes and F-16s at Pakistani airbases, according to Al Jazeera.

The conflict began after an attack killing 26 tourists in Kashmir’s Pahalgam in April. Pakistan denies losing aircraft and claims it shot down six Indian jets, which India rejects.

Despite a ceasefire, violence continues in Kashmir, with recent reports of casualties on both sides, Al Jazeera reported.

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung has emphasized the need to take maximum benefit from artificial intelligence (AI).

Inaugurating a seminar on ‘Indigenous Nationalities and Artificial Intelligence: Protecting Rights and Building the Future’ organized by the Indigenous Nationalities Commission here today on the occasion of the 31st International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, he said those who have developed today through the use of AI have already benefited. But all countries in the world, rich or poor, can benefit the most from AI.    

Stating that AI is currently being used in every process of development, Minister Gurung, who is also the government spokesperson, said that the government is working to increase its use in agriculture, health, education, good governance, tourism, industry and disaster management sectors.    

Calling for unity among the indigenous nationalities to ensure implementation of the constitutional, legal and policy-level rights, Minister Gurung said, “AI is an opportunity for us, but if we do not know how to use it properly, the challenges will increase.”    

On August 9, 1982, the United Nations announced the celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is being observed August 9 of every year has been celebrated as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.     

On the occasion, Commission Chair Ram Bahadur Thapa Magar stated that it is both the duty and responsibility of the state to protect and promote indigenous and nationalities communities, who are rich with unique knowledge and skills. (RSS)

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal earned a profit of Rs 4.5bn from power trade. He shared this information with the public through a social networking site post on Saturday.    

"We have successfully exported electricity worth Rs 4.5bn, more than our imports this year. We are gradually reducing the volume of electricity imports,” he wrote.    

The Prime Minister also stated that although power outages had been ended for the public in the past, it had continued for industrial purposes. However, power supply to industries has now been extended as well. (RSS)

Germany has halted arms exports to Israel in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and growing public pressure. Chancellor Friedrich Merz, once a firm Israel ally, said the military campaign is unlikely to meet its goals against Hamas or secure hostages, Reuters reported.

This marks a rare shift in Germany’s long-standing support rooted in Holocaust responsibility, as public opinion turns critical of Israel’s actions. While Germany continues humanitarian aid to Gaza, calls for tougher measures, including sanctions, are rising within the government.

Despite tensions, Germany remains Israel’s second-largest arms supplier, highlighting the complexity of balancing moral concerns with strategic ties, according to Reuters.

Former Palestine football star Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, was killed by Israeli gunfire in southern Gaza while waiting for humanitarian aid, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) said.

Obeid, nicknamed the “Palestinian Pele,” scored more than 100 goals in his career and earned 24 caps for the national team. He played for Gaza’s Khadamat Al-Shati and the West Bank’s Al-Amari Youth Center, becoming one of Palestinian football’s most celebrated figures, according to Al Jazeera.

The PFA says 321 football players and officials are among 662 sports community members killed in Gaza since October 2023. Gaza’s health ministry reports more than 61,000 deaths in the conflict.

Until just 10 days ago, Shambhu Prasad Yadav of Sakhuwaprasauni Rural municipality-2 in Parsa district was uncertain whether he would be able to complete paddy transplantation this season, as a prolonged dry spell had gripped the Madhesh Province.    

However, the rainfall which is almost regular over the past week has brought much-needed relief to farmers across the province.    

Prior to the rains, farmers were relying heavily on deep tube wells for irrigation, a costly and challenging alternative, particularly in areas with unreliable electricity supply.    

According to Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Senior Crop Development Officer at the Madhesh Province Agricultural Development Directorate, paddy transplantation activities have gained momentum since the rainfall began. As of Srawan 16 (August 1), some 57.27 percent of the total 372,645 hectares allocated for paddy cultivation had been transplanted. Over the past week, it increased by 19.27 percent.    

By August 8, the area under paddy cultivation in the eight districts of Madhesh Province had reached 76.54 percent or 285,234 hectares.    

Among the districts, Bara reports the highest progress with 95 percent of its paddy fields transplanted, followed by Parsa at 92 percent, Rautahat at 85 percent, Sarlahi at 75 percent, Dhanusha, Saptari and Siraha each at 70 percent and Mahottari at 61.5 percent.    

Chief of the Agricultural Knowledge Centre, Bara, Raj Narayan Prasad Shah, said that the recent rains have brought immense relief to farmers. “Many fields had developed fissures due to prolonged dryness, and the rains have not only irrigated the land but also brought relief and joy to farmers." (RSS)