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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced new limits on foreign steel imports, aiming to shield Canada’s struggling steel sector from cheap overseas competition and ongoing US tariffs, according to Firstpost.

Imports from non-free trade partners like China and Turkey will be capped at half of 2024 levels, with a 50 percent tariff on any excess. Similar limits and tariffs will apply to imports from other free trade partners, excluding the US and Mexico. Additionally, a 25 percent tariff will target steel from non-US countries if it was melted and poured in China.

Carney said the changes will help Canadian producers secure a larger share of the domestic market. Existing rules under the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement remain unchanged, Firstpost reported.

Industry leaders welcomed the move, calling it a needed step to stabilize the sector.

A fire that tore through a shopping centre in the Iraqi city of Kut has left dozens dead and injured, state media has reported, BBC reported.

The blaze at the mall, which had reportedly opened five days ago, broke out on Wednesday night and has since been brought under control.

Medical officials quoted by news agency AFP said 55 people died in the fire, with rescuers still looking for missing people.

"A tragedy and a calamity has befallen us," regional governor Mohammed al-Miyahi said, adding that legal action would be brought against the shopping centre's owner, according to BBC.

The Kavrepalanchowk road section along the BP Highway is to remain closed for 12 hours at night for a month.

The District Administration Office, Kavrepalanchowk has confirmed the closure of traffic from Kavrebhanjyang to Nepalthok, the border with Sindhuli, for one month, bearing in mind the increased risk of landslides and floods during the active monsoon season.

The closure will be enforced from 5 pm to 5 am, said Chief District Officer of Kavrepalanchowk, Umesh Kumar Dhakal.

Previously, a meeting of the inter-district coordination committee of Kavrepalanchowk, Sindhuli, and Ramechhap districts had decided to close the highway from 6:30pm to 5 am, beginning on June 21.

In the past week alone, floods and landslides have already disrupted this section four times.

The devastating flooding caused by unseasonal downpours in September 2024 had significantly damaged the BP Highway, particularly from Chaukidanda of Kavrepalanchowk to Barshekhola of Sindhuli. An eight-kilometre section was swept away by the flood.

Of the total 160-km highway, 34 kilometres on the third section from Khurkot to Nepalthok of Sindhuli and 50 kilometres on the fourth section from Nepalthok to Dhulikhel of Kavrepalanchowk were damaged at various locations.

Contracts have begun for restoring the highway in four sections, it has been said.

As the shortest route connecting the Kathmandu Valley with eastern Nepal, the highway sees the movement of thousands of vehicles each day.

Tikapur Municipality has prohibited the use of plastic bags effective from today.

Mayor Ram Lal Tharu said they were active in the campaign of making the municipality a plastic- free zone for the past two months. He urged the local political parties, business community, different organizations, journalists and social workers to prohibit the use of plastic products.

Mayor Tharu shared that Rs 1,000 will be fined against the seller of plastic bags and against those violating the municipality's decision for the first time, Rs 3,000 for the second time and Rs 50,000 for the third time.

Similarly, for the first time, Rs 10 would be fined against those using plastic bags, Rs 50 for the second time and Rs 100 for the third time.

Likewise, the municipality would fine Rs 2,000 for the first time against those producing plastic bags, Rs 4,000 fine for the second time and Rs 6,000 for third time.

Mayor Chaudhary expressed commitment to strictly implement this decision.

A convicted prisoner was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Thursday morning in Patna, police said. The assailants barged into the private hospital and shot dead the convicted prisoner, Hindustan Times reported.

The incident took place in the Shastri Nagar police station area near Raja Bazar, where the assailants entered the victim’s private room and fired multiple bullets before fleeing the scene.

Patna SSP Kartikey K Sharma confirmed that the deceased has been identified as Chandan Mishra alias Chandan Singh, a history sheeter of Shahabad range-cum-gold robbery. The police have recovered multiple bullet shells from the crime scene, according to Hindustan Times.

Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition and drawn military intervention by powerful neighbor Israel, Associated Press reported.

Convoys of government forces began withdrawing from the city of Sweida, but it was not immediately clear if the agreement, announced by Syria’s Interior Ministry and in a video message by a Druze religious leader, would hold. A previous ceasefire announced Tuesday quickly fell apart, and a prominent Druze leader, Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri, disavowed the new agreement.

Israeli strikes continued after the ceasefire announcement, according to Associated Press.

Nearly 500 tons of emergency food meant for malnourished children in Afghanistan and Pakistan will be destroyed after expiring in a Dubai warehouse, following the shutdown of USAID under President Donald Trump.

The high-energy biscuits, worth $793,000, were left unused as the aid agency was dismantled on July 1. A portion was redirected to other countries, but the rest will now be incinerated at an added cost to US taxpayers, Al Jazeera reported.

Officials blamed the loss on the abrupt closure. Lawmakers had warned the administration months earlier to act before the food expired.

The closed camp of the Nepali team for the Asia and East Asia Pacific Qualifiers of the ICC T20 World Cup has begun.

The closed camp started by the Cricket Association of Nepal from Thursday has 32 players.

The CAN has also called Mohammad Adil Alam (Adil Ansari) for the closed training.

Along with Captain Rohit Paudel, Kushal Bhurtel, Anil Sah, Asif Sheikh, Bhim Sarki, Gulshan Jha, Rupesh Singh, Basir Ahmed, Shahab Alam, Yuvraj Khatri, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Arif Sheikh, Nandan Yadav, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Rijan Dhakal, Pratish JC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Kamal Singh Airee are in the closed training.

Sagar Dhakal, Kiran Thagunna, Sandeep Lamichhane, Akash Chand, Vivek Yadav, Mohammad Adil Alam, Pawan Sarraf, Sandeep Zora, Sher Malla, Subha Kansakar, Arjun Gharti and Lokesh Bam are also in the closed camp.