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Manchester City's Antoine Semenyo made it two goals from two games for his new club and Rayan Cherki struck in stoppage time as Pep Guardiola's side beat holders Newcastle United 2-0 away in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final on Tuesday, Reuters reported. 

Semenyo, who joined in a 65 million pound ($87.25 million) deal from Bournemouth this month, got on the end of Jeremy Doku's cross in the 53rd minute to score from close range.

It could have been even better for Semenyo who thought he had put City 2-0 ahead later on but his neat finish was ruled out for a subjective offside decision after a lengthy VAR check, according to Reuters. 

The price of gold reached an all-time high in the domestic market on Wednesday, setting a new historical record.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Traders, the price of gold has increased by Rs 1, 500 per tola to reach Rs 278, 000 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 276, 500 per tola on Tuesday. 

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 5, 655 per tola.

An SBI Bank branch at Hayutar Bastipur in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality-2, Sindhuli was robbed on Tuesday night.

SP Lal Dhwaj Subedi, Chief at the District Police Office, Sindhuli said  that an armed group looted more than Rs 31 million from the bank.

Police said that a group of around six persons entered the bank at around 8:30 pm on Tuesday, overpowered the security guards and employees and fled with Rs 31. 59 million in cash. 

According to SP Subedi, a police team was mobilized immediately after the incident and during the search operation, Rs 18.91 million was recovered from the nearby forest.

Police have impounded a Tata Sumo jeep (BAD 0398) allegedly used for robbery and arrested its driver Bhavat Singh Thapa for investigation. 

The robbers had taken the bank's security guard Rudra Bahadur Karki under control at gunpoint and attacked him.

According to Karki, four robbers attacked him with khukuris and two with pistols.

Police rescued him immediately after the incident.

Police suspect that the robbers might have fled towards Kavre.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, said police. 

Mist and fog observed at some places over the Tarai region is likely to gradually improve by noon today. 

The weather is expected to remain partly cloudy over the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces, while it will be mainly fair in the rest of the country, according to the 8 am bulletin by the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

Later tonight, mist is likely to occur at some places over the Tarai region, while partly cloudy conditions are expected over the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces. The weather will remain mainly fair in the rest of the country.

Meanwhile, the meteorological analysis by the Division says that there is partial influence of westerly winds throughout the country.

The schedule for election of a new leadership of the Nepali Congress party has been announced at the Special General Convention of the party underway in the federal capital.

The election committee formed under the Nepali Congress Special General Convention has set the time for candidate nominations until 9:15 am today. Remaining election procedures will come into effect immediately, shared coordinator of the election committee, senior advocate Sitaram KC.

In the election to be held as per the party's prevailing statute, voting will be held for the posts of one president, two vice presidents, two general secretaries, eight joint general secretaries and 121 central members. 

The election committee was formed under the coordination of senior advocate KC as per the provision of a five-member election committee in the working procedures made by the special general convention.

There are currently 4,635 general convention delegates eligible to vote for a new leadership of the party.

The Special General Convention being held at the joint initiative of General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Biswaprakash Sharma is underway since January 11.

Originally scheduled to be held for two days, it was extended to basically allow time for negotiations with the establishment faction of the party, which was opposed to the special general convention called by more than the required 50 per cent of the general convention delegates.

A total of 175 candidates have withdrawn their names from the closed list of the proportional representation under the House of Representatives (HoR) member elections to be held on March 5. 

According to the list published by the Election Commission (EC), candidates with 17 election symbols (including single) withdrew their names. The candidates were given until January 12 (Monday) to withdraw their names, if needed. 

Assistant Spokesperson of the EC Kul Bahadur GC informed that a total of 175 candidates of 17 election symbols have withdrawn their names during the period. Among those withdrawing their names also include candidates from the political parties submitting their names in the closed list from a single election symbol. 

Assistant Spokesperson GC stated that the highest number of candidates withdrawing their names include 110 from the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LSP). It has been reported that this party has withdrawn the names of 110 candidates from the closed list as it has forged an election alliance with other parties. 

Similarly, the Election Commission stated that 20 candidates from Janamat Party, 12 from Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), six from Janadesh Party Nepal, and five from CPN (UML) have withdrawn their names. 

Four candidates each from Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) and Rashtranirman Dal Nepal have also withdrawn their names. 

Likewise, two candidates each from Nepali Congress, Unnat Loktantrik Party, Nepali Communist Party and Rastriya Swatantra Party have withdrawn their candidacy. 

One candidate each from the United Democratic National Forum, United Citizens Party, Rastriya Mukti Party Nepal and Janata Samajwadi Party under the single election symbol 'Janto (grinder)' have withdrawn their names from the closed list. Similarly, one candidate each from Gatishil Loktantrik Party, Nepal Janata Party, and Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party have withdrawn their names. 

The political parties had submitted their names in the closed list towards the proportional electoral system on December 28-29. 

The general elections will elect 165 members through the direct election system and 110 members through the proportional election system in the total 275-member House of Representatives.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iranians to keep protesting and remember the names of those abusing them, saying help is on the way, as Iran's clerical establishment pressed its crackdown against the biggest demonstrations in years, Reuters reported. 

Iran in turn accused Trump of encouraging political destabilization and inciting violence.

"Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!... HELP IS ON ITS WAY," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, without saying what that help might be, according to Reuters. 

2025 was the deadliest year for civilians in Ukraine since 2022, according to the United Nations (UN), BBC reported. 

Conflict-related violence killed at least 2,514 civilians last year, the UN's Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said, compared with 2,088 in 2024 and 1,974 in 2023. The number of injured civilians also increased sharply each year.

The year's deadliest attack killed at least 38 civilians in the western city of Ternopil in November, it reported, including eight children, according to BBC.