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Russian air traffic control has lost contact with an An-24 passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people in the Amur region, according to Reuters. The aircraft, operated by Angara Airlines, vanished from radar while approaching the town of Tynda near the Chinese border.

Vasily Orlov, the Russian governor of the Amur region, said 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew members were believed to be on board, though emergency officials later gave a slightly lower estimate. A search operation is currently underway, Reuters reported.

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 2, 400 per tola in the domestic market on Friday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 195, 200 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 197, 600 per tola on Wednesday.

Similarly, the price of silver has dropped by 15 and is being traded at Rs 2, 335 per tola today.

Two persons died on the spot and 15 others sustained injuries in a jeep accident at Tunigada in Bajura district on Thursday.

The deceased have been identified as Baja Rokaya (76) and Bijaura Rokaya (75) of Himali Rural Municipality-5 in the district.

According to Amlal Karki, both of them died on the spot.

The jeep (Ba Pra 03001 Ja 0338) belonging to Shahi Travels was heading towards Dhulachaur from Kiudi when the tragedy occurred.

The District Police Office, Bajura said that further details about the incident are yet to come.

District Police Office Information Officer Dev Bahadur Chaudhary said that a team has already headed towards the incident site.

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the removal of three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), siding with the Trump administration.

The justices overturned a lower court ruling that had reinstated the Biden-appointed officials, agreeing with the administration’s argument that the president can dismiss commissioners without cause, according to Al Jazeera.

The decision highlights growing legal tensions over presidential control of federal agencies. The Court’s three liberal justices dissented, while critics warned the move could weaken the CPSC’s independence.

Two teenage girls living in a rented room in Sintitar, Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-9, Bhaktapur were found dead on Thursday.

Menuka Kandel (17) and her sister Sirjana Kandel (15) of Panchapuri Municipality-8, Surkhet were found hanging in the passage of the house that they were living in.

They were living in the ground floor of a two-storey house owned by local Niraj Chakradhar, said DSP Nawaraj Dhungana of the Metropolitan Police Circle, Thimi.

According to Chakradhar, the girls had come to live in the house only two weeks ago.

Police said that further investigation into the incident is underway.

The Birgunj Customs Office has recorded an import of Rs 625.9 billion in the last fiscal year 2024/25.

Compared to the previous fiscal year 2023/24, goods worth Rs 82.3 billion more were imported in the last fiscal year, a rise by 15.14 percent.

The highest amount of import was petroleum products worth Rs 101.8 billion followed by soybean crude oil worth Rs 57.6 billion. In the last fiscal year, machines and its spare parts worth Rs 36.63 billion were imported. Iron and iron-based goods worth Rs 34.41 billion were imported.

In the last fiscal year, there has been an increase not only in imports but also in exports.

Birgunj Customs Office Chief Deepak Lamichhane said that there was a significant increase in both imports and exports in the last fiscal year.

Goods worth Rs 101.84 billion were exported. Compared to the previous fiscal year, goods worth Rs 70.70 billion more were exported through this border point, recording an increase by 227.09 percent.

The most exported item is refined soybean oil. In the last fiscal year, 291.491,759 liters of refined soybean oil worth Rs 61.45 billion were exported. Likewise, other significant exports included fruit juice and iron and iron-based products.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pledged new legislation following protests and international criticism over a law placing Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies under the control of the prosecutor general, a presidential appointee.

Critics warn the move threatens institutional independence and risks undermining Ukraine’s EU hopes. Zelensky defended the law as a response to alleged Russian influence but said a new bill would safeguard anti-corruption agencies’ autonomy and uphold the rule of law, according to Al Jazeera.

The pledge comes after rare public protests in Kyiv and other cities despite wartime restrictions.

India and Israel have agreed to develop an institutional framework to deepen defense cooperation, following talks in New Delhi between Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Israeli Defense Ministry DG Major General (Res) Amir Baram, according to Firstpost.

Both sides reviewed ongoing collaborations and condemned recent terror attacks. Israel reaffirmed support for India’s fight against terrorism, while India condemned the October 2023 attacks on Israel and called for the release of hostages.

The visit marks a key step in advancing the strategic partnership, Firstpost reported.