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COP30 host Brazil has created 10 new Indigenous territories, with the climate summit hit by protests in recent days, Reuters reported.

The designation means the areas, including one in part of the Amazon, will have their culture and environment protected under Brazilian law - though this is not always enforced.

The move follows similar actions from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose government recognised Indigenous possession of 11 territories last year. 

"Each and every indigenous territory in Brazil is a reason to celebrate and is a reason for us to feel happy," Dinamam Tuxu from the group Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) told the BBC at COP30, according to Reuters.

Nine people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a Russian attack on the western city of Ternopil, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has said, BBC reported.

Nine-storey blocks of flats were hit in the strikes, as Russia fired more than 470 drones and 47 missiles at Ukraine overnight in a "brazen attack", Zelensky said.

Three districts of Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, were also hit by a massive drone attack which injured more than 30 people, including children. Photos posted online showed buildings and cars ablaze, according to BBC.

The government has issued a 12-point directive with the aim of bringing casinos under further legal regulation.

The Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has emphasized that all casinos currently in operation fully comply with the Anti-Money Laundering Act and all its provisions.

The Department has sought full compliance with the directives issued to casino operators and the Directives Related to Preventing Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorist Activities. It has also reminded that trading in foreign currency without obtaining permission from Nepal Rastra Bank is not allowed.

Details in accordance with the Casino Regulations, 2082, and the directives issued by the Department of Tourism to casino operators regarding the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorist activities must be regularly submitted to the Department.

The guidelines state that casino bettor's customer identification system and biometric details must be updated as prescribed and made available to the Department upon its request, and all activities at the casino premises must be recorded on CCTV, with the recordings kept secure for at least six months.

It is prohibited to operate a casino by making agreements with third parties or by any other means, and it is completely forbidden to operate a casino at any other location except in the authorised premises.

Before paying the amount won by a punter from the casino, the profit tax should be promptly deducted from the amount won by such a gamer in accordance with the prevailing law.

After deducting the profit tax, the licensed company must immediately send the details of the certificate of such tax deduction obtained for the player to the concerned Inland Revenue Office and also provide this information to the Department.

Similarly, any casino betting based on the internet or through online means has been prohibited. Sufficient security must be guaranteed both inside and outside casino and hotel premises.

Likewise, the guideline states that immediate legal action will be taken if deficiencies are found during the monitoring of risk of casinos in accordance with the Expounding of Immediate Reformative Activities for Nepal's Exit from Grey List, 2082.  

The Kathmandu Gorkhas and the previous runner-up Sudurpashchim Royals are facing off against each other in a match under the ongoing Nepal Premier League (NPL) today.

While Kathmandu seek a second win, Sudurpaschim aim to make a victorious start of its first match of the second edition of NPL.

Kathmandu Gorkhas defeated the defending champions Janakpur Bolts in the opening match on Monday.

Karan KC  is the captain of Kathmandu Gurkhas and his team includes Bhim Sarki, Mohammad Adil Alam, Shahab Alam, Ben Charlesworth, Gerhard Erasmus, Dipesh Kandel, Milind Kumar, Rashid Khan, Uttam Thapa Magar (wicketkeeper), Sunny Patel, John Simpson (wicketkeeper), Pratik Shrestha, Akash Tripathi, Tul Bahadur Thapa, Ricardo Vasconcelos (wicketkeeper), Santosh Yadav and Sonu Devkota.

The captain of Sudurpaschim Royals is Deependra Singh Airee, who has also served as the vice-captain of the Nepal national team. 

The team under his leadership includes Vinod Bhandari (wicketkeeper), Avinash Bohara, Deepak Bohara (wicketkeeper), Milan Bohara, Josh Brown, Hemant Dhami, Scott Kugellin, Chris Lynn, Ishan Pande, Tek Rawat (wicketkeeper), Naren Saud, Harmit Singh, Arif Sheikh, Deependra Thapa (wicketkeeper) and Himmat Mahara.

Monty Desai, former coach of the Nepal national team, is in charge of Kathmandu's coaching, while Jagat Tamata is the coach of Sudurpaschim.

Eight teams are participating in the tournament organized by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) which started on November 17.

The price of gold has increased by Rs 2, 800 per tola in the domestic market on Wednesday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 242, 300 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 239, 500 per tola on Tuesday.

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 3, 150 per tola today.

Fifa is set to launch a formal investigation into the internal operations of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), after the global football body suspended seven naturalised players of the national team over the alleged use of doctored documents, Reuters reported.

The players were banned for 12 months, after Fifa found that false documentation had been used so they could play in a 4-0 win over Vietnam in the third round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers in June.

Fifa said: “This investigation shall aim to identify the individuals responsible for the falsification of documents, assess the adequacy and effectiveness of FAM’s internal compliance and governance mechanisms, and determine whether additional disciplinary measures are warranted against FAM officials.”

Portugal’s soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday attended a White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Reuters reported.

Trump is hosting the Saudi de facto ruler as the latter seeks to rehabilitate his global image after the 2018 killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi and deepen ties with Washington.

Ronaldo, who has scored over 950 goals for club and country, is contracted to play for the Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr until 2027, which is majority owned by the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, according to Reuters.

Curacao salvaged a 0-0 draw with Jamaica on Tuesday to become the smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup and will be joined by CONCACAF sides Panama and Haiti which also booked their spots, Associated Press reported.

Curacao finished as the only undefeated nation in the tournament and finished atop of Group B with 12 points to advance to the World Cup for the first time in its history. 

Curacao got the historic result it needed despite not having his coach Dick Advocaat. on the bench. The 78-year-old Advocaat missed the crucial match because he had to return to the Netherlands last weekend for family reasons, according to Associated Press.