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Police have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in murdering a man at Chandeshwori in Tokha on Thursday.

The suspects have been identified as Ganesh Lama (27) of Udayapur and Khup Bahadur Tamang (40) of Sindhuli. 

The duo killed Ram Limbu (40) of Panchthar, currently residing at Chandeshwori, Tokha, by attacking with an iron rod.

District Police Range, Kathmandu spokesperson Pawan Kumar Bhattarai said that Limbu was murdered on Thursday night.

According to Bhattarai, Limbu, Lama and Tamang are friends and used to work together.

Police said that they, who were working as laborers at Ramesh Joshi’s land in Chandeshwari, Tokha, had consumed alcohol in a hut at the same location.

Preliminary investigation suggests that the two attacked Limbu with an iron rod following a dispute over financial transactions.

Limbu, who was critically injured in the attack, was rushed to the Trauma Center but breathed his last during the course of treatment at 1 am today.

Taiwan will build a dome-like air defence system to guard against "hostile threats", President William Lai announced a day after his government warned that China is enhancing its ability to attack the island, BBC reported.

Lai did not mention China by name - but Beijing has long claimed self-governed Taiwan as its own and hasn't ruled out the use of force to take it. 

Lai also said there was a "clear necessity" to boost spending - a likely reference to increasing Chinese incursions into Taiwanese waters and airspace, including military drills that simulate an invasion. 

But defence has become a polarising subject in Taiwan, which remains divided about how the government should respond to the Chinese threat, according to BBC.

Diversions have been constructed on various sections of the BP Highway damaged by last week's floods, and preparations have been made for operation of vehicles from Saturday morning.

A diversion is currently being constructed on the Kavrepalanchok section of the highway by redirecting the river. 

Senior Divisional Engineer of the Divisional Road Office, Bhaktapur, Suman Yogesh, said that by this morning, the 'track' had been opened from Chauki Danda in Namobuddha Municipality-6, Kavrepalanchok, to Chiuribas in Roshi Rural Municipality.

He said the plan is to open the track on the entire damaged section of the highway by this afternoon. "Once the track is opened, we will test it operating some vehicles after checking the condition of the road again, and the highway will be fully operational from Saturday morning," he added.

The floods from the Roshi River had washed away about four kilometres of road in the Roshi area. The construction of the diversion had started on Tuesday.

Yogesh shared that about two dozen machines have been employed from Thursday afternoon to night for constructing a temporary road.

Floods and landslides had damaged the highway at 17 different locations. 

After last year's floods and landslides damaged the road in the same area, a diversion was constructed and the road had been made temporarily operational.

Algeria has become the fourth African country to qualify for the 2026 World Cup — and all of them are from the north of the continent, Associated Press reported.

A 3-0 win over Somalia on Thursday guaranteed Algeria first place in Group G in African qualifying with a match to spare and a return to the World Cup for the first time since 2014.

Algeria, captained by Riyad Mahrez and led by former Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic, joined neighboring nations Morocco and Tunisiaas well as Mohamed Salah’s Egypt in securing a spot in next year’s expanded 48-team tournament being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, according to Association Press.

Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo converted two penalties while Tijjani Reijnders and Memphis Depay also scored in a 4-0 win away to Malta on Thursday as the Dutch opened up a three-point lead in World Cup qualifying Group G, Reuters reported ​​​​​​.

The victory moved the Netherlands to 13 points ahead of second-placed Poland, who have also played five matches, and Finland who have 10 points from six games.

The result puts the Dutch closer to World Cup qualification with a home game against Finland in Amsterdam on Sunday giving them a chance to consolidate their position, according to Reuters.

The Czech Republic battled to a goalless draw in their World Cup qualifier against Croatia on Thursday, holding off the group leader's who poured on the pressure in the final minutes in search of a winner, Reuters reported.

Both teams defended with discipline throughout the match as they looked to avoid big mistakes with players quickly shutting down attacks in dangerous areas and not giving up many goal-scoring chances.

The Czechs, learning their lesson from a 5-1 away drubbing by Croatia in June, pressed high from the start with midfielder Pavel Sulc missing an early opportunity with a shot straight at Croatian keeper Dominik Livakovic, according to Reuters.

Scotland stunned Greece with a 3-1 home win in their Group C qualifier on Thursday to take a big step towards a first World Cup since 1998 on a night that saw manager Steve Clarke equal the national record for most games in charge, Reuters reported.

Goals from Ryan Christie, Lewis Ferguson and Lyndon Dykes turned the game around for the hosts after Kostas Tsimikas had given Greece a deserved lead just past the hour mark.

The Tartan Army had nothing to celebrate in the first half at Hampden Park when Scotland failed to muster a shot on target, with the visitors dominating possession but squandering opportunities, according to Reuters.

Striker Rasmus Hojlund and substitute Anders Dreyer both netted twice as Denmark roared to a 6-0 win over Belarus in their World Cup qualifying clash on Thursday that leaves them top of Group C on goal difference, Reuters reported.

With Belarus banned from playing at home since March 2022 for facilitating Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the game took place behind closed doors in Hungary, and when Victor Froholdt gave the Danes the lead in the 14th minute their celebrations echoed around the empty ground.

The 19-year-old turned provider five minutes later, steering the ball into the path of Hojlund for a close-range finish to make it 2-0, with the goal allowed to stand after a lengthy VAR check for offside, according to Reuters.