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The price of gold has set a new record in the domestic market on Tuesday.

According to the Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the price of precious yellow metal has increased by Rs 3, 600 per tola and is being traded at Rs 190, 600 per tola. It was traded at Rs 187, 000 per tola on Wednesday.

Likewise, the price of silver has increased by Rs 5 and is being traded at Rs 1, 955 per tola.

Shri Krishna Pranami Nijananda Sampradaya – Ohio, USA is organizing a seven-day religious event marking the beginning of the first Sri Krishna Pranami Temple in Columbus.

This week-long program will not enrich devotees spiritually but also provide a historic opportunity to raise funds for the temple’s construction, the organizer said.

According to the program schedule, the event will start on May 20, Tuesday.  The program will begin with Kalash Yatra at 8 am.

Similarly, on may 21, Shri Mad Brahmavani will be held followed by      Satsang Sagar Discussion on May 22,      Shri mad Bhagwat Mahapurana Katha on May 23,      Speeches, Bhajans on May 24 and      Dance And Cultural Program on May 25. The program will start at 8 am and end at 8 pm everyday.

On May 26, the final day of the program, Purnahuti and concluding ceremony will be held from 8 am to 2 pm.

This event aims to promote spiritual knowledge and raise funds for the proposed Shri Krishna Pranami Temple in Columbus.

 Shri Krishna Pranami Nijananda Sampradaya – Ohio, USA, is a branch of the international Shri Krishna Pranami mission, established in 2015. The organization’s purpose is to globalize the benevolent and noble principles of the Shri Krishna Pranami faith.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is heading to the US to meet Donald Trump – a visit that will see her walk a tightrope between representing the interests of the EU and remaining in the US president's good books.

Meloni, the first European leader to visit Washington since Trump imposed - then suspended - 20% tariffs on the EU earlier in April, will be seeking to persuade him of the benefits of a "zero-for-zero" tariffs agreement for the entire EU, BBC reported.

Italy is especially sensitive to any changes in US trade policy. Around 10% of its exports, worth approximately €67 bn (£57 bn; $76 bn), go to the United States, Italy's third largest non-EU trading partner, and the tariffs proposed by Trump earlier this month led Rome to cut its growth projection.

Nora Aunor, one of the Philippines' most celebrated film stars, has died at the age of 71.

Aunor's death on Wednesday was announced by her children on social media, but no further details were provided about her cause of death, according to BBC.

"Her unrivaled talent, grace, and dedication for the trade inspired generations. Her voice, personality, and craftsmanship forged a legacy that will endure," her daughter and actor Lotlot de Leon wrote on Instagram.

Ms Aunor was born into a poor family in Iriga and has spent seven decades working in television, music, and movies, BBC reported.

In 2022, she was appointed a National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts, the Philippines' highest artistic honour.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's spate of tariffs that have upended global trade.

The suit, which marks the first time a state has sued over the levies, challenges an emergency power Trump cited giving him authority to enact them, BBC reported.

California, the world's fifth-largest economy, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over tariffs, claiming they disproportionately harm the state's industrial and agriculture industries. Governor Gavin Newsom argues the levies—10% on most countries and 145% on China—damage California’s economy, which leads the U.S. in production. 

The White House dismissed the suit, defending the tariffs as necessary to address trade imbalances and a "national emergency" harming U.S. industries. California has already filed 15 lawsuits against Trump since January, according to BBC.

Legal experts note the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, cited for the tariffs, which has never before been invoked to impose tariffs.

Trump's tariff authority is also being questioned in other lawsuits filed by corporations and human rights advocates.

A significant number of American students are increasingly pursuing higher education opportunities in Canada, driven by concerns over current educational policies in the United States.

Recently, Trump’s administration has enacted measures that adversely affect American institutions, exemplified by funding cuts to Harvard University following its refusal to comply with government demands regarding anti-Semitism, Firstpost reported.

The University of British Columbia (UBC) has seen a remarkable 27% increase in applications from US citizens for programs commencing in the 2025 academic year compared to all of 2024.

In response to this surge, UBC's Vancouver campus has reopened admissions specifically for US students and intends to expedite their application processes for those looking to start in September, according to Firstpost.

Meanwhile, the University Of Toronto, Canada's largest university by enrollment, has seen an uptick in applications from US students before of the January deadline for 2025 programs. The University of Waterloo has seen an increase in campus visits and web traffic from American users since September, showing a growing interest in Canadian education among US students.

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously determined that a woman is defined by her biological sex under equalities law.

It marks the end of a long court dispute that might have far-reaching consequences for how sex-based rights are applied in Scotland, England, and Wales, according to BBC.

The court sided with the campaign group For Women Scotland, which filed a case against the Scottish government saying that sex-based protections should only apply to persons who are born female.

Judge Lord Hodge stated that the verdict should not be interpreted as a victory for one side over another, and emphasized that transgender individuals continue to be protected from discrimination under the law.

The Scottish government contended in court that transgender people having a gender recognition certificate (GRC) had the same sex-based rights as biological women.

The Supreme Court was requested to rule on the right interpretation of the 2010 Equality Act, which applies throughout Britain, BBC reported.

Public reactions to the court's ruling have been mixed, with supporters and opponents gathering outside the Supreme Court to express a range of emotions regarding its implications for gender identity and women's rights.

Activists from both sides voiced their concerns about the ruling's impact. Legal experts indicate that this decision will likely shape future debates and legislative discussions on gender identity and legal protections in the UK, marking a critical point in the ongoing conversation about equality before the law in an increasingly complex social landscape.

A Peruvian court has sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering $3 million from Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht and $200,000 from the administration of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

Following the verdict, Humala, 62, was taken into custody, while Heredia, 48, sought asylum at the Brazilian embassy in Lima and was later granted safe passage to Brazil with their youngest son, Al Jazeera reported.

During the three-year trial, which began after an investigation in 2016, Humala maintained that the charges stemmed from political persecution. His legal team has announced plans to appeal the court's decision.

Humala, a retired military officer who led the Andean nation from 2011 to 2016, will likely carry out his sentence on a police base built specially to house Peru’s jailed leaders.