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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said his side's 4-2 Premier League victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday was more important than the last one over Liverpool, Reuters reported.

A double from Bryan Mbeumo and goals from Matheus Cunha and Casemiro helped United secure a third consecutive Premier League win for the first time since August 2024, before Amorim had taken charge.

There were nervy late moments as Brighton mounted a comeback at Old Trafford, but United held on to build on their first Anfield victory since 2016 and climb to fourth in the table, according to Reuters.

Liverpool's hold on their Premier League title continued to weaken as they went down 3-2 at Brentford on Saturday, their fourth successive league defeat leaving them sixth in the table, Reuters reported.

Manchester United climbed up to fourth with a roller-coaster 4-2 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion while promoted Sunderland are in dreamland after a 2-1 win at Chelsea lifted them to second place.

Newcastle United sealed a late 2-1 victory at home to Fulham thanks to an 89th-minute goal by Bruno Guimaraes, according to Reuters.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he does not plan to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin until he thinks a deal is in place to secure peace between Russia and Ukraine, Reuters reported.

"You have to know that we're going to make a deal, I'm not going to be wasting my time," Trump told reporters in Doha.

Israeli forces carried out a "targeted strike" on an individual in central Gaza who was planning to attack Israeli troops, Israel's military said on Saturday, Reuters reported.

A U.S.-backed ceasefire is in force between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas more than two years after the war in the Gaza Strip began, but each side has accused the other of violations.

Israel said it had targeted a member of Islamic Jihad. The Palestinian militant group did not immediately comment on the assertion, according to Reuters.

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country's monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household Bureau said on Saturday, Reuters reported.

Sirikit had been out of the public eye since a stroke in 2012.

The palace said she had been hospitalised since 2019 due to several illnesses and developed a bloodstream infection on October 17 before passing away late on Friday, according to Reuters.

US President Donald Trump has said he is increasing tariffs on goods imported from Canada after the province of Ontario aired an anti-tariff advertisement featuring former President Ronald Reagan, BBC reported.

In a post on social media on Saturday, Trump called the advert a "fraud" and lashed out at Canadian officials for not removing it ahead of the World Series baseball championship. 

"Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now," he wrote.

After Trump on Thursday withdrew from trade talks with Canada, the Ontario premier said he would take down the advert, according to BBC.

Six people have died in separate incidents in various districts of the country in the last 24 hours. 

A report from Bhajani in Kailali district said three people, including twin sisters, drowned in a canal at Pathraiya Gujaruwa of Janaki Rural Municipality-5 in Kailali.

According to police, they drowned while bathing in the Kulariya Canal under the Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Project. 

The deceased have been identified as twins Nisha Bajgai and Manushi Bajgai of Tikapur Municipality-1, and Sulochana Timilsaina of Janaki Rural Municipality-5.

The twins were fifth graders at Janajagriti Secondary School, Sitapur, Tikapur, while the third one was a fourth grader at Saraswoti Secondary School, Durgauli, Janaki rural municipality-1.

Area Police Office, Tikapur’s Chief Deputy Superintendent of Police, Prakash Dangi, said Nisha and Manushi had been to a relative's home when they went to the canal. 

The bodies have been kept at Tikapur Hospital for post-mortem examinations.

In Baitadi district, a person has died in a motorcycle accident. 

The spokesperson of the District Police Office Baitadi, Police Inspector Baldev Badu, said that the deceased has been identified as 58-year-old Prem Singh Bisht from Sukeli, Patan Municipality-6.

According to him, Bisht, who had said he would go to Siude from home around 4 pm on Thursday, was found dead today. 

Badu added that Bisht's family had urged the Patan Area Police Office to search for him when he did not return home until late on Thursday. 

Accordingly, while searching, Bisht's body was found about a hundred metres down from Annadi Mod, Patan Municipality-4, below the Dasharath Chand Highway. 

Inspector Badu stated that the Su Pa Pra 01-011 Pa 7151 numbered motorcycle driven by Bisht was also found to have fallen off the road.

In Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East), a youth was beaten to death by a group participating in a cultural Deusi Bhailo program at Dumakatta of Binayi rural municipality-4 in Nawalparasi (Bardghat Susta East).

Police confirmed the death of Santa Bahadur Thada, 44, of the same locality. Severely injured in the assault, Thada was pronounced dead upon arrival at the local medical hall.

Police have arrested Rinku Gurung, 19, Dharan Paija Magar, 20, and another 17-year-old boy of Binayi Tribeni rural municipality-4 for their alleged involvement in the beating. Police are further investigating the case, said Dumkibas Police Inspector Thaman Singh Rana.

In Jhapa, a woman died of electric shock in Birtamod Municipality-10. 

The incident occurred when Talamai Mardi (55) was  trying to repair an electric cable at her home. 

Further investigation into the case is underway, said Area Police Office, Anarmani.

Nepal has intensified its preparations as the date for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change draws closer.

COP30 is taking place from November 10 to 21 in Belem, Brazil.

It is stated that COP30 will focus on discussions around topics such as fossil fuel consumption displacement, enhancement of forest, ocean and biodiversity conservation, transformation of agriculture and food systems, human welfare and social development, and technology and capacity building. The Brazilian government has put forward a proposal for that.

Similarly, Nepal has also begun preparations to raise the issues such as the Sagarmatha Call for Action related to protecting the mountains drawn from the conclusions of the Sagarmatha Sambaad (Dialogue), held in Kathmandu on May 16-18 this year.

The Ministry of Forests and Environment has forwarded preparations for COP30 by conducting phased meetings with relevant government, non-government, and development partner representatives.

The Ministry stated that for COP30, it will present its agenda based on a global review of the conference achievements, climate-induced losses and damages, adaptation, mitigation, carbon finance, and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, along with the conclusions of the Sagarmatha Dialogue.

Dr Maheshwar Dhakal, the Joint Secretary and Head of the Climate Change Management Division at the Ministry, said that the Ministry will present an agenda based on climate finance, transparency frameworks on climate issues, mountain issues, capacity building and technology transfer, and climate justice.

He stated that in the conference Nepal will highlight the issues it has faced due to climate change by presenting examples of major climate-related damages the country has recently endured.

Dhakal mentioned that unlike in the previous COP summits where high-level sessions used to be held on the first and second days of the inauguration by inviting high-level political leadership, at the COP30  the high-level sessions will be held three days before the conference and the political and technical sessions will be convened separately.

Draft of National Position Paper readied

“We have already completed most of the preparations required from the Ministry’s side, and due to the country's latest situation, the delegation attending the COP30  will be as small as possible,” said Dr Dhakal, the Division Head and Joint Secretary.

According to him, the draft of the National Position Paper for COP30  has been prepared while the task of holding necessary discussions with and taking suggestions from stakeholders is in its final stage.

It may be recalled here that Nepal's position paper for COP29 had focused on securing increased, accessible climate finance, especially for mountain-specific issues like glacier melt and glacial lake outburst floods. Key agendas included adaptation and mitigation strategies, the implementation of the loss and damage fund, carbon trade agreements, and technology and capacity enhancement, all aimed at addressing the country's climate-induced vulnerabilities and supporting its low-carbon development goals.