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The former top lawyer in the Israeli military has been arrested, as a political showdown deepens over the leaking of a video that allegedly shows severe abuse of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli soldiers, BBC reported.

Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned as the Military Advocate General of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) last week, saying that she took full responsibility for the leak.

On Sunday, the story took a darker turn when she was reported as missing, with police mounting an hours-long search for her on a beach north of Tel Aviv, according to BBC.

Three tourists died while four others sustained injuries and eight went missing after being hit by an avalanche in the Rolwaling area.

A team of 15 people had gone to climb the 5,630-meter Yalung Ri mountain in the Rolwaling area of ​​Gaurishankar Rural Municipality-9 in Dolakha on October 28.

They were hit by an avalanche at around 8 am on Monday, said DSP Gyan Kumar Mahato of the District Police Office. Dolakha.

After climbing Yalung Ri, they were preparing to climb Dolma Khang Himal in the Rolwaling area situated at an altitude of 6,000 meters, it has been learnt.

Two persons, who were preparing to climb Dolma Khang, had stayed at Na Village, according to locals.

The locals knew about the disappearance of the tourists only around 10 am. 

Friends of the missing climbers had said that although a helicopter was called, it did not arrive on time.

The local administration has granted permission to the Heli Everest to fly in the restricted area to rescue them.

DSP Mahato also informed that efforts are being made by the teams from the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police to rescue them.

At least 20 people have died after an earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, local authorities say, with the toll expected to rise as rescue efforts continue, BBC reported.

Hundreds have also been left injured, local officials told the BBC.

The earthquake struck near Mazar-e-Sharif, one of the country's largest cities that is home to about 500,000 people, at around 01:00 local time on Monday, (20:30 GMT on Sunday).

It had a magnitude of 6.3 and a depth of 28km (17 miles), according to the US Geological Survey, and was marked at the orange alert level, which indicates "significant casualties" are likely, according to BBC.

South Korean Ambassador to Nepal, Park Tae-Young, today paid a courtesy call on Finance Minister Rameshwor Prasad Khanal.

During the meeting at the Finance Ministry, the two discussed Nepal-Korea diplomatic ties. 

The Finance Minister expressed gratitude to South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, for its continued support to Nepal.

Highlighting the satisfactory progress of Korea-funded projects and programs in Nepal, the Finance Minister stated that economic partnership with South Korea will continue.

Recalling the completion of 30 years of bilateral relations between KOICA and the Government of Nepal, the ambassador expressed hope for further collaboration in the days to come. 

He pledged to encourage the South Korean investor community to invest in Nepal and to facilitate the promotion of Nepali products.

Additionally, he informed the minister that the Government of Korea will establish a dedicated visa center in Nepal to facilitate visas for Nepali workers traveling to Korea.

He also added that a process is underway to provide concessional loans, through KOICA support, for returnees from Korea who had worked there under the EPS, to help them start their own businesses. 

The ambassador urged the government for the necessary facilitation to support this initiative, according to the Finance Ministry Secretariat.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 8. 24 points to close at 2, 622. 80 points on Monday.

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 0. 83 points to close at 456. 39 points.

A total of 12,185,388-unit shares of 333 companies were traded for Rs 6. 05 billion.

Meanwhile, Muktinath Krishi Company Limited (MKCL) was the top gainer today with its price surging by 9. 99 percent.
Likewise, Eastern Hydropower Limited (EHPL) was the top loser as its price fell by 10. 00 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 1. 48 trillion.

A mayor in Mexico ’s western state of Michoacan was shot dead in a plaza in front of dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities, authorities said, Associated Press reported.

Local politicians in Mexico are frequently victims of political and organized crime violence.

The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, was gunned down Saturday night in the town’s historic center. He was rushed to a hospital, where he later died, according to state prosecutor Carlos Torres Piña.

A city council member and a bodyguard were also injured in the attack, according to Associated Press.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits South Korea on Monday for talks expected to involve Washington's goal of reshaping the role of U.S. troops in Korea and is also due to visit the DMZ border with North Korea, Reuters reported.

The defence chiefs are scheduled to hold the annual Security Consultative Meeting on Tuesday, the highest-level forum where the two countries chart the course of their military alliance and South Korea's defence against nuclear-armed North Korea.

South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back and Hegseth will discuss combined defence readiness against North Korea and cooperation on regional security and cyber and missile defence, the South's Defence Ministry said, according to Reuters.

Five sections of different highways have been completely blocked due to landslides across the country. 

Spokesperson at the Nepal Police, Deputy Inspector General Binod Ghimire, said vehicular movement along five sections of different highways has come to a standstill and two highways are in one-way operation. 

Koshi Highway, Mechi Highway, highway connecting Nepal-China, Pasang Lhamu Highway and Jomsom-Korala section have been completely obstructed.