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Nepali Congress candidate Mohan Acharya has won the House of Representatives election in Rasuwa.

He secured 10,656 votes, defeating Basanta Bhatta of the RSP, who received 5,571 votes.

UML candidate Prem Tamang came third with 4,688 votes.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Canadian counterpart Mark Carney signed a strategic agreement in Tokyo to strengthen cooperation on defense, energy and economic security, according to AP.

The deal comes as tensions in the Middle East raise concerns over global oil supplies, particularly shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Both countries also agreed to start talks on a defense pact, expand military cooperation and launch new dialogues on economic security and cyber policy.

RSP candidate Dr. Dhananjay Regmi has maintained the lead in Syangja Constituency-1 as vote counting continues.

Regmi has secured 16,859 votes so far. Nepali Congress candidate Bharatraj Dhakal follows with 11,683 votes, while UML’s Min Prasad Gurung has received 10,299 votes.

Vote counting has finished in several municipalities, while counting continues in Biruwa Rural Municipality and is yet to begin in Putalibazaar Municipality.

RSP candidate Deepak Bohara is leading by a wide margin in Kanchanpur-2 after the latest vote count.

Bohara has secured 13,305 votes, while Nepali Congress candidate NP Saud has received 4,064 votes and UML’s Bachan Bahadur Singh 3,145 votes.

So far 25,760 votes have been counted, with Bohara leading Saud by 9,241 votes.

Several large explosions were heard in Iran’s capital, Tehran, with thick columns of smoke rising into the sky, said AP.

Explosions were also reported near the northern city of Rasht in Gilan province, raising fears of further strikes across the country.

It was not immediately clear what the targets were or who carried out the attacks.

Israel’s military said it struck a major underground bunker in Iran using more than 50 fighter jets and over 100 munitions.

The bunker was reportedly built for Iranian leaders to use during emergencies. Iran has spent decades constructing such underground facilities, AP reported.

Israel said the strikes also targeted the Supreme National Security Council building and a Revolutionary Guard military academy.

RSP candidate Rajunath Pandey has won the election from Kathmandu Constituency No. 3.

Pandey secured 18,757 votes to defeat Ujjalo Nepal Chairperson Kulman Ghising, who received 11,171 votes.

Nepali Congress candidate Ramesh Aryal got 6,000 votes, while CPN-UML’s Rameshwor Phuyal received 3,816 votes.

At least 217 people have been killed and 798 others wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon since Monday, the country’s health ministry said.

The casualties come as fighting escalates after attacks on Iran triggered a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Hezbollah launched missiles and drones into Israel, while Israel responded with heavy strikes on southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs.